hurricane gustav

McCain’s presidential crusade perseveres even as “Act of God” isolates his pick for vice president.

Reuters has a “Factbox” today outlining the threat of Hurricane Gustav to U.S. oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Gustav presents the first major threat since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which caused oil spills in 2005.
Here are some highlights from Reuters’ highlights of the energy situation: All of U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil output has [...]

President George W. Bush is saying that the emergency response to Hurricane Gustav is far better than the response to Katrina in 2005. The president canceled his plans to attend the Republican National Convention today in order to fly to Texas and oversee emergency response efforts to Gustav.
The Republicans also canceled their prime-time programming for [...]