I noticed that Southwest Oklahoma had one delegate who went to the Democrats convention in Denver. Have not heard about anyone from our neck of the Plains going to Minne, Minni, Many... to St. Paul. (I'm a thinker, not a speller.)
But, I have never seen a political group try so hard to get out of holding an international press extravaganza, as the Republicans are. And the RNC hasn't even been in town long enough to try skipping out on the porn-pay channel in their hotel suite.
"What's that? A dying tropical storm is going to hit a desolate stretch of Texas coast and Louisiana swamp? We're going to have to put on our American hats and cancel our meeting in Minnesota! That's all there is to it!"
Wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall of the Republican convention planning office?
"Who do we have that speaks as well as Barrack, Hillary, Bill, Ted or Michelle?"
" What do you mean by Palin Comparison?!"
"No, you've got to keep Bush and Dick away from the convention. Even WE hate them now!!"
"How can we get 84,000 people to cram into a stadium for six hours?"
" What do you mean John McCain has to give his acceptance speech during halftime of the Vikings-Dallas Cowboys game?!"
"What's our ace in the hole? How do we top the four-day, flawless spectacular inspiration fest that the Dems put on?"
"What do you mean Giuliani in a dress?!"
"Let's give it up now, boys. Contact the man in charge. No, I don't mean the President! Tell Dick to move Halliburton headquarters to the Middle East. Oh, they did already...(sigh!)"
I'm just saying...
Three years ago this GOP administration couldn't get a bass boat to rescue a major American city that was drowning. This year, it can't seem to organize its own party -- even when the potential first lady has all the keys to the beer truck.