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Republican Convention to Be Postponed or Cancelled?
August 31st, 2008
Due to the expected landfall of Hurricane Gustav by Tuesday morning at 2:00 am, the Republican convention may be postponed.
President Bush is expected to speak to the convention on Monday night, but it is highly unlikely he will be there in person and will speak via satellite hook-up.
Today, Senator McCain and Gov. Palin are going to be in Mississippi to see what arrangements are being made for this storm which is predicted to be of proportions of Katrina or worse.
McCain has been quoted as saying he’d rather not have the convention if the storm hits as expected and would like to see the delegates get to the Gulf to see what they can do to help.
I feel the convention is not necessary unless you want to show your face on TV for four days’ worth of boring speeches.
It should be possible for the delegates to be polled and their ballots counted and then the official announcement of the nominees for president and vice president made.
This is a decision for the high mucky-mucks in the Republican Party to decide, but I come down on the side of not partying while a tragedy is taking place in our own country. The only thing we’ll miss is the boring speeches. We can always hear from McCain and Palin at a different time and I’m sure the press will give them access to the airwaves to give their acceptance speeches. Just joking. I’m not sure of anything.
Update: All but essential convention business will be suspended until further notice after the afternoon meeting on Monday. A quorum of 50% plus 1 is needed to conduct the business of certifying the delegates, and they can even vote for the nominations of the presidential and vice presidential candidates. President Bush and Vice President Cheney will not be in attendance as they monitor the situation in the Gulf.
John McCain has chartered a plane to take the residents of the Gulf back to their homes and families to be with them during this time of stress. He has also asked the vendors to set up Red Cross donation booths instead of having the parties. Since the parties are already scheduled they may or may not cancel them.
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Mandatory Evacuation Orders From New Orleans Mayor
August 31st, 2008
This is no joke for anyone. This is serious and people in the path of the hurricane need to heed the advice of the officials and common sense and get out. This time the residents can take their pets with them.
