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Like all the pundits are saying today maybe himmicane Gustav will work out for McSame-- he can keep Bush away from the convention- and nobody will have to be seen on TV with him...
They're already announcing a shortened and abbreviated convention because of it...On CNN today- Bob Barr said it won't hurt the Repubs any because they don't have any new policy anyway - just more of the same.. :wink: :lol: :lol:
They're already announcing a shortened and abbreviated convention because of it...On CNN today- Bob Barr said it won't hurt the Repubs any because they don't have any new policy anyway - just more of the same.. :wink: :lol: :lol:
Republican National Convention Starts Tomorrow
The Republicans will meet in St. Paul. MN, starting tomorrow to nominate John McCain and Sarah Palin as their presidential ticket. No doubt it will be a big show with lots of top politicians giving speeches, starting with President Bush tomorrow. However, if hurricane Gustav is as devastating as meteorologists expect it to be, having the Republicans whooping it up while people in the deep South are drowning may look bad. John McCain has said he is praying for minimal damage. But in this polarized atmosphere, even that could become controversial. If there is massive damage, some people are going to say God doesn't care what John McCain wants. There is little doubt that if this storm had occurred during the DNC, many Republican-oriented preachers would be saying this is God's way of punishing the Democrats for their evil views on abortion and homosexuality. Such statements are not likely to be heard much this week.
For better or worse, all five potentially affected states have Republican governors: Rick Perry in Texas, Bobby Jindal in Louisiana, Haley Barbour in Mississippi, Bob Riley in Alabama, and Charlie Crist in Florida. If they do a good job getting help where it is needed, they will get the credit; if they don't they will get the blame. It is likely that all of them will skip the convention and stay home. In an odd way, the hurricane might actually have a silver lining for the Republicans. The Democrats spent all of last week yelling: "McCain is Bush III." Having Bush speak at the convention, as scheduled, reinforces their point. However McCain could hardly have told Bush to stay home since that would infuriate the 30% of the country that still supports him. Enter St. Gustav stage left. McCain could now announce that much as he wants Bush to speak at his convention, for the good of the country, Bush should go tour the Gulf Coast to help the poor people there. This solves two problems: keeping Bush away from Minnesota without McCain getting blamed for it and having Bush appear to be on top of the situation at the hurricane site in an attempt to wipe out the bad memories of his doing nothing when Katrina struck. Bush doesn't have to actually do anything at the Gulf Coast (except pose for pictures) since it is the five governors who have to do all the heavy lifting.
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