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congrats to goldengrove and aeduna. well, mostly the former, D was really just along for the emotional support, I suspect. :)

maybe ok?

So it looks like New Orleans might not be as completely screwed as everyone feared. Gustav's weakened as it's come on shore. It's still nasty, and I still suspect the dodgy rebuilding of levees that went on over the last couple of years won't be enough, but it might be a near miss.

A bunch of links to people waiting out the storm and liveblogging is in this post

Also? Fuck you John McCain for thinking this would be a good time for a photo op where you pretend to be President. Get your interfering arse out of there, the people who are protecting you and showing you around have real work to be doing...