And by "this guy," I mean the President of the United States.

In non-responding to reporters' questions about Brown's resignation, the most powerful man in the world, who has nearly infinite resources at his disposal, had this to say:

Maybe you know something I don't know. I've been working.

Now, I know he was being coy and that his administration probably made it clear to Brown that they would be expecting his resignation any day now.

But it wasn't the politically slick statement we've come to know this guy for. He's already fighting an image problem dealing with the hurricane. Instead of the "I'm working" message he was trying to put out there, he only reinforced the "media has more information than I do" message that's been out there since Katrina made landfall.

Doesn't inspire confidence. Or respect, really.