George W. Bush has all the luck. Cindy Sheehan’s mother has a stroke, forcing Sheehan to leave Crawford just as her protest was obtaining what seemed like an almost unstoppable momentum. Her absence slowed her momentum. Tough luck for Sheehan, a stroke of luck for W.

And wouldn’t you know it? Katrina has a silver lining for George W. Bush too. Hundreds of thousands are homeless, thousands may be dead, and the federal government’s response is way to too little, way too late. Katrina will dominate the headlines for weeks if not monthsmeaning most Americans will miss this headline: August was the deadliest month for American servicemen in Iraq since January.

George W. Bush: Incompetent abroad, incompetent at home. But lucky, man, so fucking lucky.