In several ways the GOP has gotten it's wish with Hurricane Gustav. Their first wish was a storm of biblical size over a convention...weather chose the wrong one unfortunately.
Their second wish was to get out of this past Democratic romp week and shift the attention off Obama...they tried Palin but Gustav is far far better.
So what is the result? GOP candidates for office around the country were already staying away from the convention in droves to not be seen and linked. Former GOP potential VP candidates are disgusted. Gustav has now even given Bush/Cheney an excuse to stay away as well as most GOP folks from the Gulf coast states as well as delegates.
The GOP now has a convention that no one wants.....viewership will be low....and they can slide thru the week and the Palin debacle with some damage control...like make it a 'call to action' convention to help people in need...rrrrriiigghht....and there will be no post convention bounce as everyone will be glued to flooding in New Orleans and Hannah coming ashore possibly beating up Georgia and the Carolina's....more 'Red States' to feel the joy of GOP presidential maladministration...low staffed National Guard and a shortage of equipment from an overstretched military.
God just may be a democrat.....