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For McCain, the elephant in the room is still Bush.(News)

Article from: The Boston Herald Article date: November 02, 2008 Author: Gelzinis, Peter

Byline: PETER GELZINIS

In their final debate, John McCain glared at Barack Obama and said that if he was so eager to take on George W. Bush, he should have run four years ago.

When the political coroners perform their autopsies of the 2008 campaign, they may conclude that McCain's best zinger was actually his most poignant epitaph. For the very question he put before Obama is the one history will ask of this old soldier:

Why didn't McCain challenge George Bush four years ago?

For a self-proclaimed maverick who saw the Iraq war rapidly descending into chaos four ...

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Gustav May Delay GOP Convention

Posted Aug 29, 08 1:53 AM CDT in Politics 

Gustav May Delay GOP Convention
Source: AP Photo/Brennan Linsley

(Newser) – Republicans are considering delaying the start of next week's convention in Minneapolis if deadly Hurricane Gustav hits big, reports the Washington Post. The storm is on course to nail the Gulf Coast with full force early next week, and party officials don’t want America thinking about President Bush’s bungled Katrina response when McCain takes center stage. The White House may also yank Bush from the convention line-up. He's now scheduled for Monday's opening.

Party strategists also worry that a Gulf Coast storm would draw negative attention to the offshore oil rigs that McCain has touted as a fix for rising gas costs. But a former Bush staffer said Gustav could actually be a “two-fer” boon to McCain, giving Bush a chance to redeem the mistakes of Katrina and removing the unpopular prez from the convention roster.

Source: Washington Post

More about:  John McCain • George W. Bush • McCain 2008 • Hurricane Katrina • Republican National Convention • FEMA • Katrina aftermath • hurricane season

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(Newser) - President Bush tonight praised the "courage and vision" of John McCain and invoked the "lessons" of the 9/11 attacks as he asked Americans to vote for him, CNN reports. Bush, who addressed the Republican convention via satellite, also praised McCain for backing the US military surge in Iraq when it was politically unpopular. The president said McCain's "independence and character helped change history." More »

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Politico Politico Sep 2, 08 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the Republicans set to turn on all the lights at their convention tonight, Martin Kady II of Politico runs down five things to watch for: Palin’s shadow: “The theme of tonight’s convention is ‘service,’” Kady notes, “and the trick for the GOP is to focus voters’ attention on the question ‘Who is John McCain?’ when everyone is still asking, ‘Who is Sarah Palin?’” More »

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 Gustav: Risks, Rewards for GOP

McCain appears presidential; Repubs, compassionate

USA Today USA Today Sep 1, 08 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - For Republicans, the challenge of Hurricane Gustav's disruption of the party convention is to use it to their advantage without looking like political opportunists, writes Susan Page in USA Today . The cancellation of today's events offers risks and rewards—on the one hand, the loss of an evening of prime-time television; on the other, the chance to position McCain as presidential and the party as compassionate. More »

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