* will be unable to attend the GOP convention on Monday...BREAKING MSNBC

[Skidmore]

Go figure.

[d_b]

1. that's ok, George.

everyone will be thinking of you.

[liberal renegade]

2. he'll make a surprise visit

just you wait and see.

[valerief]

14. Oh, I hope they televise the groans!

[4themind]

3. McCain is doing cartwheels over that-nt

[tekisui]

7. Oh gawd. The visual of mcpow trying to do a cartwheel.

:spray:

Biting my tongue....

[tekisui]

4. Chicken.

[maseman]

5. Guarantee he'll do a presser from the Oral Office

[C_U_L8R]

6. "Now watch this drive"

[LynneSin]

8. The entire republican party is probably jumping for joy about this

They were probably figuring out how to keep Bush & Dick from the convention and now they have an excuse.

[baldguy]

9. They want to keep him FAR, FAR, FAR away from the convention.

If they could take the name "Republican" off the sign, they'd do that too.

[cureautismnow]

10. Please tell us he's left the country.

For good. :fingerscrossed:

[bullimiami]

11. dont bush and mccain have to do a guitar jangle while N.O. drowns?

[valerief]

12. I'm not sure I understand how * is explaining this. WTF is * doing for

Gustav anyway? And if he did do anything, why can't he do it in St. Paul?

[tekisui]

13. So, he is using Gustav as the justification to bail?

[valerief]

16. Yep. (scratches head)

[Tesla]

17. I think this hurricane is going to wipe out all kids of reminders of the Bush years....

If you know what I mean???

[Enrique]

15. he'll be there in spirit

I'd like to see an Obama ad showing how it might have looked like Bush wasn't there, but really he was.

[Donkeykick]

18. This doesn't surprise me none.

He dosen't want to go through that, "you are a doing a great job, Brownie." thing like the last time.