Emergency officials are preparing for the possibility that Tropical Storm Gustav could regain hurricane strength and hit the Gulf Coast early next week.
In part out of fear that politicking and partying while a potential Katrina 2.0 is underway, Republican officials tell the Washington Post they "are considering delaying the start of the GOP convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul."
-- Michael Olson
10:40 PM ET | 08-28-2008 | permalink
That's a sensitive choice. Deeply, deeply ironic, but sensitive.
That's a political choice. Deeply, deeply ironic, and politically motivated.
Planners are doing a heckuva job.
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