Sidney Blumenthal reports that Bush is furious and feels he has been dissed because he and Cheney won't be speaking at the Republican convention
According to the Huffington Post - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/... - Bush is furious because McCain was able prevent him from speaking at the convention - that and a petty annoyance known as Hurricane Gustave. Of course he HAD to be presidential and go to New Orleans. And - no cake! Republicans just don't respect his 8 years of magnificence. Happily for Dubya, the hurricane went away. So,he just pushed his way in and will get to deliver a satellite address. It's too bad Bush and Cheney aren't going to be there to each give McCain and big wet kiss. I'm sure there will be lots of applause for 8 years of a heck of a job. McCain needs to figure out how to distance himself from Bush without annoying the Christian Conservatives who are finally coming around thanks to the anointing of Sarah Palin. Blumenthal says that McCain actually wanted Lieberman but Karl Rove said otherwise. Apparently enough of McCain's people are fans of the Turdblossom. Bush doesn't like Sarah Palin, though. He was hoping that McCain would pick Harriet Meiers. (Only kidding!)