Apparently, all we had to do to get God to stop pounding Florida with hurricanes was ask. It’s so simple! The governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, had the foresight to save his precious state. In 2007, Crist went took a trip to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. He wrote a pray down on a slip of paper and placed it in the wall, as is customary. The note said, “Dear God, please protect our Florida from storms and other difficulties. Charlie.” That’s right, he is claiming that his prayer is the reason his state has been hurricane free for the past two years. Or something like that.

As Paul Fidalgo points out…

… in 2008, Hurricane Gustav caused widespread damage throughout the gulf region of the South. It didn’t hit Florida directly, but four people were killed on Florida beaches due to resulting rip currents. So I suppose that means God was keen on the landmass of Florida, just not so much all the people living in it.

And it’s not as though Florida has seen no storm activity since Saint Charlie took office. In 2007 alone, Tropical or Subtropical Storms Andrea, Barry and Ingrid, plus another unnamed tropical depression, made landfall in Florida. And in 2008, Tropical Storm Fay hit Florida four times — a record — killing six Floridians.

I wonder how the families of those killed feel about Crist’s boast?