{"id":6340,"date":"2008-08-30T10:26:47","date_gmt":"2008-08-30T17:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=6340"},"modified":"2008-08-30T14:31:52","modified_gmt":"2008-08-30T21:31:52","slug":"category-3-dilemma-headed-towards-st-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=6340","title":{"rendered":"Category Three<\/strike> FOUR Dilemma Headed Towards St. Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Financial Times<\/i><\/a>: <\/p>\n

Tropical storm Gustav is threatening to interrupt or even postpone the Republican national convention next week, when it is expected to sweep into the Gulf of Mexico as a stark reminder of one of the lowest points of the Bush administration.<\/p>\n

The administration was accused by both Republicans and Democrats of acting too slowly and inefficiently to protect New Orleans against 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, which killed 1,800 people amid high winds and rain that flooded the city.<\/p><\/div>\n

News Hounds<\/a>: <\/p>\n

FOXNews.com reports<\/a>: “Mindful of the pitfalls of hosting cocktail parties while Gulf Coast residents are being evacuated, John McCain’s campaign suggested Thursday that Republicans could postpone their upcoming national convention in St. Paul if Tropical Storm Gustav makes landfall over the weekend.”<\/p>\n

“McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said delaying the start time is a possibility.<\/p>\n

“Senator McCain has always been sensitive to national crises “\u201d in the 2000 race, he postponed his announcement because of the situation in the Balkans, and we are monitoring the situation very closely,”\u009d Bounds said.”<\/p>\n

Ah, but he partied down with his pal the prez in 2005 as Katrina was drowning a thousand Americans and their pets in their homes.<\/p>\n

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