Hurricane Rita

Just a quick worry with the rest of the blog universe.

Rita strengthened to Category 5 today. Cat F-ing 5!!!!

I heard a couple minutes of an interview with the VP of Cuba earlier today. He mentioned that the temperature in the Gulf is up 9 degrees over prior years. That is what's fueling the rapid intensification of hurricanes in the Gulf this year.

And now that we've had Katrina and Rita blow up like Ah-nold on Steh-roids, is it too late to ask the Bush administration to reconsider their stance that "there is no global warning?"

If it wasn't for the impact of Katrina and Rita on gas prices, I'd say these storms serve Exxon, Texas and all the other Oil Profiteers right. On the other hand, these companies and their subsidiary states are not likely to suffer too much. Every cost they experience gets passed to us luckless consumers. Oh, and only the poorest die from these storms...

Yahoo just had the headline: Rita to push gas prices over $3.00 (again). Don't drop the soap in jail, or at the gas pump!

Just the same, say your prayers for Texas, Mexico, or wherever Rita finally hits. This looks bad.
Maybe with these storms it's time to permanently evacuate the Gulf Coast until the water temperature is restored to normal levels, and vote GREEN next election...!