Hurricane Gustav Rnc

Don't Be Chicken, Senator McCain

James P. Hoffa | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


James P. Hoffa

Letterman showed a feed of McCain as he was getting made up for his interview with Katie Couric -- and then asked McCain if he needed a ride to the airport.

The Battle Between McCain and Bush: The Cancelled First Night, The "Furious" President and the Palin Gambit

Sidney Blumenthal | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home


Sidney Blumenthal

The McCain campaign and the Bush White House negotiated terms that unfolded as a script over the past several days, several sources told me.

Republicans Relieved Bush Is Skipping Convention

Politico | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics


The looming threat of Hurricane Gustav forced President Bush to cancel his planned valedictory address before the GOP national convention Monday night...

Tropical Storm Gustav Agrees to Fill in for President Bush

Steve Young | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics


Steve Young

"We had a last minute choice to make. Bush or Gustav," said Republican National Committee Chairman Robert M. "Mike" Duncan. "We went with the less risky to the campaign."