BREAKING: Neither Bush nor Cheney will attend the RNC.

[LostInAnomie]

Just reported on CNN. Dana Perino has made the announcement that neither Bush nor Cheney will be attending the RNC. The stated reason is that it would be wrong to celebrate while a national disaster is going on.

[pdxmom]

1. And the RNC lets out a collective sigh of relief. N/T

[midnight]

2. They can attend fishing trips, and cutting cake, and singing

parties, but not the RNC party? I guess it's not that important? Not enough people will be attending.

[valerief]

5. Drink. Shoot faces. nt

[rurallib]

3. W missed NOLA drowning last time. Wants to watch it on TV

What is Cheney's excuse? Student deferment?

[cliffordu]

21. DuZy

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. More like...

The RNC compared the possibilities: Do we want those two chuckleheads anywhere near us, in primetime, or would we rather something like a hurricane or a 55 gallon kit drum of Leprosy?

[NightWatcher]

6. they get to blame the storm for not wanting to be seen there

[fasttense]

7. The bushes are busy giving out no-bid contractors to their buddies. n/t

[napi21]

8. Well, the Pubs finally found a "valid reason" to keep the btds away!

It also looks like they may use it as an excuse tokeep McNut from having to speak too! Plans to be announced today about how they might alter the convention schedule. They could shorten it to one day just to take care of the necessary business.

[begin_within]

9. By "national disaster" do they mean Hurricane Gustav or the RNC?

[cobalt1999]

20. LOL.

Good one. :rofl:

[JaneQPublic]

10. Damn. Bush & Cheney were the best possible ads for Obama & Biden. (nt)

[lovuian]

11. Everybody hates them and they would be Booed on TV

I know the Ron Paly people would boo them

[ThoughtCriminal]

12. After years of claiming

that is was perfectly OK for Bush to eat birthday cake, Cheney to go house shopping and Rice to go show shopping during Katrina, now they are saying that they have to focus on dealing with a disaster and it wopuld be innapropriate for them to "Celebrate".

All this time they were praying for any excuse to keep them as far away from the RNC as possible.

[area51]

13. "... it would be wrong to celebrate while a national disaster is going on."

They just NOW figured that out? :eyes:

[notadmblnd]

14. disasters have never gotten in the way of their good times before

and I doubt if they've suddenly grown consciences. Must be that the GOP and RNC asked them to stay home?

[SpiralHawk]

15. "Fail Fail - the gang's not here. What the heck do we care?" - Republicon Homelanders

Bush and Cheney go AWOL. Again. As usual.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

16. They've celebrated a disaster for eight years, but they stop now?

[liberal1973]

17. truly cowards

[Batgirl]

18. "Um, sure we want you both to come; your invitations must have gotten lost in the mail"

sayeth the RNC to W/Darth. Thus the transparent face-saving "humph, we already had other plans anyways."

[lpbk2713]

19. Riiight.

Anyone who believes what BushCo says at this stage of the game deserves what they get.