Dickhead of the Week - Hurricane Rita

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Now a Category 4 storm, Hurricane Rita has entered the Gulf of Mexico, and as of this moment appears to be heading toward Houston. It's not my intention to make light of the hurricane by naming it DotW, because the fact is, I find the prospect of another hurricane nailing the Gulf Coast to be truly terrifying. And for reasons that escape me, it makes me mad the way that Dickheads make me mad. The storm is already requiring evacuees from New Orleans to evacuate their temporary homes. I'd like to think that the federal government will be better prepared this time, but I worry about how much improvement can be made in the space of a few weeks. There's an outrageous unfairness to Hurricane Rita. What's the best-case scenario here? Should we hope that it hits New Orleans, since the bulk of the people have left there anyway, and the city's already fucked? Or should we hope it hits some place that's "prepared" to handle it? And who's the real Dickhead? Is it some entity responsible for global warming that makes the Gulf of Mexico a few degrees warmer than it should be, resulting in ideal hurricane-strengthening conditions? Is Mother Nature the real Dickhead? Or God? Since I don't know, Rita, and you're the one wreaking havoc, I'm afraid I'm blaming you. Let's hope for the best, whatever that may be...