Tim McGraw and Faith Hill now 'Hollywood activists.'

This should tick off the right-wing pundits. They love to mock Sean Penn, Barbara Streisand et al., for dabbling in politics. Now they have a few new targets who are giving the White House what for over the Katrina response.

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."