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OOC: Hi fellas. Thought I might do a weather related DBWI for once. POD: March 1, 2003.

IC: Well, it's been about ten years since the occurrence of the deadliest tornado since 1953's Waco, TX event as I'm sure you'll remember.

On March 10th, 2003, 46 tornadoes occurred in an unusual early-season outbreak that stretched across Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana, killing 98 people. The worst of the tornadoes, was the F-5 tornado that levelled much of Columbus, OH at around 3:45 in the afternoon, causing 72 of the known fatalities that day; Columbus is still recovering today.

President Bush was roundly criticized for his very poor handling of the tornado's aftermath, and this and the Iraq fiasco contributed heavily to his losing the '04 elections to John Kerry and Vice-President Howard Dean(1st term. 2nd term was Barack H. Obama)....and the Romney/Palin tickey in '08 after they had the nerve to praise Dubya's actions after 3/10.

Without the 3/10 Tornadoes, Would Bush have won a second term? Could Charlie Crist still have run, and won, on an Indie ticket, with Lincoln Chafee in 2012? An would Iraq have lasted longer, and OBL survived for a while yet, instead of dying in 2006?

I'm interested to hear your opinions. :)
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