Hubby and I were saying yesterday that if everything with Gustav goes a lot better, Republicans can seize on a chance to redeem themselves and expose Kathleen Blanco for the idiot she was.

Brilliant move to turn the convention into a charity campaign. Makes Republicans look like they really are putting the people first.

Well, hello everyone and welcome to this hour's Weather/Political update. As you can see here, we have a low pressure front moving in from the south which may produce lower voting turnout for the Republicans in this region with a little precipitation. Now in the Rockies we have a bit of a cold front moving in on us in the next couple of hours which might produce a stronger Republican yield at the voting booth... but, heh heh... not to worry out there 'cause there's a tropical storm brewing .... tropical storm Ms Palin, which is part of this High Pressure System from the left over here trying to stave off any vote for the mother of all conservative upswings this political season.  Stay with us next as we explore the exciting effect that AGW has on the mating rituals of the average progressive in the lower 48.

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M c Cain is running a professional comapaign which is always done step by step by step..He will show the rookie Obama how its done like Lieberman showed his opponent in 06.

first show the opposite side using their own words in an all positive manner while negating his oppnent.That portion was done with TV ads during D's convention. place directly in front of the opposition an attempt to refute those facts (which he cannot and not look stupid) of the video. He already did that during their convention, now he builds his own case , and all we have to is watch the two masters of campaigns do it...Mc Cain and Lieberman..( yes that's why he is there as an old pro) they will dismantle the D's like tinker toys.

masters of amapaigns take negatives make them look positive.

M c Cain is running a professional campaign which is always done step by step by step..He will show the rookie Obama how its done like Lieberman showed his opponent in 06.

first show the opposite side using their own words in an all positive manner while negating his oppnent.That portion was done with TV ads during D's convention. place directly in front of the opposition an attempt to refute those facts (which he cannot and not look stupid) of the video. He already did that during their convention, now he builds his own case , and all we have to is watch the two masters of campaigns do it...Mc Cain and Lieberman..( yes that's why he is there as an old pro) they will dismantle the D's like tinker toys.

masters of campaigns take negatives make them look positive.

With 5 republican Governors taking care of business, and the Citizens of Louisiana kicking the Democrat "Katrina" governor out of office, I don't see why Bush was to blame in the first place.

As far as Senators go, they pretty much don't have ANY influence unless they are "coastal" Senators.  BHO and company, are just observers, including McCain. 

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These peope are mad out of their minds.

Boy I'm glad I'm not a Dem. More Crazy Hurricane Gustav Comments.

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Here is a link to the National Weather Service Radar Loop of the storm if you're interested in that sort of thing.

I think Nate is right to be worried.

1. For one thing, like McCain or not, the honest observer's got to admit that he isn't doing anything out of character in planning to scrap most of the convention depending on how bad the hurricane's destruction turns out to be. This is the kind of thing that in the old days, the New York Times would say makes him a "maverick."
2. This is bound to differentiate him from Bush, who (I think unfairly, but nevertheless the perception exists) is blamed for a failed federal response in Katrina. If McCain responds differently from the perception of Bush, then a gaping hole gets knocked into the Obama "McCain = Bush" talking point.
3. Scrapping the convention might disappoint a lot of the delegates, organizers, etc., but middle America could very well conclude, "What a great idea! Why is all that hoopla (and millions of dollars of expense) needed anyway when we already know who the candidate will be?" Advantage: Republicans, who forgo four days of blah-blah-blah that the Democrats have already indulged in.

This could be a winner for the GOP, friends.

What are the odds the DNCSM will give Nagin and other Democrats the credit for the outcome of Gustav being much better than Katrina, where all of the blame went to Bush?