(Semi-off-topic)
Is it just me, or does it seem that FNC is kinda floundering and falling apart this afternoon?
I've never seen so many missed cues, "dead air", or side/overtalk from the anchors.
Ed Rappaport on Fox news now saying Rita will continue to weaken. You have to be kidding me, has he looked at the current Dorvak #s, the pressures leveling off, if not dropping some, cold cloud tops wrapping around the center again. At least mention the possibility that she could maintain her strength to the coast. Its irresponsible to say its weakening when anyone can clearly see that currently (that's not to say it won't later weaken) it is maintaining its strength if not getting better organized.
Other people think Ed is quite competent and may be right. I do wonder if he's seen the latest data, however.
I watch Fox because of Brit Hume, O'Reilly (bombastic and often uninformed, but doesn't throw softballs to libs), Hannity (coz he gets topics out into the MSM that would otherwise be ignored), Carl Cameron, Jim Angle, Brian Wilson, and the guy with the reddish puffy hair (brain cramp, can't remember his name). I've never been much impressed with their field reporters.
Dunno--I've been channel-surfing for news elsewhere since Shep popped up with his hat on backwards...