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And given how much the Dems have played politics with hurricanes nowadays, I really can't blame the NHC for being ultra-careful in waiting to make sure Ernesto is gone.

I'm half expecting the Dims to demand hearings on why the NHC had such a hard time tracking this storm, just so they can try to claim that Bush has staffed it with incompetent hacks. That's as low as they have sunk these days.

[PogySailor]

I heard one of the Tampa media dimbulbs grumbling about how "they've scared people all over the Gulf coast" this afternoon. Implying that the NHC was doing this for no reason. I fully expect some Dem to start a meme that the NHC was giving FL more warning than the "poor people of N.O. that were left to die by the thousands". Because of Jeb.

They've said as much before.