August 27, 8:50 a.m.

Here, there’s only a light rain and wind outside. But the local Fox channel is reporting that Tropical Storm Isaac is picking up power and headed for New Orleans, on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. This will, of course, provide an amazing opportunity for President Obama. Will it be that—even as G.O.P. keynote speaker and Official Blowhard Christopher Christie denounces him for not understanding America, or not liking white people enough, or some such sin—the networks and the cable news will be breaking away to shots of the president, in his shirtsleeves, sternly rallying FEMA workers as they throw up sandbag barricades, comfort the victims, and provide lifesaving sustenance and shelter? Could we safely conclude from this that God hates Republicans???