Ridge aasked if the RNC convention should be rescheduled.

[napi21]

I just heard this on our 11PM news.

Ridge sidestepped a question about whether the convention should go ahead -- its main item of business is formally nominating Bush.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/3603319/detail.html

I posted the link because I thought you might think I was hearing things. I actually had to check their web site, because I thought I was hearing things too!

I'm not sure what I think about this.

[kikiek]

1. Later bump and more time to spend money

[napi21]

6. I thought of that too.

Drag out the time for shrub to still receive $$ and Kerry can't spen more than the money from the Gov't.

I don't know. I feel I'm buckling under the conspiracy theory too much here.

[kikiek]

8. I don't when you're dealing with this gang. History proves they will do

whatever it takes to stay in power. I don't think you could discount anything with them. I wish it weren't so. Life was so much easier when trust existed. Question is did it ever really exist?

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. Perhaps they will cancel

It is will lead to unnecessary scrutiny of the party platform and will attract protest. They are probably moving to cancel the whole god damn thing. NY is going for Kerry anyway.

[belle]

3. Fat chance. I wish, but fat chance.

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Dare to dream!

[osaMABUSh]

4. Right, then Bush can raise unlimited funds for another month

I hate Republicans.

[Systematic Chaos]

5. I wouldn't be surprised in the LEAST.

Of course, they'll say they're doing it to promote safety or whatever. Maybe they'll even trot out some captured "terrorists" who were going to try and pull another 9/11. They could use that as an excuse to just cancel the whole thing.

From there, it's not such a huge leap to recommend that the elections are cancelled for the same reasons.... :eyes:

[SoCalDem]

10. Then they will say they will just "opt out" of the matching funds..

since the time is short..and they have plenty of money from the extra month + of fundraising..

They are liars, cheats and whores.:(

[Warpy]

9. someone suggested they change the venue to an island.

I suggested Riker's.

[SoCalDem]

11. Alcatraz??

:)

[pinniped]

18. Devil's Island. Nothing but the best accomodations for these idiots.

n/t

[NYC]

13. Good, Warpy.

I like it.

[Old and In the Way]

12. Maybe this is laying an excuse to keep Bush away from the

convention? I think that the acceptance speech could be a real "break it" moment for Dimson. His last press conference and SOTU address were pretty bad, bizarre, actually. So maybe Bush will videotape his speech? So it can be edited (translated) into English.

[Dover]

14. They can't be looking forward to the debates or to any Bush public

appearance unless tightly scripted. One thing you can count on is that it won't be business as usual. They will dodge and weave to avoid opportunities for public scrutiny.

[Hobarticus]

15. But, but...we're safer from terra now, right?

So why would the RNC be pissing themselves and thinking about rescheduling?

Oh, this is rich.

[Dover]

16. Desperate................VERRRRRRY Desperate.

Must be just exhausting to keep the veil in place.

[soothsayer]

17. yeah, but he can't run on his "amerika is safer" lies if he runs away from

the convention.

The boy's in a bit of a bind, I think.