The Battle Between McCain and Bush: The Cancelled First Night, And The "Furious" President.

[gatorboy]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sidney-blumenthal/the-battle-between-mccain_b_123147.html

The cancellation of the first night of the Republican National Convention marks the renewal of the rivalry between George W. Bush and John McCain. Since their bitter contest over the Republican nomination in 2000, they have taken years to make peace. But now McCain's last chance has collided with Bush's legacy.

Hurricane Gustav was "a big blessing," according to a source close to the McCain campaign. Facing a Katrina level wipeout--the landfall in St. Paul of both President Bush and Vice President Cheney--McCain felt trapped. How could he prevent the President and Vice President from appearing at the convention? Only an act of God could intervene. Suddenly, a hurricane whipped up in the Gulf and looked headed for New Orleans. Like a divinely inspired miracle, a storm to blow away Bush and Cheney had been conjured.

The McCain campaign and the Bush White House negotiated terms that unfolded as a script over the past several days, several sources told me. First, Bush announced he must oversee the preparations for dealing with the hurricane. He would not be able to attend the convention. Cheney, too, would drop out. In order that Bush and Cheney not seem to have been humiliated, McCain cancelled the entire proceedings for the first evening.

Almost certainly, Bush had to cancel his planned speech while Gustav loomed. But the sources say he didn't like the idea and felt pushed. Bush is described by sources as "furious" at McCain for being deprived of his last appearance before his party, which nominated him twice, as a sitting president. He believes he is being treated disrespectfully.

[saltpoint]

1. One earns disrespect.

But few have earned it more than George W. Bush.

He ignored Gulf Coast residents after Katrina. Here again he thinks of himself while Gustav scrambles his party's convention.

What a jerk.

[hisownpetard]

6. Yup yup. Bush got his disrespect the old fashioned way: he earned it.

:headbang:

[saltpoint]

12. LOL! He did at that.

And hell -- that's purty darn good thing for a brush-clearin' cowboy!

[lame54]

14. He pulled himself DOWN by his own bootstraps

[LSK]

2. .

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[firedupdem]

3. He's on tonight

according to MSNBC Bush will be speaking tonight. It looks like things are on for the speech but he's speaking from a remote place somewhere. LOL...they are ticked at each other

[C_U_L8R]

8. Bush beaming in by satellite

That says it all.

[bunkerbuster1]

11. Yeah but he's stuck "phoning it in."

This is the R fuckin' NC, and he's the President. This isn't the annual Roe v. Wade anniversary rally, to which Bush always used to phone in his support.

There's no way to know how accurate the OP's story really is, but it sure wouldn't surprise me to learn that Commander Pissypants is steaming over this.

[AndyA]

4. F*uck. You. Bush.

You earn respect, it's not a given right.

You've done NOTHING as President to deserve or warrant ANY respect.

In fact, you've done NOTHING YOUR WHOLE MISERABLE PATHETIC LIFE that deserves any respect. You only deserve reprehension, disgust, and dishonor. And you have earned them all.

[firedupdem]

7. McCain Undisciplined!

Bush hasn't spoken to McCain in 3 months! He's mad because of the "worse off than four years ago" statement! I hope Bush says something really really intelligent tonight...yeah right!

[Bob Dobbs]

5. busholini is being treated with all the disrespect he deserves.

Gustav was, in fact, a godsend for gramps' freefalling campaign, an opportunity to discard the decomposing albatross of busholini inc from around his neck.

[TheCoxwain]

9. I heard on NPR that Lieberman is going to speak today

I cant believe what a turncoat he has turned out to be

[wildbilln864]

10. fuck the bush! nt

[Fuzz]

13. Train wreck

[napi21]

15. Well, Shrub always says God tells him what to do. THIS TIME

God wanted to make sure he got his message!

[Bob Dobbs]

16. Delete

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