Hurricane Rant

I've been amused by all the news media obsessing over tropical storm Alberto.

Look, we are all glad that these storms are getting some much deserved attention from both the media and local officials, but let's not hype these things up just for the sake of appearing involved. They did this with Hurricane Rita after Katrina too. I think most Americans are more concerned with whether the infrastructure is ready to deal with another big storm rather than the cool new graphics the cable news channels came up with for them.

Or how about instead of overcompensating for past mistakes by hyping up each new storm that sweeps across the ocean, why doesn't someone actually remember that a city was nearly destroyed last summer and we should probably pay some attention to seeing it rebuilt?

I have a feeling the much-suffering residents of New Orleans would appreciate that.