First the storm, now the flood

     I'd no sooner finished this morning's post on the tornadoes in the South, and the failure of the media to maintain coverage, when flood warnings went out along the banks of the Mississippi, which has surged to levels higher than any seen in the last 70 years, prompting evacuations in Memphis and sending another ripple of anxiety through the Gulf.
     As if to prove my point, The New York Times featured it for less than half an afternoon, then removed it from the homepage completely.
     Thank goodness we have a few more updates on the U.S.-Pakistani tit-for-tat to distract us from the suffering of our own fellow citizens.