[gov_bean_ counter]

You are probably right. I have just developed an incredibly cynical streak over the past few years. I mean, if professionals at the CIA, NSA and FBI can play politics with our national security, then fudging a hurricane landfall is easy.

[dirtboy]

I have just developed an incredibly cynical streak over the past few years

We all have, and I sure as heck ain't gonna flame you for it. But the NHC folks ain't stupid. They saw Michael Brown get deep-fried last year, and they don't want the same treatment.