The next 3 a.m. crisis

From everything I've heard about the upcoming Hurricane Ike, it looks like it could be even more catastrophic than Katrina. The comments coming from the National Weather Service are quite strong and there is no question that it's going to test presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama.

If you've seen the Hillary Clinton 3 a.m. commercial, you'll hear some pundits debate over whether the candidates are ready for that phone call.

The first instance of this was the conflict between Georgia and Russia. Both candidates came out with statements on how they would support this conflict. Ike is going to be the next instance of that.