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According to the latest NBC / Wall Street Journal poll, Bush's approval rating is at the lowest point in his Presidency.

According to the poll, Bush’s job approval has plummeted to 40 percent, an all-time low for the president. That’s a drop of 6 points from the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll taken in July, and it’s consistent with results from other recent national surveys.

One has to wonder if after the fabulous success of the Iraq War (ahem), the location of WMDs, the reorganization of the entire federal government to focus on terrorism and disasters resulting in the response to Katrina, if the American public is finally getting Bush's number.

Probably not...but I can dream ;-)

The headlines on CNN, the NY Times, The LA Times, The Washington Post and others declared "Bush Takes Responsibility" or "Bush Accepts Blame" for the problems of the response to Katrina. Specifically he said: "To the extent the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility."

This extraordinary admission is only extraordinary because this President has until now been incapable of admitting mistakes. Remember the famous non-answer during the last debates?

The real issue is that since FEMA and lord knows now many other agencies have been stacked with political hacks, what is the President going to do to act on this new found responsibility.