Obama will visit Gulf Coast when doing so does not divert first responders from needed preparations

Via the Wall Street Journal:
Barack Obama said a storm like Hurricane Gustav raises “bipartisan concerns” and it’s “fine” that John McCain visited Mississippi’s emergency operations center Sunday morning.
But he reiterated his worry that the security required for either presidential candidate could divert local law enforcement and other personnel from storm preparations. For that reason, Obama, [...]

Even Some Conservatives Hate ‘Academic Freedom’ - Derbyshire on Louisiana

Seeded at Newsvine:
Patsy Jindal [John Derbyshire]What do I have to say about Louisiana Governor Jindal signing the Louisiana Science Education Act? Very little more than I said here back on June 20.

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