The Water is Going Down Slowly. The President's Popularity is Sinking Like a Stone

"Brownie's" out of the picture, sort-of, but the disconnect continues; from The Independent (UK):

...President Bush at first told his emergency management chief, Michael Brown, that he was doing 'a heck of a job', only to relieve him of his hurricane relief responsibilities on Friday.

Mr Brown, and the administration, had endured days of intense criticism about the dearth of federal aid for days after Katrina hit. And Mr Brown only confirmed the widespread impression that he was completely unsuitable for the job by telling reporters in flood-stricken Louisiana moments after being ordered back to Washington: "I'm going to go home and walk my dog and hug my wife and maybe get a good Mexican meal and a stiff margarita and a full night's sleep."

As many commentators were quick to point out, the victims he had let down and left behind were sadly not afforded the same opportunity. Even conservative commentators have expressed their amazement at the apparent frivolity of President Bush and his allies in the face of the worst natural disaster in American history.

Texas congressman Tom DeLay, arguably the most powerful man in the House of Representatives, added his voice to a string of gaffes from the Bush family and others by telling a group of evacuees in a Houston shelter that their experiences were not all that different from attending summer camp.

"Now tell me the truth boys," Mr DeLay said, "is this kind of fun?"

Oh yeah, the article also comments on latest poll numbers: Bush's popularity is under 40 percent and 65 percent now say the country is headed in the wrong direction!

*emphasis mine