I wonder if the king and queen of the country world will get swiftboated like the Dixie Chicks did over their latest comments. I am glad to see more Americans are speaking up for the hurricane victims, they need all the help they can get. I am waiting to see if the country radio stations will start a boycott and what Rush will say about them. If Rush comes out and critizes them, it opens the door for Bill O and Hannity to come out swinging. If you pay attention, Rush is the 1st one out there carrying the water for the admin, when its safe for the rest of the wingnut pundits to jump on board they follow suit.

Faith Hill and Tim McGraw -- two stars who usually stay out of politics -- blasted the Hurricane Katrina cleanup effort, with Hill calling the slow progress in Louisiana and Mississippi "embarrassing" and "humiliating."

The country music artists -- who are natives of the storm ravaged states -- were at times close to tears, and clearly angry when the subject of Katrina came up during a news conference today. They had met with reporters in Nashville to promote their upcoming Soul2Soul II Tour, but when asked about the hurricane cleanup, the stars pulled no punches.

McGraw specifically criticized President Bush. "There's no reason why someone can't go down there who's supposed to be the leader of the free world … and say, 'I'm giving you a job to do and I'm not leaving here until it's done. And you're held accountable, and you're held accountable, and you're held accountable.

Hill, who grew up in Jackson, Miss., echoed those sentiments. So overwhelmed, she uncharacteristically unleashed an epithet, calling the situation, "Bull- - - -"

"It is a huge, huge problem and it's embarrassing," she said.

"I fear for our country if we can't handle our people [during] a natural disaster."