We've gone through three phases and had a 60 percent approval rating. We're hoping the citizens think we're doing a good job and making improvements in the city and hope they'll vote for it a fourth time.

Not only is it not unusual for a president to have an approval rating at 38 percent, it's almost predictable. Every president has rough patches, it says nothing about the ultimate historical judgment.

I'm just superstitious that way. I prefer to wait.

Imagine books and music and movies being filtered and homogenized. Certified. Approved for consumption. People will be happy to give up most of their culture for the assurance that the tiny bit that comes through is safe and clean. White noise.

A less visible part of the damage done by Katrina may be what's happened to the President's approval rating.

The restriction will be implemented in three phases.