A $50 Million Waste ????
Posted by Andy on September 1st, 2008
Cancelations are flying in for RNC events, and it is beginning to make me wonder if the Twin Cities got itself all gussied up for Prom, but her date cancelled.
Years of planning. Scores of local businesses forced to adapt for the RNC this week. Thousands of people busting their butts. And all of a sudden, it seems like it is all a waste.
My regular readers know I am not one who minces words and I think this calling off the convention BS is a joke. I think backing down and canceling the regular convention activities and for all practical purposes turning it into a Red Cross fundraiser is the biggest mistake. And worse, an admission of guilt and solidification of everything the Democrats have said about Katrina.
Republicans need this convention to go after the Democrats. They got beat up and had every single talking point and rhetorical attack thrown at them. They need to respond and with as much attention as possible. If McCain goes ahead with turning his chance to introduce his ticket and message to America into an episode of Oprah, all bets are off.
And as someone who has seen how much my hometown has had to go through for the chance to have this thing here, I’m going to be a little pissed off as well. So are those who have had to suspend their day to day operations, and may end up getting skunked out since they are canceling event after event. Local business owners could be the biggest losers of all.
I know, I know, cold hearted conservative, that’s me. But if McCain and Republicans go ahead and call off the convention and do not at least return to normal operations on Tuesday, it will be a $50 million waste of of time, resources, and momentum.
The Twin Cities and Republicans have our dresses on and hair done up, don’t stand us up Johnny. Look, we can’t come back and do this thing later. There is no postponing this thing. You’ve screwed up our town for this thing, so let’s just go ahead and go through with it.
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September 1st, 2008 at 10:08 am
Gustav made landfall as a Cat 2, causing practically no damage in Nawlins. I’d be surprised if we didn’t have a full schedule Tuesday night.
Your point is well taken, though.
September 1st, 2008 at 11:38 am
For the good of the delegates, the regular convention activities should go on as planned. For the good of the NATION and the PARTY …… the leadership did exactly what needs to be done. Going ahead with the festivities would have been a public relations nightmare.
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:45 am
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