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Everyone knows that late August and Sept are the height of hurricane season. Why plan a convention in Florida.
All due respect... this is going to be a Cat 1. This is a fart in the breeze for most Floridians.
I’ve lived in Florida for 30+ years and been through countless hurricanes. The only people freaking out about this are the media morons here covering the convention.
Most of us are already prepared for the worst and will be sipping beers and smoking cigars since we’ll likely be out of the office for a couple days.
4 day weekend courtesy of Isaac as far as I’m concerned!
The OBAMUGABE worshipping media in Miami have been going with a full court press promoting Obamugabe.
I expect it will get worse.
Silver lining...protesters will get the first good shower they have had in ages...G-d works in mysterious ways.
The media will hype it for all it’s worth. If it does hit it will be #6 for me and I’m still here. Besides, a Cat 1 storm is just some breezy showers.
Excuse me?
Have you forgotten Katrina was Bush's Fault?
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Hate to say it but we need it to come ashore and drag the length Florida.
If not and it gets out in the open Gulf and gets a chance to grow it will become a monster instead of just a nice little hurricane.
Having “rode out” several bad hurricanes, I can tell you that NOBODY in the storm path is rallying around the President. Stress, anger, & frustration are the rule for weeks after the storm. Nobody standing in a long line for water, ice, & MREs are praising the gov’t. Sitting on the remains of your porch, in pitch dark, sweltering heat, & swarms of mosquitoes, one is not inclined to be impressed by Presidential promises. It is near impossible to please thousands of people who have lost people, property, & whose lives are changed forever.
There are only 2 main things people need after a storm, running water & electricity in their home, if it still exists. There is very little a President can do to fix these things. Only the power & water companies can solve these problems & the fix takes time. But, the gov't can hinder the recovery with safety rules, work rules, & new building codes. Sound familiar?
Recall that GWB was roundly criticized for his handling of Katrina, though it is clear Nagin & that fool woman governor (?) hindered the rescue/recovery in NOLA.
If there is a bad hurricane landfall, do you truly believe that Obama will miraculously rise to the occasion & facilitate a brilliant rescue/recovery? Do you think he will rush to restore power for the Republican Convention? Please consider his track record before answering this.
Or, do you believe, as I do, that he will create an awful mess, risking lives & property for political considerations, & despite the MSM, will be loudly criticized? It could doom his reelection, especially in FL.
I have yet to hear of a President being congratulated for his response to a storm. Obama may get that from the MSM & the Left, but I doubt it will come from those in the storm track.
Whatever happens, political considerations will rule, & that usually means chaos for those in the storm track.
A Cat 1 hurricane, or less, will be considered “beneficial rain” for Georgia.
Obama will look like a fool trying to make something out of this.