Because of the expected landfall of Hurricane Gustav, RNC activities have been greatly curtailed for Monday, the first day of the convention. President Bush and vice-President Cheney won’t be here at all, and Senator McCain may not attend either.
The first day’s schedule has been cut from nine hours to two and one half. Convention organizers are scrambling to change arrangements, and some delegates are flying home.
This is bad news for the protestors. The less that’s going on at the Xcel Center, the less media coverage they will get for their antics. Some events are still going on; the Indymedia coverage carries its usual semi-hysterical tone.
