Lovely Rita, hurricane

Now a big bad Category 5, Hurricane Rita is slated to hit Texas this weekend. Three thoughts come to mind: 1.) may Rita stay the course and not pummel New Orleans into further submission, 2.) Hopefully all of the evacuees from New Orleans get out of Texas' coastal cities before the storm hits and 3.) That bastard Lone Star State is about overdue for some hardcore thrashing, methinks.

Oh, and in a symbolic show if how prepared the government is for Rita, as opposed to Katrina, George Bush should take a trip down to Texas before the storm hits and stick around to watch the events unfold. You know, he can do a little "preemptive strike" and then "stay the course and complete the mission."