So Karl Rove and Dick Cheney can’t actually control the weather.  Who knew?

 

After a milder than expected Gustav besieged a much better prepared Gulf States, the Republicans have no choice but to resume their conventional convention. Having Laura and Cindy lead daily telethons didn’t pan out. Instead, we’ll have W appearing by satellite (had that only happened more often, one might think) followed by the undead in the form of Fred Thompson and the unloved in the person of Big Mac’s BFF, Joe L. 

 

Today’s convention theme is:  “Who is John McCain.” Maybe tomorrow’s will be: “Who in the hell is Sarah Palin?”

 

Erratum to yesterday’s post:  Way more than a dozen protesters have been arrested. St. Paul is getting its money’s worth by arresting more than 300 people and charging half of them with felonies. I’m fully supportive of having the anti-social morons (aka “the anarchists”) held responsible for property damage to businesses, but the right to free expression – particulary dissent deserves greater protection than store windows. The former can’t be nearly as easily repaired as the latter.

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