Gustav Smacks Around The GOP

Looters of New Orleans
Originally uploaded by Phalanx.

So New Orleans evacuated itself over the weekend... smart move in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Mayor Ray Nagan wasn't about to get faded a second time without the proper precautions.

The funny thing about Hurricane Gustav is that it's taken the wind from the sails of the GOPs convention in St. Paul.

Truth be told this is actually the best thing that could happen to McCain and the GOP... they have NO platform to speak of, and what can they really run on? The dynamics of GOP politics over the last 8 years has been so shameful on a moral level, economic level, social level.

All the tough talk since the End of the VietNam Conflict about how the GOP are down with patriotism, fiscal conservatism, national defense and uplifting society through "trickle down economics" has turned out to be the biggest bag of horseshit that anyone is selling.

During Dubya's time on the throne, the economy has gone to shit -- except for the core uber-rich constituency of the GOP, the national defense is nearly crippled, we couldn't defend the country in another war if it meant the security of the nation -- unless a draft was put into effect.

I just don't see how McCain can make a case for his candidacy? Can someone tell me?

I mean if Anderson Cooper is more inclined to have rain whipped at him at 100 mph instead of putting a mic in the face of the GOP faithful (a term that translates into complete idiots who are out for the money-grab and play the "I got mine, so fuck you" brand of American politics and socio-economic behavior), then the entire country has to question the efficacy of the GOP in this election.

The only reason why Barak Obama is the ahead by 20 points IN THE NATIONAL POLLS is the because those 20 to 30% of people are bigots, racists, dumbfucks.