Al Kamen's "In The Loop" column in yesterday's Washington Post talks about the fake press conference held by FEMA had excruciatingly hard-to-read details about how the agency literally fabricated the whole thing, from reporters to questions.

Batten down the real and political hatches; a big storm is on the way.

The National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm warning for parts of Louisiana and Texas.  As much as 15 inches of rain is possible in the next 36 hours.