The Watercooler for 09/01/08 1:00 AM

Did not know I had a comment body.  If toast and a dish of chocolateice cream counts,it is not empty.

I have forgotten this until I saw how they are turning the GOP convention into a hurricane fest.   Also something about Bush played politics with Blanco about the National Guard.

Tancredo's letter to stop direct aid to LA, and Blanco's treatment by Bush

""The mayor was not in the meeting ," Blanco told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. "I told the president that the proper way is for me, as governor, to remain in control of the National Guard," Blanco said.
She said while she was "pushing" for more federal troops to come into her state, she was adamant that she would have control of the Guard. "

YET...Haley Barbour, Republican, was not even bothered about it.

"Mississippi Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, who also testified before the panel, said the question of federalizing his state's National Guard never came up with the administration because he made it clear beforehand that he would not be amenable to such a suggestion."

my old laptop would not work after day one. and we were so busy. I got a cold and have been working on fumes since thursday. but it was one great time . the time forever.

back later.

going to bobby scott's picnic with webb , kaine and warner tomorrow.

love you all.

looks like a tornado

without a car is a strange sight. The lockdown looks complete.

maybe the drought there will get relief

the GOES image of two hurricanes at the same time from space must be something on the space station

Hurricane-4 GUSTAV (25 AUG-01 SEP)
Storm - Max Winds: 130 Min Pres: 941 Category: 4
Current - Max Winds: 100 Min Pres: 954 Category: 3

HURRICANE GUSTAV FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  31
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072008
0900 UTC MON SEP 01 2008
 
AT 4 AM CDT...0900 UTC...THE HURRICANE WARNING EAST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER TO THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER HAS BEEN
CHANGED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING.  A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM JUST EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS EASTWARD TO THE
MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER...INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER.

one track takes Gustav west to Texas along the coast