Oh, I agree, the slower the forward speed of Rita is, the more potential it has to shift eastward; it's just that NOLA should not have had returnees in vulnerable areas yet anyway. We can thank Nagin and his "reinsertion" plan.
Blanco on now on CNN
But didn't you hear... Nagin has the strip clubs on the quarter open today. Not kidding... for real.
Maybe that's why Rita wants to turn east.