When the going gets tough for the GOP, the tough take a Caribbean Cruise. It's a WORKING HOLIDAY!

[Amerigo Vespucci]

GOP Heads Out On Caribbean Cruise To Re-Plot



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/12/gop-heads-out-on-caribbea_n_143383.html

When Joe Six-pack suffers a severe setback, he might cry in his beer. The Republican elite could be found this week on a Caribbean cruise after being stung in the Nov. 4 elections.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson joined policy analysts and 700 subscribers who want to revive the Republican Party on the cruise hosted by the National Review, a conservative magazine.

Publisher Jack Fowler told The Associated Press during a port of call on Tuesday that their mood is upbeat despite last week's drubbing at the polls.

"No one's jumped overboard," Fowler quipped as passengers disembarked in Old San Juan. "This is a forward-thinking group."

Romney's spokesman dismissed blogosphere rumors that he is shoring up support for another presidential bid, even though he recently restarted his political action committee. The National Review endorsed Romney's 2008 candidacy.

"This is a chance for Gov. Romney to get together with some old friends to talk about the challenges facing our nation," spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said. "He believes now is the time to call on the goodwill of all Americans to help our president-elect."

Thompson, whose own bid for the GOP nomination was short-lived, tersely answered a few questions from shoreside journalists before walking up the narrow cobblestone streets in shorts and sneakers. He called the cruise a family vacation, and said he is not planning another White House run.

The National Review plays an influential role with Republican insiders. During a 2007 cruise, the magazine called on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who hosted a reception for editors and guest speakers at the governor's mansion in Juneau.

Liberals also organize political cruises. Last year, The Nation magazine organized an Alaska trip where subscribers rubbed shoulders with left-leaning figures such as actor Richard Dreyfuss.

This cruise, the 21st hosted by the National Review, mixes leisure and politics, but Fowler said there are no panels about John McCain's running mate.

Most of the passengers booked oceanview and veranda cabins at $2,400 to $3,000 per person, according to the Cruise Authority, the U.S. company that arranged the trip. The ship is stopping in Turks and Caicos Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Bahamas before returning to Fort Lauderdale, Florida this weekend.

[Parche]

1. Oh Let There be A Hurricane

:woohoo: :hi:

[liberalmuse]

2. 'Let them eat cake.'

The GOP are the reason people start revolutions.

[Bolo Boffin]

3. Pshaw. Here's where all the real action is happening.

Love...
Exciting and new...

:puke:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

6. Ashcroft: "Let the eeeeeeeeeeeeeeagle soar, Like she's never soared before..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFmMGYv3mag

:rofl:

[Bolo Boffin]

7. You KNOW he's going to be at the Karaoke bar with his own CD.

:rofl:

[tanyev]

13. Cruising with wingnuts for Valentine's Day?

That is beyond pathetic.

[babylonsister]

4. I see some people aren't feeling any financial pinch; gots to get

their tans on before the next session, I guess.

[dkofos]

5. Where did I leave my ACME submarine??

[BrklynLiberal]

8. They are going to stop off and visit their money in the off-shore accounts.

[TomInTib]

9. 32N 14W, Full Speed Ahead!

Good luck, bastards.

[TahitiNut]

11. 41°46' N, 50° 14' W

:evilgrin:

[TomInTib]

12. Oh, hell yeah.

Mine were co-ords for Bermuda Triangle.

My original reply was going to be "I hope the band knows 'Nearer My God, to Thee'".

[TahitiNut]

15. O...IC

It was a typo ... you meant 64 instead of 14. Gotcha. :hi:

[BeFree]

10. Grassroots affair?

Lets see, the grassroots - that's us- beat the crap outta the big money, old white mens' club --
and they are getting together to lick each other's wounds, pass cash and yell about the slaves revolting?

Fuck 'em. We outta round up the robbers and make them do hard labor for once in their lives.

[SammyWinstonJack]

14. "No one's jumped overboard" Here, follow this lead

[Spirochete]

16. Where's a tsunami when you really need one?