Being prepared has numerous interpretations right now

Gallup Daily Tracking Poll
Obama - 49%
McCain - 41%
Obama +4%/McCain -3% since last poll

McCain may postpone convention
John McCain said the Republican National Convention may be postponed, after federal officials said Hurricane Gustav was gathering to a devastating Category 5 as it headed toward star-crossed New Orleans. >>
Politico

GOP officials say Gustav likely to force convention changes
McCain campaign manager Rick Davis plans to meet with Republican officials in charge of the party's convention planning in Minneapolis-St. Paul Sunday to review the latest news on Hurricane Gustav and discuss what their options might be — then consulting with the presumptive Republican nominee to determine what changes may need to be made. >>
CNN

Gulf Republicans Skip Convention, McCain on Edge as Gustav Nears
With the Republican National Convention set to open Monday in St. Paul, the threat posed by Hurricane Gustav has already prevented prominent GOP officials from attending and has John McCain on edge about whether the event should be postponed. >>
FOXnews

Hurricane is God's Favor to Democrats
On a plane from Denver to Charlotte following the Democrats' convention, I found myself seated behind former National Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Don Fowler and Congressman John Spratt of South Carolina. Their conversation was interesting to say the least. >>
RedState

2 Top Alaska Newspapers Question Palin's Fitness
Since yesterday's shocking arrival of Gov. Sarah Palin as John McCain's running mate there has been the usual cable news and print blathering about the pick from those who know little about her. >>
HuffingtonPost

Let Palin Be Palin
A spectre is haunting the liberal elites of New York and Washington--the spectre of a young, attractive, unapologetic conservatism, rising out of the American countryside, free of the taint (fair or unfair) of the Bush administration and the recent Republican Congress, able to invigorate a McCain administration and to govern beyond it. >>
The Weekly Standard

A Brilliant Trap Makes Dems the Male Chauvinists
SHE'S just a beauty queen. She's another Dan Quayle. And ironically, the biggest criticism of Sarah Palin, John McCain's veep choice, is she has no experience. Funny, coming from the Barack Obama camp. >>
New York Post

The Joan of Arc of Alaska politics
Sarah Palin was a hockey mom, small-town mayor and rising young Republican star in Alaska in 2003 when she ran afoul of her party's establishment as a whistleblower and was cast into the political wilderness. >>
Anchorage Daily News

‘Suburban mom’ who took on her own party
Sarah Palin made the leap from being a small town mayor to governor of Alaska two years ago by vowing to reform a party that was imbued with corruption and tainted by its cosy ties to the oil industry. >>
Financial Times

Who is Prepared to be President? Nobody
Is Barack Obama prepared to be president? No. Neither is John McCain. >>
RealClearPolitics

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2 days until the Republican National Convention.

27 days until the first Presidential debate in Oxford, MS.

33 days until the Vice-Presidential debate in st. Louis, MO.

36 days until the second Presidential debate in Nashville, TN.

46 days until the final Presidential debate in Hempstead, NY.

66 days until Election Day.

143 days until Presidential Inauguration.

-RSKnopfJr

Comments

[mike s]

If this hurricane does as much damagae as Katrina, which I hope it dont. Our government better be more prepared this time. There was nothing but mistakes during the distress times of katrina.