CNN BREAKING: Rita strengthens to Category 3

[Bhaisahab]

Hurricane Rita, moving westward away from the Florida Keys, strengthens into a Category 3 storm, capable of causing extensive damage. With predictions that Rita could reach Category 4, the Mayor of Galveston, Texas, declares a state of emergency and orders some evacuations.

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/21/rita/index.html

[napi21]

1. It will be interesting to see how FEMA handles this one!

I want to hear how Shrub handles the GREAT response in TX and the poor response in the Gulf!

[preciousdove]

3. Not quite as ready as they are saying...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4835253

[rooboy]

2. The Whitehouse will be ready for this one...

apparently they've cancelled leave for all their speechwriters.

[LibertyorDeath]

4. Now thats the kind of cynical remark I love to here

"they've cancelled leave for all their speechwriters."

they are Rovian slime every last MFing one of them.

[saigon68]

5. A deluge of MUCK will spew forth from their typewriters

IT WILL BE HOT, DEEP AND IRRELEVANT

[bigbrother05]

6. It is Hurricane RITA BIN LADEN

The media has gone with reporting this. The Prez will have to change his color code to extreme. Lets scare everyone to death, so ** looks good.

[saigon68]

7. kick