Republicans braced for more disruption as Isaac heads for New Orleans

[alp227]

Source: The Guardian

Republicans are working on emergency plans to salvage their convention as tropical storm Isaac hurtles towards New Orleans, with party officials acknowledging that their carefully-choreographed event could face further disruption.

The Republicans, still haunted by the fatal delays of President Bush in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina exactly seven years ago, would find it difficult to push ahead with their convention in Tampa in the event of serious flooding.

Organisers said for the first time that the remaining days – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – may also be disrupted by Isaac hitting the Gulf coast. They expressed hope that the convention, with a reshaped schedule, would go ahead, but conceded that in a worst-case scenario the whole thing might have to be cancelled.

Under that scenario, Romney would express regret over events in New Orleans and say that human life takes precedence over politics.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/27/republicans-disruption-isaac-new-orleans

[dbackjon]

1. For the sake of all in the storm's path

Let's hope there are no disruptions.

[wordpix]

2. lmao - disruption the article highlights is media attention to the storm instead of to the R's

Media are rushing to NO to cover the storm story and the R convention is being ignored. It's the wrath of the goddesses!!!!

[HooptieWagon]

3. Of course the hurricane is a reminder of Bush's

failure in NOLA. Seeing Obama react properly in NOLA on a split-screen with the GOP denouncing govt spotlights the difference.

[northoftheborder]

4. Ah, karma.

[Auntie Bush]

5. IF the storm hits NO...I hope it does at the exact time traitor Ann is giving her speech.

I don't want to hear her lie about what a great guy her sick husband it.
She's a traitor to all women and a liar. The others are stupid mean politicians.

[primavera]

8. Maybe someone could quote Glover Norquist

About how they want to drown government in a bathtub. That would be good.

[BadGimp]

6. Can someone get Pat Roberts on the horn?

I'm dying to know what God is thinking now and why he has chosen to wipe the entire GOP hate fest off the map NOW!

Pat: what is God saying to you now about this? Does he have a message for the GOP? Can you share that with us?

[alp227]

7. Robertson?

[Pachamama]

9. And what would really suck for the GOP is if the Hurricane strikes New Orleans & Obama and Dems show

....how one should respond to a disaster/crisis such as this, thereby showing how badly Republicans really suck and how much better dems are.