McCain expected to accept nod in person

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico.com

Buoyed by a surprise sweep through the Twin Cities by first lady Laura Bush, Republican National Convention planners were optimistic getting their festivities back on track Monday after New Orleans was spared the brunt of Hurricane Gustav.

The first lady and Cindy McCain, wife of John McCain, planned to make cameos at the businesslike opening convention session planned for this afternoon.

Convention planners said for the first time that they expect McCain to accept the nomination in person, in St. Paul. They had considered a remote appearance from the Gulf Coast.

The convention is expected to run the full four scheduled days, officials said.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13048.html

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Thank God! If anything can save John McCain's campaign, it's his stage presence and speaking ability.

[ThatsMyBarack]

1. Or lack thereof.

What's in it for us?

[libsolete]

3. mccain is the same

mccain will say the same, he is the same, with bush's brain. (this is basically a test post, since i have no idea where else to test or introduce myself in this vast board)

[YDogg]

6. welcome to DU

:hi:

[Olney Blue]

10. This is as good a place as any. Welcome to DU!

[Bicoastal]

2. "In 1936, I was born a healthy, 7 lb. POW in a Vietnamese prison camp..."

[Bluerthanblue]

4. oh dear, did I read your title wrong!

I thought it said:

McCain expected to accept nod in prison


:silly:

Can't seem to seperate the pow meme from the man.

[mcg]

5. Since when did McCain become part of the executive branch?

A remote appearance from the Gulf Coast would be just an opportunistic photo op.
McCain is a senator, he's not the president-in-waiting or president-elect,
but they are trying to give that appearance. The same goes for the Russia-Georgia
situation.

[WoodyM]

7. I hope the keynote speech

is still on schedule. I cannot wait to hear the GOP, the party of “Family Values,” keynote speech of Rudy Giuliani, a confessed serial adulterer, as he sings the moral praises of John McCain, another confessed serial adulterer.

[Scooter24]

8. Hannah is expected to make landfall

as a Cat. 2 Hurricane somewhere near Savannah GA sometime Thursday or Friday. That is the latest forcast the gentleman on MSNBC. I would suspect that many Florida and Georgia viewers will be paying more attention to the weather than McCain this night.

[jeff30997]

9. That's rough!

2 catastrophes for the price of one.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

11. Darn! I thought it said," McCain expected to accept nod in prison"

Wishful thinking...