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“We should start to see tornado threats starting tonight and in the morning,”“This is still a big, ugly storm. It’s still strong and I strongly encourage everyone to leave.”This is the mother of all storms, and I’m not sure we’ve seen anything like it,” “This is the real deal. This is not a test. For everyone thinking they can ride this storm out, I have news for you: that will be one of the biggest mistakes you can make in your life.”

Gustav Projected Path is as followed:

The National Hurricane Center said Sunday that the storm had weakened to a Category 3 hurricane with winds of up to 125 miles per hour, but warned that it could pick up strength later in the day, returning to Category 4 speeds of 130 m.p.h. and greater. As of Sunday afternoon, Gustav was churning through the central Gulf of Mexico, situated about 325 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and headed northwest at 17 m.p.h.

“We look ahead to a better day, as we also prepare ourselves for another threat,”

Hurricane Gustav 2008 projected path according to the the National Hurricane Center:

DUE TO THE NOTABLE MODEL SPREAD LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD…IT IS ONCE AGAIN IMPORTANT TO RESTATE THAT IT IS SIMPLY NOT YET POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE AND WHEN GUSTAV WILL MAKE FINAL LANDFALL.

Alaska legislators on Monday voted to spend up to $100,000 to investigate Gov. Sarah Palin’s controversial firing of former state Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. The decision came from the Legislative Council, a bipartisan panel of state senators and representatives.
The committee itself will not conduct the probe. Rather, it will hire an independent investigator to explore whether Palin, her family or members of her administration pressured Monegan to fire an Alaska state trooper involved in a rough divorce from Palin’s sister.
Monegan contends he did feel such pressure, and the question for the investigator will be whether Monegan might have lost his job for failing to dismiss trooper Mike Wooten.
Palin has denied applying any pressure or otherwise abusing her power as governor.
Palin abruptly fired Monegan on July 11 and later explained she wanted to take the Department of Public Safety in a different, more energetic direction. She replaced him with Chuck Kopp, the former Kenai police chief. But Kopp resigned Friday over questions about a reprimand he received after a sexual harassment complaint lodged against him in Kenai.
On Monday, the council voted 12-0 to spend up to $100,000 “to investigate the circumstances and events surrounding the termination of former Public Safety Commissioner Monegan, and potential abuses of power and/or improper actions by members of the executive branch.”

“Can you imagine if our administration would choose to shun any kind of national limelight and let them capitalize on some of the negative with the corruption trials.” “Yes, it’s humbling.” “But it’s also a responsibility we’ve taken on: changing Alaska’s image.”

Sarah Palin added:

“It was the most perfect day in the world with the new snow.” “Everything was just too perfect: the mountains and the sun and the fog on the lake.”

“Governor Palin is a tough executive who has demonstrated during her time in office that she is ready to be president. She has brought Republicans and Democrats together within her administration and has a record of delivering on the change and reform that we need in Washington.”