The Republicans are all set to begin their convention in St Paul. The halls are decked out the, airline tickets are paid for, hotel rooms are booked.
John McCain has selected Palin, The speeches have been written, the music selected. Nothing stands in their way except a possible category 3 Hurricane named Gustav.
“The Republicans can't seem to get a break when it comes to August and when it comes to the weather,” said Karl Rove, a FOX News analyst. “I know this is being thought a lot about in Washington and at the White House and discussed and I suspect they will monitor it carefully and figure out what to do.”
The Bush administration's slowness in getting life saving supplies to the victims of the Katrina catastrophe, subjected the president to widespread criticism for a lack of concern and incompetency.
John McCain has selected Palin, The speeches have been written, the music selected. Nothing stands in their way except a possible category 3 Hurricane named Gustav.
“The Republicans can't seem to get a break when it comes to August and when it comes to the weather,” said Karl Rove, a FOX News analyst. “I know this is being thought a lot about in Washington and at the White House and discussed and I suspect they will monitor it carefully and figure out what to do.”
The Bush administration's slowness in getting life saving supplies to the victims of the Katrina catastrophe, subjected the president to widespread criticism for a lack of concern and incompetency.
As leading officials in New Orleans, announced possible evacuation plans ,The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it expects a "huge number" of Gulf Coast residents will be told to leave the region this weekend Many of these residents of the gulf coast have already began leaving the city. desperate not to miss their chance.
The image of a lavish Republican Party underway as a damaging storm strikes the Gulf Coast could serve as a painful reminder of the criticism the Bush White House suffered for its handling of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated coastal communities and New Orleans three years ago this weekend.
Gustav hit the heartland of Cuba's cigar industry Saturday as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph. The national Hurricane center projects the storm to intensify and shows Louisiana as the most likely point of landfall.
as it shrieked toward on a track to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, three years after Hurricane Katrina.As of Saturday am, the potential path still spans several hundred miles, but forecasters said there is a better-than-even chance that New Orleans will get slammed by at least tropical-storm-force winds and possibly take a direct hit.
"As we learned from Katrina, the death toll has a lot to do with the speed with which help can be delivered to those suffering"
Both the president and Vice President Dick Cheney are slated to speak on the opening night - though Bush is scheduled to fly on to the Camp David presidential retreat that night.
The Post notes. "A new major storm along the Gulf Coast would renew memories of one of the low points of the Bush administration, while pulling public attention away from McCain's formal coronation as the GOP presidential nominee.
Clearly this storm can be viewed through the eyes of Karl Rove, and the attitude of "How dare this storm effect our party"; but it could also be used as a means of separating a Mccain Administration from the incompetency and perceived indifference to the suffering and deaths of nearly 2,000 people.
Larry Lubell
The image of a lavish Republican Party underway as a damaging storm strikes the Gulf Coast could serve as a painful reminder of the criticism the Bush White House suffered for its handling of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated coastal communities and New Orleans three years ago this weekend.
Gustav hit the heartland of Cuba's cigar industry Saturday as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph. The national Hurricane center projects the storm to intensify and shows Louisiana as the most likely point of landfall.
as it shrieked toward on a track to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, three years after Hurricane Katrina.As of Saturday am, the potential path still spans several hundred miles, but forecasters said there is a better-than-even chance that New Orleans will get slammed by at least tropical-storm-force winds and possibly take a direct hit.
"As we learned from Katrina, the death toll has a lot to do with the speed with which help can be delivered to those suffering"
Both the president and Vice President Dick Cheney are slated to speak on the opening night - though Bush is scheduled to fly on to the Camp David presidential retreat that night.
The Post notes. "A new major storm along the Gulf Coast would renew memories of one of the low points of the Bush administration, while pulling public attention away from McCain's formal coronation as the GOP presidential nominee.
Clearly this storm can be viewed through the eyes of Karl Rove, and the attitude of "How dare this storm effect our party"; but it could also be used as a means of separating a Mccain Administration from the incompetency and perceived indifference to the suffering and deaths of nearly 2,000 people.
Larry Lubell
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