Posted on 09/01/2008 2:35:10 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
First we had a former national chairman of the Democratic National Committee laughing over the effect of Hurricane Gustav hitting New Orleans would have on Republicans as they prepared to hold their convention this week. Now we have a writer for The New Republic, Nate Silver, worried in the other direction in an article titled, "How Gustav Could Benefit the Republicans." Silver lists the ways he perceives that Republicans could benefit from this storm:
1. Allows McCain to Appear Magnanimous. By potentially delaying or canceling his "date" at the GOP convention, McCain appears as though he is giving something up to tend to the Gulf Coast. Sympathetic and neutral-to-sympathetic media outlets may view this as underscoring McCain's "America First" theme.
And if McCain didn't delay the GOP convention, the MSM would have been screeching about how "heartless" Republicans just don't care about people.
2. Lowers Expectations Bar. The selection of Sarah Palin as the VP nominee has forced the GOP to shift abruptly from a "Ready to Lead" theme to an "America First" theme. While it is difficult to say whether one of these themes was intrinsically stronger than the other, odds are that a lot of speeches had to be re-engineered, probably rendering them less effective upon delivery. Gustav, however, may give the GOP a built-in "excuse" for more off-the-cuff, hastily-organized speeches.
I'm not even sure what Silver is saying here but perhaps he is microanalyzing his perceived politics of this hurricane a bit too much.
3. Removes the Bush problem. The further Mr. 30% is from St. Paul, the better off the Republicans will be.
Perhaps we better keep Ms 9%, Nancy Pelosi and the rest of Congress well away as well.
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Palin + Gustav = Moonbat catatonic fit.
I have not laughed as much at moonbats as I have since McCain chose Palin.....and its only going to get funnier....yeeeehawwww!
She had her chance last week.
He’s saying that the GOP will be helped if G.W. Bush stays away from St. Paul.
So now God is on the side of the Republicans??
I thought that Michael Moore had Him already on his side ...
Hurricans are Fair & Balanced.
Libruls don’t like Fair & Balanced.
I know that he has “apologized,” but why isn’t Donnie Fouler’s (sic) “God is on our side” clip ALL OVER THE MEDIA? The “media” is a fraud.
Wellstone funeral.
Payback. The Democrats busted the horns of Republicans about Katrina three years ago, and even parlayed it into a Congressional victory of sorts in 2006. It would be no more than poetic justice if the American public sees the Republican response in 2008 as much more compassionate and comprehensive, and accorded the Republicans the credit for the ‘save’ of New Orleans this time.
Keeps one Bush away...and the other Bush, Laura is there making speeches. Her popularity is through the roof. The donkeys can't win for nothing...their calculations are always WRONG...
Of course it is helping the Republicans. They showed courage in basically canceling many of the events today.
Of course it is benefitting Repubs. The country is seeing what happens when, instead of an unsteady, uncertain weeping Democrat Louisiana governor and a do-nothing Democrat mayor, we have 5 Republican governors who just ignored Mayor Nagin and coordinated the federal, state and local first responders to be proactive instead of reactive. WORLD of difference.
Nagin was likely told to scare the bejeebus out of the citizens to get them out and in return, they will praise him like the dickens afterwards for it.
Is Fowler laughing now that the Republicans are acting as the party of adults?
I want to sing...
Maybe Michael Moore has a different god.
You may be right, but I saw it as Nagin recognizing that this was going to be a very effective, life-saving evacuation and he wanted to get out in front of the parade. You don't have to do the hard work if you can just jump in front of the line.
So...according to this guy, God is back on our side again?
LOL! ;)
Keeps one Bush away...and the other Bush, Laura is there making speeches. Her popularity is through the roof. The donkeys can’t win for nothing...their calculations are always WRONG...
And she looked absolutely beautiful. She seemed somewhat relaxed, more so than I’ve seen her before. Very reassuring. Laura is still the “Comforter In Chief.”
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