WCCO (Pat Kessler) is reporting that McCain may not show for the convention

[dflprincess]

instead he may address the delegates via a feed from the Gulf. What a caring compassionate guy :sarcasm:

[mzmolly]

1. I'm guessing it's partly due to the 50,000 protestors that are expected to show?

;)

[dflprincess]

2. No - I doubt he'd even see the protesters.

I think McCain, along with Bush and Cheney, are just trying to pretend they care about New Orleans this time.

I do find some irony that the hurricane that is keeping these war criminals out of Minnesota has a good Scandanavian name.

[mzmolly]

3. LOL, yes that is

ironic.

[fulllib]

4. Idiots

What a joke- as if McCain, or Bush for that matter, will actually be contributing anything to the efforts. They'll stand around in rainslickers and look tough.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. I've seen a lot of conventions, and I can't remember another one where

the nominee failed to show up in person.

Does anyone recall any conventions where this happened?

[dflprincess]

6. No I don't. But I also heard on tonight's news that McCain probably will show up here.

n/t

[dpbrown]

7. But it turns out that a level 2 hurricane is trumping the GOP's cynical plan to look compassionate

Since it's turning out to be no big deal and they practically soiled themselves trying to appear attentive.

[mascarax]

8. Like He Cares

It just sickens me that McCain races off to show his compassion...which was missing vote after vote post-Katrina (oh, and probably pre- too). And I'm ticked the media doesn't call him on it!