From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Love, respect, the hurricane, and the GOP.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International

at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

After officially nominating Mitt Romney last night, the delegates heard contrasting themes from their first prime-time speakers.

Anne Romney wowed them with talk about love and life for their husband.

Did she blunt the Democrats' charge about a Republican war against women?

In his keynote address, New Jersey's Governor Chris Christie said, we choose respect over love.

Is the convention sending mixed messages? The answer may come tonight from vice presidential

nominee Paul Ryan, if he adds any specifics to the generalities we've heard so far.

Do Romney strategists think the

convention is meeting its goals? How much harder is Hurricane Isaac making that job? First,

the news. Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio

International Program Fund. Hello again, Warren-A-Loney, back with To the Point at the Republican

Convention in Tampa. Hurricane Isaac canceled Monday session, but last... National Program Fund. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point at the Republican Convention

in Tampa. Hurricane Isaac canceled Monday session, but last night the GOP finally made prime time.

We'll hear reaction to speeches by Anne Romney, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and others as well.

But first, Hurricane Isaac is by no means forgotten. Mark Schlefstein is environmental reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, which won two Pulitzer Prizes for coverage of Katrina seven years ago. Mark, it's good to have you back on our program, but not for this reason. Thanks very much for joining us, as always.

Thank you. You've got to find a better reason to bring me back in the future, I hope.

We would like to do that. We talked to you many times in 2005 and in the aftermath as well,

and this, of course, is the seventh anniversary to the day that Katrina struck land.

It is, indeed, and it's frustrating to be looking at my window today and seeing trees blowing back and forth and rainfall going sideways in front of our windows.

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