by MICHAEL CHARNEY
As the biblically named Tropical Storm Isaac barrels back over open waters in the Gulf of Mexico (and is fully expected to become a hurricane prior to its inevitable U.S. landfall), the organizers of the Republican National Convention have chosen to delay the opening ceremonies until Tuesday rather than Monday of this coming week. Florida’s governor has declared a state of emergency as weather watchers track a variety of computer models, all of which show that, at the very least, Tampa is due for substantial rain and possible heavy flooding.
Most surprising, however, is that no one from the religious right is claiming that the wrath of God is being visited upon the convention because America is full of sinners.
“It is unusual,” one unnamed spokesman said. “Most of the time when we have a disaster like this, it’s because of the homosexuals, or abortionists, or Hollywood or something like that....[MORE]
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