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...GOP showcased an endorsement from Al Gore's 2000 running mate while stuffing their incumbent president into a box. Literally. Bush's only appearance at this convention was on the rectangular screens hanging around the Xcel Arena, as he delivered a 9-minute speech beamed in from the White House...
...evening, the elephant in the room was the elephant not in the room. Bush's political influence was felt in the frank positioning of the GOP as the God Party - even more than in past conventions, speakers were free with Scripture citations, religious exhortations and mentions of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Other Republicans received video tributes - Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and, of course, Ronald Reagan. There was a film and abundant praise for the president's father, former President George H.W. Bush, whose appearance in the hall with wife Barbara brought the drowsy crowd of delegates to its feet. They...
...Because what's a GOP convention without the Bushes? Tuesday marked at least 60 years of the family's attendance at these gatherings, going back to Philadelphia in 1948, when a Connecticut banker by the name of Prescott S. Bush attended as a delegate for the first time. They'll always be welcome - as long as they aren't the two-term incumbent in the family...
...uncompromising position on abortion, they like the guns in her home and the game in her freezer, and they like the way she symbolizes a jaunty "up yours" to cultural snobs the world over. So Palin can count on a passionate welcome and abundant cheers as she accepts the GOP's vice-presidential nomination...
...knowledgeable source told TIME that Palin plans to deliver a relatively short, plainspoken address in the voice of an ordinary working mom. She'll talk about challenging old-boy networks - oil companies, Alaska's corrupt GOP establishment - and learning to lead. Raising five kids while making a career won't necessarily earn you an invitation to the Council on Foreign Relations, but it does instill organization and discipline. That's what Palin brings to the table, the source said...