Tropical Storm Gustav Menaces GOP Convention
Though days away from its expected landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast, Tropical Storm Gustav is already having a large impact on the US media, with many sources making allusions to Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans nearly three years ago. It is threatening to disrupt Monday's start of the GOP convention in St. Paul.
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The Washington Post reports GOP officials "said yesterday that they are considering delaying the start of the GOP convention" over the storm, and "White House officials are also debating whether President Bush should cancel his scheduled convention appearance on Monday, the first day of the convention, according to administration officials and others familiar with the discussion."
The Wall Street Journal reports a hurricane-strength Gustav making landfall in the US would likely turn "the public's attention...away from Sen. McCain's agenda and the celebration in St. Paul. Instead, Gustav can't help but remind voters of the last time a natural disaster befell a Republican administration, and the faltering response that ensued. Democrats are keen to make the connection." Fox News' Special Report adds, "Privately, top Republican officials acknowledge a real sensitivity about the administration's response to Hurricane Katrina, and the image of Republicans partying in St. Paul as another hurricane comes ashore on the gulf coast is a real potential political problem that has sparked many closed-door meetings."
-- US News
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