Steve in New York : As expected, McCain and his campaign stratetist Steve Schmidt have taken advantage of the situation on the Gulf Coast with Hurricane Gustav about to hit landfall there tomorrow morning by canceling most of day 1 of the DNC's activities, thus keeping McCain and his nemesis, George W. Bush, separated at berth -- the berth "reserved" for Bush at the RNC -- and thus literally keeping him out of the picture there. (That would be the picture of Bush standing next to McCain.) This decision will leave the convention free and clear to serve as a platform for McCain and his fellow G.O.P. hypocrites to flaunt their horse-and-pony show of "compassionate conservatism" and shed their crocodile tears over the tragic situation in the Gulf (if the damage there is as bad as some forecasters are saying). Listening to the radio this morning, I heard one G.O.P. spokesman remark that the Republicans' display of compassion on this occasion would "make the RNC look like American Idol's 'America Gives Back' show" (it's actually called "Idol Gives Back"); don't examine that comparison TOO closely, or you'll realize that American Idol's producers made $5 million from that, without contributing a penny of their own money -- it was all donated by viewers who called toll-free lines to pledge money.

Chase : I really like John Mcain when he picked Sarah Palin that is awesome let us pray for any victims in the Gulf States Chase