Coffee is good for talent, but genius wants prayer. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

National Hurricane Center Tropical Storm Ernesto 5am Update — “AT 500 AM EDT…0900Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS
LOCATED BY DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS NEAR LATITUDE 25.6
NORTH…LONGITUDE 80.9 WEST OR IN NORTHEASTERN MAINLAND MONROE
COUNTY FLORIDA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 45 MILES… 75 KM…
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MIAMI FLORIDA AND ABOUT 90 MILES…145
KM…SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA.

ERNESTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH…13 KM/HR.
A TURN TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
LATER TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF ERNESTO IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA FOR THE NEXT DAY OR
SO.”

Blue Star Chronicles (Beth) Rumsfeld’s Address to the American Legion — “I put the entire speech in this post because it is being categorized in the MSM as Rumsfeld ‘accusing’ democrats of cowardice. He doesn’t say that anywhere in this speech.”

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) Bill Frist Pledges To Take S 2590 To Floor — “. . . I want to be sure that CQ readers read what Senator Frist told us about the Coburn-Obama federal budget database bill, S. 2590. An anonymous Senator has placed this bill on hold, but as Frist explains, it’s not as much of an obstacle as first thought.” [Captain Ed was part of a discussion with Leader Frist. In addition to this post on S. 2590 you should also read the posts on Politics and Iran. Jim]