We sat out the Bomb America First kerfluffle, but it comes to mind that both parties have potential disasters in their corner:

Bertha formed last Thursday near the Cape Verde islands off Africa. It is unusual for storms to form so far east so early in the season, and when it does happen, it is frequently a harbinger of heightened storm activity.

So, let’s all look forward to another summer of global-warming inspired mayhem, guaranteed to peak just as the two conventions are getting underway. And if anyone is maintaining the Nuke Iran Pool, we’d like the slot one week after the next major American city gets wiped out from Shrub’s incompetence.

First hurricane of 2008 forms in distant Atlantic [Reuters]