Tuesday Update -

Several Atlantic storms are being closely watched... right now no landfall is being projected BUT, watch Weather Underground and keep an eye on the outer winds to the West of "Earl" as it brishes the Eastern Coastline and then where it hits farther North is going to be a real question in a few days. "Fiona" is another East Coaster worth watching closely...

And, for those of us on the Gulf Coast... "Invest 98" - WAAAAAY out in the Atlantic has our attention... as it appears to be taking a more traditional track as it begins its trek towards the Caribbean...

No comments concerning the D.C. rally’s... Beck was doing a poor imitation of someone trained in Theology which he obviously was not. The Sunday attempt to apologize for earlier comments was laughable. Hard to imagine just who exactly buys into that ... guess they all showed up Saturday. How many? Photo analysis by a CBS consultant showed 87-K... there were other estimates North of that number... all guesses - didn’t seem to be in the ballbark.

What is the cost of war... in terms of real dollars... read on...

"As the war in Iraq draws to a close for combat troops, audits from a U.S. watchdog agency have revealed that billions of dollars have been wasted on abandoned and incomplete infrastructure projects. More than $5 billion-10 percent of the $50 billion spent on reconstruction-has been wasted, according to the audit, and some say this amount could be an underestimate."

More of that is available on The Cheat Sheet from The Daily Beast and you can get there by scrolling down and clicking on TDB!