Democratic Suicide
No, I'm not a concern troll. And, no, I'm not a Clinton hater. And, no, this is not another one of those annoying, obnoxious candidate diaries whch we've seen way, way, way too much of on here. But...
View ArticlePro-Hillary rant from an Obamaniac
Full disclosure: I am a strong Obama supporter, and I believe a Hillary Clinton nomination for the Democratic Party would not be in its best interest. BUT I really feel like Hillary is getting a raw...
View ArticleRoss Perot for VP!
Okay, now that the diary title got your attention (yes, it's complete snark ...though I did vote for Ross once back in my too-dumb-to-know-better days), time for the real point regarding the VP...
View ArticlePoll Position
Two front pagers talking about the polls yesterday, including Markos himself. Both were correct in their analyses. But I believe two critical aspects weren't addressed. And let me just say, I'm not...
View ArticlePotential Threat of Hurricane Gustav (UPDATED)
Folks, this is not a typical DailyKos diary. This is politics free. No, I'm not trying to stir up memories of Katrina and Brownie and yet another fine example of Republican mismanagement due to...
View ArticleHurricane Gustav Threat [UPDATEx4 3:30PM EDT]
Full disclosure: This is not a political diary and, as such, may not fit within the scope of Daily Kos. But, I feel compelled to share my supposed-"expertise" here with my fellow Kossacks.So, I come...
View ArticleHurricane Gustav Update [UPDATEx4 3:20PM EDT]
Okay, dKos friends, here we go again. Thanks to all of you for rec'ing up yesterday's diary. I'm not about to pimp my diaries, but I do want those in harm's way, or with loved ones in harm's way to...
View ArticleHurricane Gustav Update [UPDATEx2 3:00PM EDT]
Good morning, friends. As I've done the last three days, I'm posting an update for you on Hurricane Gustav. Unfortunately, I'm out of town with family, busy working on a house project, and on dial-up...
View ArticleHurricane Gustav Update [UPDATEx2 5:00PM EDT]
Good morning everyone. As I've done all week, it's time to take a look at Gustav. This situation is becoming increasingly threatening. Before getting to the discussion, let me thank the commenters...
View ArticleHurricane Gustav + TS Hanna Update
Updating both storms this morning, as Hanna is becoming somewhat of a larger threat (nothing dramatic ...yet ...just some worrying signs). Im posting a little later than usual this morning, so let's...
View ArticleTropical Storms Hanna and Ike [UPDATED 2:00PM EDT]
Every time I post one of these, I apologize for cluttering up dKos with weather stuff. I appreciate the support y'all have shown in this regard. Personally, I view the immediate concern of these...
View ArticleTropical Storms Hanna & Ike [UPDATED 2:15PM EDT]
The series of tropical cyclone updates continue. I'm looking forward to ending this. No, not because I'm lazy. :-) But because this is ridiculous. The U.S. has already had two tropical storm...
View ArticleTropical Storm Hanna & Hurricane Ike [UPDATED 2:55PM EDT]
Overall, the last 18 hours, since yesterday's entry in this diary series, the news has not been good with these tropical systems. Hanna has recovered some. She has lost all convection this morning,...
View ArticleTropical Storm Hanna & Hurricane Ike [UPDATED 2:30PM EDT]
A new day has dawned and there a whole new set of data to digest on Hanna and Ike. Hanna is pretty much set, so I'll begin focusing more on Ike. But there are definitely still some issues to deal...
View ArticleHurricane Ike Update [UPDATED 3:30PM EDT]
Moving on from Hanna, as my focus is on forecasting. To be clear, Hanna remains a major issue for the Eastern U.S. and Southeastern Canada, with respect to heavy surf, beach flooding, heavy rain, and...
View ArticleHurricane Ike Update [UPDATED 4:50PM EDT]
< political rant> Before we get to Ike, here's my Sarah Palin diary (doesn't everyone have one?): Can we stop the obsession? 90% of Americans don't vote based on the VP. Maybe a few do, and...
View ArticleHurricane Ike Update [UPDATED 2:30PM EDT]
Hurricane Ike blasted the Turks and Caicos and southern Bahamas yesterday. It also came near enough to Haiti to compound their misery. Now, late yesterday into the overnight hours, Ike is slamming...
View ArticleHurricane Ike Update [UPDATEx2 2:45PM EDT]
I've tried to emphasize the level of uncertainty in each of these posts. And for good reason. The weather models we use to help guide our forecasts have been about as stable a Joe Lieberman. What a...
View ArticleHurricane Ike Update [UPDATED 3:30PM EDT]
The model guidance forecasters use to help shape their forecasts continues to bounce around a bit. However, it's nothing like it was a couple of days ago. There is beginning to be less run-to-run...
View ArticleHurricane Ike Update [UPDATEx3 5:30PM EDT]
Hurricane Ike is serious business now. Not that we had been taking the storm lightly before now, but it's really heating up. I'm prepping this diary early to save some time - work is really pressing...
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