Commoner Sense

The House of Representatives just stopped the financial-crisis bailout in its tracks, despite the enthusiastic support it had received from Bush and the rather less enthusiastic support it got from Obama and McCain. Chalk up another win for democracy...

Barack Obama had this to say at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania yesterday:
"You have a real choice in this election. Either Democrat would be better than John McCain. And all three of us would be better than George Bush."
Bush must be pleased to hear that it would take the combined efforts of three senators to match his prowess at leadership....

Unbelievable, in so many ways.
We got a six-day reprieve from the Greek chorus of tropical storm forecasters. Hope you enjoyed it while it lasted. I have a feeling that next year we won't get even that. Despite three years of bad calls, William Gray at the University of Colorado is...

Well, there goes another hurricane season.
Forecasters who got it wrong for a second year in a row now have--as Ricky Ricardo would say--some 'splainin' to do. Or maybe not. Priesthoods do hold their work above accountability.
Back in the late spring, weather experts tried their best to scare the hell out of us again with forecasts of a summer and fall chock full of storms and hurricanes. As if the prospect of having your roof ripped off or your home flooded wasn't scary enough...