Chimpy, Cheney and now a growing list of Repubs NOT attendiong their convention... Gov. Jindal, I understand. But B*sh AND Cheney? BOTH? Will they be couwering in some undisclosed location together? And Crist? (because of "Hanna" approaching)...
The Republican brand is SHIT and Repubs can exhale- Chimy's staying home, Cheney's staying home, and numerous other GOP reps can run away from their own party membership to protect and defend their constituents from the fury of nature. Yeah, right. GOP, party of chicken-hawks and chicken-shits.
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080831/NEWS02/808310378Everybody is aware of the devastating TV split-screen potential here," Rogers added. "The affected governors ... are all major-leaguers with close ties to McCain. The best political antennas in the party are tuned in to this."
In addition to Barbour, the three other Republican governors whose states sit in the path of the hurricane are Rick Perry of Texas, Bob Riley of Alabama and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, who told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that he would go to the convention only if something "dramatic or unexpected" happened. Perry and Jindal had speaking slots lined up this week.
Bush called the four governors Saturday morning "to make sure the states were receiving all the assistance they needed from the federal government," White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said. He said Bush "pledged the full support of the federal government."
Some GOP members of Congress have also opted to stay home with their constituents rather than travel to St. Paul, including Sen. David Vitter, who lives in New Orleans, and Rep. Roger Wicker (Miss.), who is up for re-election this fall.