Charlie Cook now says what Symphony has said for weeks: Republicans look more and more like they are headed for an unusual midterm upswing. The part you won’t read is how much it looks like a Democrat conspiracy to get Republicans elected—because, if reverse psychology were the plan, Democrats played every note on cue and in key. There’s no evidence of this at all, other than how incredibly flawless the execution seems to be. Either it is a conspiracy for some crazy cause or the current Democrats in office are just as stupid as the Republicans during Bush’s second term.
The general political trend over the weekend was the correlation between society and meteorology. The day after a civil protest occurs, the weather goes nutso. If the government “zaps” publication of the courts, lightning strikes sixty thousand times. If a mob floods the streets one day, a flood floods the streets the next. Now, a hurricane is on its way to Florida. Make sure, if you plan to go golfing in the afternoon, don’t express any objections outside any government buildings in the morning. Your T-time might get rained on.
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Protests & Weather
Maryland police officer’s death ignites a racial firestorm | Miami Herald
State Of Emergency Issued For Ellicott City After Flash Flooding | CBS Baltimore
Thunderstorms deliver more than 60,000 lightning strikes across UK | Sky News
Thousands evacuate as Storm Alberto churns toward Florida | Yahoo – Reuters
The Latest: Alberto stronger on move toward US Gulf Coast | AP