80 MPH winds in Portland, OR

I just got a call from Portland. My daughter said they have been battered with high winds since last night. Electricity is out for 16,000, including her. She was driving around and lots of trees are down and whole main streets are closed. Even traffic signals are close to falling down she said. A police car was blocking an intersection with a light about to fall down.

Sounds crazy. Anchorage was shut down Wed, Thur Friday by ice and winds of 100 MPH. Schools were closed and the bus system was totally shut down.

Global Warming? Now that Bush is about to have the door hit him in the butt, can we talk about Global Warming with out being called a commie or a liberal?