Ike

From NYT: it's not as bad as everyone feared. The problem is, even though it's only Category 2 (and do you believe I can sit here and type "only" in that sentence and not flinch?), it was huge when it hit the coast -- 600 miles across. And it looks as though the response is little better than it has been in the past, although Bush says the feds are ready to help. That's nice to know, isn't it?

I think this comment from Maha sort of says a lot, don't you>

Where is all the sincere Republican concern that was displayed over Gustav? Two weeks ago, as the Republican National Convention was about to begin, President Bush flew to Texas so he could be filmed strutting around in an emergency control center, pretending to be doing something.

We can be grateful that Ike was "only" Category 2, but it's a pity the Republican convention wasn't this week. In Corpus Christi.

And this explains the crappy weather we've been having in Chicago the past couple of days. That's Ike over Arkansas.