Not satisfied with stealing money paid into the Social Security trust fund for decades by people who work for a living, Mike Baker of the Associated Press is reporting that that Alan Simpson thinks that disabled veterans should join retirees under the bridge.

So, the same night Obama gives a speech praising veterans for their service, the co-chair of his “catfood commission” [National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform] says they cost too much and their benefits should be cut, if not eliminated.

You have to wonder if the White House knows there is an election in November.

Position: 16.9N 59.4W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 20 mph [32 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph [ 65 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1006 mb.

Currently about 260 miles [420 km] East of the Leeward Islands.

Fiona has been catching up to Earl, and the outflow from Earl is generating wind shear that is preventing Fiona from developing.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for St. Martin and St. Barthelemy.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, St. Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

Position: 23.0N 69.9W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: Northwest [315°] near 15 mph [24 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 135 mph [215 kph].
Wind Gusts: 160 mph [255 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 200 miles [325 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 90 miles [150 km].
Minimum central pressure: 940 mb.

Currently about 910 miles [1460 km] South-Southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

The Turks and Caicos are just within range of Earl’s tropical storm force winds and are getting wind and rain. The surge and wave action kicked up by Danielle and then reinforced by Earl are pounding the islands and resulting in high surf along the US Atlantic coast.

A Hurricane Watch is in effect for North of Surf City, North Carolina to the North Carolina/Virginia border including the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Southeastern Bahamas and Cape Fear to Surf City, North Carolina.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]