Wunderground Meteorologist Shaun Tanner Posted by: shauntanner, 5:09 PM GMT on April 20, 2012 +3 As we have been reporting all week, a soaking rain event is expected for the East Coast of the United States this weekend. We have been using three models to watch the progression of a storm that will initially dive into the Gulf of Mexico before moving into Floridalate Saturday. All three models are in agreement of the driving rain likely pretty much along the eastern seaboard through Monday.Florida RainAs the storm moves through the Gulf of Mexico, it will grab a tremendous amount of moisture from the warm gulf. This usually translates to a rain event for Florida, and this storm is no different as it makes its way across the Sunshine State Saturday evening through Sunday morning. The most recent HPC precipitation forecast for the period valid Saturday morning through Sunday morning (image below) calls for much of the state to receive over an inch of … [Read more...]
Mitt Romney: Unemployment and the Very Poor
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney did cause a media stir after comments on CNN about "not concerned about the very poor" for they have a "safety net". After Tuesday's big win in Florida, Romney's comments are red flags for the candidate's understanding of the condition of the US economy and unemployment. President Obama's decision to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline was a red flag that common sense and politics do not make nice bedfellows, and Romney's comments play along the same line. The high unemployment numbers are creating a new underclass, and this underclass is part of the new very poor. As Felix Salmon stated in an opinion piece in Reuters, "The problem is that persistent unemployment at or around 10% is unacceptable in the especially with the social safety net being much weaker here than it is in Europe." The biggest problem with Mitt Romney's comments is this recessionary period is much different from the recessions of recent past. The middle class is … [Read more...]
