The idea was that the Republican National Convention was supposed to start tomorrow. And it will, but John McCain has asked that only "essential business" happen. President Bush and others are not coming to St. Paul now. This is all because of Hurricane Gustav, which is bearing down on the Gulf Coast. I can see the reason for doing this, but I can't help but agree with this post at Power Line. I think the GOP has been shellshocked by the reaction post-Hurricane Katrina in 2005, where everything up to and including the storm itself was blamed on Bush. Because Bush and his handlers have done nothing to refute anything said about them, it's pretty much accepted as gospel that Bush screwed it up, while New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin and former Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco (both Democrats) largely escaped scrutiny.
Unfortunately for the GOP, and the Twin Cities, Mr. Gustav is burying the GOP convention.
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Guess with that headline, my answer should begin "I don't subscribe to this point of view."
It was a no win. Go on as scheduled and everyone would go all Nero on the RNC. They did the right thing and since it looks like Gustav pulled its punch, the rest should go on as scheduled.
All kidding aside, that's a world-class pun for the headline. Nice job!
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