Ray Nagin, who's not even worth insulting any more, went public today calling Gustav "the mother of all storms" and telling people it was 900 miles wide. (The National Weather Service had no idea what he was talking about. C. Ray's going to be talking about baby-raping and cannibalism by this time tomorrow. But hey, maybe people need to be freaked out to leave. Maybe C. Ray knows what he's doing. Maybe lithe young Thai women wearing grass skirts and nothing else will bring me sliced papaya and jelly toast in bread in the morning.
For the first time in history, the entire coast of Louisiana is being evacuated. The 769th battalion of the Louisiana National Guard, hardly back from Iraq long enough to shake the sand out of their boots, were activated on Friday, and are now in the field.
I'm getting on a plane for St. Paul on Sunday morning. I really wish I was getting in my Honda and driving south to ride this out with my mom and dad and my sister and her family. You can bet my body will be in the Republican convention center, but my mind and my heart will be in Louisiana. Your mind and your heart too, I hope. Poor Louisiana.
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Rod,
Very sorry to hear about Gustav barreling towards NOLA and your home state. I'm sure all "crunchy cons" have these good and brave people in their prayers right now and are looking for ways to contribute funds through our churches [and, perhaps, too, the Boy Scouts :-) ]
As for the GOP convention in MN, there's news that McCain will certainly reschedule a number of events (and, perhaps even skip the whole thing) if Gustav turns out to be the worst case scenario that many now forecast. He and his wife and Governor Palin are heading down to the Gulf area on Sunday or Monday.
Perhaps his heart and mind, too, will be in LA even if he ends up in MN sometime this week. As a former naval aviator who spent time in Pensacola, he's got some fond memories of his years there [though some of them may not be suitable for sharing with young children :-) ].
Rod, when you're in the Twin Cities, take a break and head over to Nye's Polonaise in Minneapolis (it's on Hennepin). I went there a couple of years ago while attending a conference - Nye's is one of the coolest bar and grills I've ever been to (if you're lucky, a heavy metal Polka band will be playing in the bar).
Over on Unfair Park one poster has explained what Gustav is all about.
It's God doing what God does. (smile)
Have fun in the twin cities Rod with Dubya and McCain.
Good Lord. We were co-located with the Louisiana National Guard two years ago in Baghdad when the same thing happened. They had to ship them home a few weeks early to deal with the natural disaster/take care of their own families and property. It was doubly stressful because you are practically incommunicado while under movement, and the shortest trip between Baghdad and your home station is 72 hours. A lot of these guys didn't know the STATUS of their loved ones, and the Red Cross was hard pressed to keep up.
They really should be taken off rotation for a while. Arguably, those States which are likely to NEED their Guard should be on more limited rotation than others.
God willing, the storm will not be nearly as bad as Katrina.
The minister at Vineyard Columbus prayed for the people in the line of the hurricane this morning, especially the elderly, the weak, and the pregnant. He prayed the storm's force would lessen.
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