Reading the Signs

The Washington Post's Dana Milbank points out that what could be seen as portents seem to be gathering in a run-up to the Republican National Convention. There's the Sea of Galilee dip (last year, but we're just finding out now), what Todd Akin claims was a "lip slip," and what we hope is an Isaac Tampa, Florida "nip" rather than a full-fledged hurricane (hurricanes are nasty). Will some Republicans, Mr. Milbank asks, who seem willing to see signs and symbols when they consider that Dems have messed up, be equally eager to acknowledge omens in these recent, current, and future events? More here.