| Another week, another political | | | | vice-presidential nominee 8 years ago. |
| convention. This week kicks off the | | | | Lieberman went between praising McCain, |
| Republican National Convention that will see | | | | defending Palin, and hitting out at Barack |
| the nomination of John McCain for President | | | | Obama. The keynote speech to be given |
| and Sarah Palin for Vice-President, though | | | | by Rudy Guiliani was moved to Wednesday. |
| the schedule is in flux with Hurricane Gustav | | | | |
| that has landed in Louisiana. | | | | Wednesday the theme is Prosperity. |
| | | | Palin gave her acceptance speech tonight and |
| McCain named Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, | | | | America got their first real chance to know |
| as his running mate on August 29th. She | | | | her. Palin filled the vice-presidential |
| was more or less a surprise pick. She | | | | role of attack dog. And she did a good |
| is not well known on the national scene, at | | | | job of attacking Barack Obama and Joe |
| least from a media perspective. | | | | Biden. McCain is going to have a tough |
| | | | time topping her speech. Also speaking |
| The first day of the convention was greatly | | | | were Mitt Romney, Meg Whitman, Mike |
| abbreviated. The only real speakers | | | | Huckabee, and Kay Bailey |
| were Laura Bush and Cindy McCain putting out | | | | Hutchinson.  The speeches once |
| a call for help for the areas affected by | | | | again seem to focus on John McCain, but not |
| Gustav. They also made announcements of | | | | on any policy stances for the |
| some projects that the Republicans will be | | | | candidates. |
| undertaking to help victims of Gustav. | | | | |
| This fit with the theme for the day: | | | | Thursday will be John McCain's day. The |
| Service. | | | | theme for the final day of the convention is |
| | | | Peace.  The day is supposed to |
| The theme for Tuesday was Reform. The | | | | showcase McCain's idea of American goodwill |
| main speakers of the evening were Laura Bush, | | | | and our pursuit of peace in the world. |
| George Bush, Fred Thompson, and Joe | | | | McCain tops off the evening with his |
| Lieberman.  President Bush gave a | | | | acceptance speech. Then the campaign |
| very short speech about McCain and didn't | | | | can begin with 60 days until Election Day. |
| really say too much. Fred Thompson | | | | |
| followed and defended the choice of Sarah | | | | The convention schedule will be very flexible |
| Palin for vice-president and helped define | | | | and may change on any day in response to the |
| McCain a bit more. He was followed by | | | | events of Gustav. |
| Joe Lieberman, who was the Democratic | | | | |