Bush chooses Lansbury to Chair Katrina Probe

Washington, D.C. - Responding to those critical of his administrations response to Hurrican Katrina last fall, or lack thereof, President Bush today announced his appointment of former television super-sleuth Angela Lansbury, famed for her sharp, yet fictional, way of solving any mysterious murder that occurred in the hit television show "Murder She Wrote" in the late 1980's. Lansbury played the authorial sleuth Jessica Fletcher from 1984 to 1996 and will be 81 this fall.

"Angie is very excited about getting to the bottom of this whole Katrina thing," said a glowing and confident Bush, "like how she got to the bottom of all of those murders back in the 1980's."



When asked if Lansbury's fictitious ability to solve murders would cause any problems in translating to real life, Bush scoffed at such an idea. "I guess you pro'ly think that she can't make a bed fly either because 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks' was a movie as well," responded Bush in an accustory tone to the Washington Post reporter who dared pose such a question.

The recent appointment of Lansbury seems to be adding fuel on the fire for Bush critics who say the latest move is further proof of his lack of effort to take any responsibility for Katrina and to make any positive changes in the federal emergency response plan for the future.

Through her agent, Lansbury replied that she was looking forward to being back at work, noting that this will be her most notable "paying gig" since serving as the voice of Mrs. Potts in the 1992 Disney film "Beauty and the Beast."