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Storm could postpone Republican convention
| Quote From Source: | Party officials are discussing the possibility of postponing convention proceedings if the threat to New Orleans and other Gulf Coast areas grows. If there is serious damage in the Gulf Coast, images of Republicans partying in Minneapolis-St. Paul could be an embarrassing reminder of the Bush administration's delayed response to Hurricane Katrina three years ago.
There is perhaps no issue over which McCain has been more critical of the Bush administration than its handling of the 2005 storm, which the Arizona Republican has called "disgraceful."
In New Orleans in April, McCain distanced himself from President Bush, telling an audience in the city's Lower 9th Ward: "Never again will a disaster of this nature be handled in the terrible and disgraceful way it's been handled."
A damaging hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico also could highlight the risk of offshore drilling in the area at a time when McCain is championing the practice.
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http://www.latimes.com/news/...29-2008aug29,0,1057901.story
aw, go ahead and party... its not like the neocons are somehow
connected to the real world, oh wait - there are the Oil rigs |
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posted on 8/29/2008 at 14:12
