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...convention here that "this is no ordinary election," and his speech, capping the first night of the hurricane-delayed proceedings, was Exhibit A. Who would have predicted eight years ago, when Lieberman basked in the cheers of thousands of Democrats after accepting their nomination as vice-president, that the GOP would one day offer him a prime time slot instead of George W. Bush...
...political journey from banner-waving GOP social conservative to maverick reformer may simply be about good timing. It's what former journalist Bill McAllister, who now works for Palin's press staff, used to call "Sarah-dipity" - that uncanny gift of knowing exactly what voters are looking for at a particular moment. And, of course, the political will to give them what they want. (See photos of Sarah Palin here...
...something it could hardly have hoped for a few days ago: a reason to cancel Bush's speech on the opening day of the party's coronation of his successor. The President, with favorability ratings stuck below 30% for months, may be popular in the convention hall with loyal GOP soldiers. But with the Democrats doing everything they can to paint McCain's candidacy as a third term of Bush, the President is the last person McCain wants as the party's face going into the fall campaign...
...problem with silver linings, though, is that they disappear as fast as the clouds they surround. Gustav's negligible impact and early demise meant that the GOP couldn't cancel Bush completely - throwing a sitting President under a bus must be done discreetly. So they've settled for the next best thing: a very short speech via satellite by the President from the White House tonight around 9:30 p.m. E.T. Bush will speak for all of eight minutes, thanking Republicans for their backing over the years and urging them to work hard to help elect McCain...
...will be a fast eight minutes, over before the broadcast networks begin their 10 p.m. E.T. coverage. And to make sure Bush's speech fades quickly, the GOP is following it with speakers designed to overshadow the President. First, Fred Thompson, the popular Law & Order star and former presidential candidate, will try to fire up the crowd in St. Paul. He will be followed by Joe Lieberman, the self-described "independent Democrat" whom McCain flirted with for his running mate, ensuring a torrent of media coverage. By the time Lieberman, the former running mate for Al Gore, is done, Bush...