The Presidential Drinking Blame . . .

Rule 1: The President takes a shot every time a levee comes down.
Rule 2: Someone gets to fire the head of FEMA each time an administration official says the word "prepared."

Now, we kinda doubt the accuracy of this story (given the source), but this is quickly becoming a popular bit of gossip within the beltway . . . so, we're choosing to follow the crowd (at least as far as the bar):
Bush reaches for a shot in time of stress