"Gustav" Scott McClellan thinks this may be good for the Republican Party. Seriously:

[kpete]

Scott McClellan thinks this may be good for the Republican Party. Seriously:

"If it's a major hurricane, I think that they certainly need to show they learned lessons from three years ago, both from a policy and perception standpoint," McClellan said.

He also suggested that McCain could benefit politically from such a scenario: It would allow Bush to mount an effective GOP response to a disaster while removing the unpopular president from the convention roster.

"It could be a two-fer," McClellan said.

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[lonestarnot]

1. And hasn't McMellonhead been in a cloud around his head oh since ugh he came onto the publc

scene. I think I still see a cloud about his ears and face.

[classof56]

2. Well, as the saying goes: It's an ill wind that blows no good.

Guess the good would be Bush not being at the convention (which it seems McC would prefer). The best part would be those in Gustav's path would get the assistance they need while enduring yet another disastrous hurricane. God knows, they deserve it!

Tired Old Cynic

[Desertrose]

3. Bastids.

Still just a numbers game to them.

Uncaring blackhearted bastids.


...and what if they haven't done enough to fix things and its worse..how will the GOP spin it then?

[tanyev]

4. Sadly, since it is an election year, anyone hit by this hurricane will get a lot more help

from the GOP than any of the victims of Katrina. Or maybe I should say they will get quick promises and the appearance of help.

[CrispyQ]

5. Asshole.

What about the hundreds of thousands of people who live in Gustav's path? What about them, you self absorbed, traitorous, piece of shit. Do you ever think of anyone but yourself, you fucking republican prick?

WE WILL NEVER FORGET KATRINA & WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER WHO WAS EATING BIRTHDAY CAKE WHILE NOLA DROWNED.

[KharmaTrain]

6. Sorry, This Isn't Golf

You don't get a Mulligan...trying to replace the corruption, neglect and cronyism that led to the thousands of deaths in New Orleans by "doing it right this time". No matter what precautions are taken this time doesn't remove the taint of seeing a major American city drowned in front of the entire world.

Last March I visited New Orleans and still saw a lot of Katrina damage...people living in trailers, blocks of ruined houses (and the lives that once lived inside), the empty malls and the overall suffering that almost everyone who lived in that city had to endure.

(btw...please check your link...I see some info that you may want to remove)

Cheers...

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. G-ddamnit!

:grr: F**king disgusting!

It would allow Bush to mount an effective GOP response to a disaster while removing the unpopular president from the convention roster.

And this little POS thinks people won't see effective GOP response for what it is? Political pandering! while people suffer?

Disgustingly transparent!

[flor-de-jasmim]

8. And Rove said yesterday or the day before that the Repubs. always got a tough break in August.

Pathetic, just pathetic.

[peacetalksforall]

14. Yeah, wasn't one of their bad breaks - PNAC 2001 avoiding warnings (if you believe

bin Laden was responsible).

[magellan]

9. Hey, they might score a trifecta

...with Hanna scheduled to arrive late next week....

Disaster management for a bounce! How typically and disgustingly cynical of the GOP.

[Lint Head]

10. The fascists in the White House know how to implement

Marshall Law during a disaster. That's it. :dem:

[GoesTo11]

11. Shock Doctrine again.

Press will have their script. They'll talk solemnly about the seriousness and maturity of the McCain campaign in postponing the convention. The convention will be sanctimonious about concern for the hurricane victims. Flags will fly.

[asjr]

12. Scotty is still covering his ass.

[Fleshdancer]

13. How many do overs do they want?

Nevermind that people die and homes are destroyed, the GOP wants to prove they learned something! Nevermind that FEMA worked just fine during the Clinton administration, the GOP wants to prove they fixed an agency they were responsible for destroying in the first place!

asshats.

[radfringe]

15. Cancel/postpone goper convention because of Gustav?

pure political stunt. no hurricane is going to stopped because the GOP cancels their convention.

assuming GOP does postpone/cancel because of gustav - will they take and bus all the delegates down to the gulf and help with clean-up? doubt it - more likely the speeches will have a sentence or two about "thoughts are with the victims of hurricane gustav" and then they will get back to proping up gigit and the geezer

[Uncle Joe]

16. Karl Rove still misses the big point.

"Some Republicans bemoaned an apparent GOP curse when it comes to summer storms and noted the contrast between the approach of Gustav and the sunny weather in Denver for the Democrats. "The Republicans can't seem to catch a break when it comes to August and when it comes to the weather," said Karl Rove, a former Bush adviser, on Fox News on Thursday."

1. The people in the path of these hurricanes are the victims, not the party of whiners.

2. In both cases mentioned in this column, Andrew and Katrina, it wasn't the weather hurting them politically, it was the Republican's total lack of leadership, awareness, reaction and empathy to the true victims of those catastrophes.

They speak of winning hearts and minds in war time but are clueless as to how it's done during peace time. Imagine how much different the Republicans in power would have fared, had they sent aid to the trapped and dying victims instead of professional mercenaries to treat them as criminals.

The weather only hurt the Republican Party in so much as blowing back the curtain exposing to the American People where the Republican Party's "family values" truly lie.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[malaise]

19. Great post Uncle Joe

It's always about them.

[Aviation Pro]

17. No, Snotty Scotty.....

...you don't get a mulligan on a hurricane, and I seriously doubt the response will be anymore effective than the response to Katrina.

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. So we will tell the families of the people who die in these storms

that they are helping the Republican Party...

did I get that right?

What an ossified asshole he is, making such comments.