Mountain Sage

McCain orders convention curtailed for Gustav
By DAVID ESPO
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, ordering the cancellation of all but essential opening-day activities as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans.
“This is a time when we have to do away with our party politics and [...]

I hope you all will join me in sending thoughts and prayers for the people of New Orleans.
Mandatory Hurricane Evacuation Is Ordered in New Orleans
City officials ordered everyone to leave New Orleans
beginning Sunday morning — the first mandatory evacuation
since Hurricane Katrina flooded the city three years ago –
as Hurricane Gustav grew into what the city’s [...]

Here is the Hillary Clinton tribute video from the convention last night.
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In a report from Denver from Capital Hill member Papau there was an item that I noticed and relegated to the back of mind until I had more time to comment.
On August 25th: Meanwhile Leah Daughtry (minister who demandsreparations for black folks) – the CEO (Temporary head) of the convention and Dean’s chief [...]

Remember Democrats for a day….Republicans who crossed party lines and voted for Obama in the primaries?  They’ve know all along that Hillary is a formidable opponent and they also knew Obama has a lot of vetting yet to be done.  I’m sure they will be glad to do it for the Democrats.
That’s a Relief [...]

Clinton die-hards voice anger in convention protest
2 hours ago

DENVER, Colorado (AFP) — Defiant Hillary Clinton loyalists marched through Denver Tuesday to vent anger at the outcome of the bitter Democratic primary race in a final show of support for their beaten idol.
Just hours before Clinton was to address Democrats in a speech that party grandees [...]

While still unconfirmed, I have read from two different sources that the roll call vote will be a sham.
Delegates have been told they must indicate their choice for President and Vice President IN WRITING by 4:00 p.m. Wednesday and turn the vote into the state chairman.
Why? We’ve read reports of the strong arm [...]

Unfortunately, Obama, Biden isn’t running for president…you are and you aren’t ready to be president.
Obama says Joe Biden is ready to be president
By BETH FOUHY and CHRISTOPHER WILLS, Associated Press Writers 43 minutes ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is calling his running mate, Joe Biden, “a leader who is ready to step [...]

No kidding, Joe. It’s what we’ve been saying all along.

CNN reports that Obama has made it official that his choice for running mate is
Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. Biden (born November 20, 1942) is the senior United States Senator from Delaware.
Biden has foreign policy experience but is gaffe-prone. Biden, had a plagiarism issue (from Neil Kinnock) in 1988. In October 2002, Biden voted for [...]