Rick Perry
Republicans Congratulate Republicans for Nonpartisan Disaster Preparation Effort
ST. PAUL—The latest word is that Hurricane Gustav has been downgraded to a Category 1 storm and that water levels in New Orleans are receding – strong and encouraging signs that the Crescent City and the rest of the Gulf Coast will be spared tragedy and destruction on the scale of Hurricane Katrina.
And now, at the Republican National Convention, the effort is underway to portray this good news as a triumph of Republican leadership.
Just before 5:00 p.m. (E.S.T.), with the scoreboards in the Xcel Energy Center prominently displaying the words “Country First,” First Lady Laura Bush was called to the stage, where she spoke of the human toll that the storm threatened to exact and the need for support from all Americans for any recovery effort. read more »
The VP Stakes: If It's Obama Vs. McCain, Who Runs With Them?
Though the Democratic nomination has yet to be decided, Barack Obama and John McCain have begun acting very much as if the general election has already started, exchanging direct criticisms and sizing each other up. And, while neither has talked publicly about it at this early stage, both men are doubtless pondering the running-mate question.
In a matchup with Obama, McCain would face two potentially conflicting imperatives with his choice of a vice presidential candidate. read more »
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