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Postponing Bush In St Paul?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
The White House is a teensy bit worried about the president speaking as another hurricane hits New Orleans.
God Understands Irony, Part 2
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo —
... ? This might top that. President Bush's speech at the Republican National Convention may be postponed from its current Monday slot because tropical storm Gustav may hit the Gulf Coast that day . Posted by ...
Beloved leader picks people over politics for once?
At-Largely —
... Well, well, well. It only took eight years for our beloved leader to actually to choose the American people over his usual political stints and/or vacations. ThinkProgress has the vid: ...
Bush to skip RNC?
Political Animal —
... thrilled if George W. Bush didn't show up at the Republican National Convention. For that matter, Bush would probably be thrilled if he got a second chance to respond to a hurricane hitting the Gulf Coast, without screwing it up this time. They might both get their wish. The president is, of course, scheduled to speak on Monday (Labor Day) at the convention, right around the time Tropical Storm Gustav, which is expected to become a hurricane, hits the Gulf Coast. Fox News' Bret Baier reported this morning , "We're told, by the White House, there are conversations underway ...
Speaking of Gustav… (The Politics thereof Edition)
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
... It is already being reported that President Bush (who is slated to speak on Monday) might forgo the convention because of the storm. On the one hand, McCain might be happy to have a Dubya-less convention, on the other, he can’t be too happy to have one of Bush’s second term failures (i.e., the administration’s response to Katrina) to be a major story the week he is formally nominated. ...
Bush May Not Speak at GOP Convention
Shakesville —
Think Progress: "President Bush is scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention on Monday, but with Tropical Storm Gustav expected to hit Gulf coast, the White House is beginning to hint that President Bush might not speak that day. Fox News' Bret Baier reports today that there 'are conversations underway' at the White House about whether Bush 'will in fact speak on Monday'." Also because the Republican National Convention would like America to forget that George Bush is a Republican.
Nature's mighty power
WTF Is It Now?!? —
And bizarre sense of karma? A massive hurricane is going to land on or near New Orleans on the anniversary of Katrina, just as Preznit DisasterMonkey takes the stage at the rethug national convention.
Bush May Skip RNC To “Help” Gustav Victims: McCain heading down for a photo-op
Firedoglake —
... I understand Bush is probably focused on his "legacy." But really, the guy screws up everything he touches. Don't those people have enough to worry about? ...
