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On Tuesday, as flood waters were rising up around the citizens of New Orleans and the calvalry had not yet even been dispatched to save them, President George Bush told the nation that his heart and prayers were with his fellow citizens.

His ass, on the other hand, was on its way to San Diego, to give a speech in which he compared himself to FDR--repeatedly.

By Friday, however, George Bush was firmly in control of the situation. If you have any doubts just check out the photo and caption from the front page of the White House website:

President George W. Bush talks about Hurricane Katrina disaster relief with, from left: Senator Trent Lott, R-Miss.; Senator Thad Cochran, R-Miss.; Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour; Alabama Governor Bob Riley; FEMA Director Mike Brown; Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The President briefed the officials during his tour Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, of the Gulf Coast regions hard hit by the storm. White House photo by Eric Draper

I feel safer already.