GOP Considers Delaying Convention

[voytechs]

They say its because of the hurricane, but it may be the CFL hurricane that is coming to MN they are afraid of. Gustav couldn't be any further from MN.


Republican officials said yesterday that they are considering delaying the start of the GOP (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/U.S.+Republican+Party?tid=informline) convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul because of Tropical Storm Gustav (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Hurricane+Gustav?tid=informline), which is on track to hit the Gulf Coast, and possibly New Orleans, as a full-force hurricane early next week.

[voytechs]

I know why. The neocons are afraid New Orleans will take all the buses again. GOP needs those buses to haul people in after they paid them to attend. Just like all the other posers did for all the straw polls and media events.

[cien750hp]

how could they delay something that thousands upon thousands of delegates and media already made travel plans for? really?

[coyote_sprit]

It's because you can't make St. Paul a police state if all the police are in New Orleans.

[Lucille]

For Bush and Republican presidential candidate John McCain, Gustav threatens to provide an untimely reminder of Hurricane Katrina. A new major storm along the Gulf Coast would renew memories of one of the low points of the Bush administration ...

Senior Republicans said images of political celebration in the Twin Cities while thousands of Americans flee a hurricane could be dubious. "Senator McCain has always been sensitive to national crisis ...

O RLY? 8/29/05 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina):

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/McCain29aug2005.jpg