In the interest of bringing fairness and balance to HT, I have taken the initiative of starting this thread about the upcoming RNC this week at St. Paul, Minnesota.
Of course, this week starts off with much uncertainty, due to Hurricane Gustav. And while I don't want to make light of this situation (as of this writing, now a category 3 hurricane), I couldn't help but note the irony of the RNC being impacted by weather conditions. Recall that the Fundamentalist group, Focus On The Family, made some controversy a couple of weeks ago by encouraging its members to pray for rain to ruin Barack Obama's DNC speech at Denver's outdoor Invesco Stadium. As it turned out, the weather couldn't have been more cooperative to the Dems as Obama delivered his historic speech.
But while God ignored FOTF's prayers for the DNC to be rained upon, it looks like Mother Nature is going to play some havoc with the GOP's plans.
Already, the Republican governors from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida have cancelled their earlier plans to attend the convention. And just this morning, the White House announced that both President Bush and VP Cheney will also be no-shows. McCain and Palin? No announcements yet. Supposedly, they will play it by ear, based on what transpires in Gustav's wake.
Tomorrow, the GOP convention will commence. But it will be a low-key affair. It will be mostly attending to party business and procedural matters, with little in the way of political hoopla and rhetoric. And the following 3 days at the Xcel Energy Center? Everything seems to be up in the air at this point.
Of course, this week starts off with much uncertainty, due to Hurricane Gustav. And while I don't want to make light of this situation (as of this writing, now a category 3 hurricane), I couldn't help but note the irony of the RNC being impacted by weather conditions. Recall that the Fundamentalist group, Focus On The Family, made some controversy a couple of weeks ago by encouraging its members to pray for rain to ruin Barack Obama's DNC speech at Denver's outdoor Invesco Stadium. As it turned out, the weather couldn't have been more cooperative to the Dems as Obama delivered his historic speech.
But while God ignored FOTF's prayers for the DNC to be rained upon, it looks like Mother Nature is going to play some havoc with the GOP's plans.
Already, the Republican governors from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida have cancelled their earlier plans to attend the convention. And just this morning, the White House announced that both President Bush and VP Cheney will also be no-shows. McCain and Palin? No announcements yet. Supposedly, they will play it by ear, based on what transpires in Gustav's wake.
Tomorrow, the GOP convention will commence. But it will be a low-key affair. It will be mostly attending to party business and procedural matters, with little in the way of political hoopla and rhetoric. And the following 3 days at the Xcel Energy Center? Everything seems to be up in the air at this point.
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