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September 01, 2008
Most Convention Activities Suspended
Republicans will be running an abbreviated convention due to hurricane Gustav. Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced most of first day's activities at the Republican National Convention would be cancelled due to incoming hurricane storms in the South.A Cat 5 hurricane would be just huge. The hurricane that flattened New Orleans was a Cat 3. I think it is fortunate that we had Katrina as a warm up. Also that Blanko is out as Governor of Louisiana and Jindal is in. Unfortunately Ray "Buses Underwater" Nagin is still Mayor of New Orleans. Republican National Committee Chairman Robert "Mike" Duncan said "essential" activities such as the election of officers, rules adoption and a vote for they party's platform would be performed Monday.Let us hope things turn out as well as possible for the people of the Gulf Coast. If you are the praying kind, say one. Cross Posted at Power and Control posted by Simon on 09.01.08 at 07:38 AM |
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Here's Brendan Loy, earlier this morning:
http://pajamasmedia.com/weathernerd/
"Gustav is, in fact, weakening. The Hurricane Center?s 115 mph estimate is, as they say, ?generous,? and frankly, although I?m generally reluctant to criticize the NHC, I?m not sure what purpose is served at this point by continuing to pretend Gustav is a major hurricane. This is a Category 2 hurricane, as it has been for most, if not all, of the last 24 hours. Maintaining its Cat. 3 status all day yesterday made some sense, as the possibility of restrengthening remained, and one didn?t want to sound a premature ?all clear.? But now, calling Gustav a Cat. 3, when it?s really a Cat. 2 and isn?t going to get any stronger, simply risks creating more public cynicism, it seems to me. It?s not as if people will fail to notice when Gustav doesn?t cause major-hurricane-level damage or wind gusts."
Category scale explained here:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml