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Rats desert a sinking ship.

Lets face it Roberts has protected the Bushies for the last 8 years and he is in trouble. Lairs and cheats will get what they should. Let the GOP fall into the scum and rot in hell where all these criminals belong!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe he will stay home and hang himself!

I always thought the day would come when Reps stepped down and Dems gained control- I always supported that till now

I am sad to say that the Dems aren't doing their jobs- have a rogue presidential candidate whose trademark is change and the reps are doing good stuff now

Stupid independents and young kids dethroned the Clintons- when we had PEACE AND PROSPERITY

Hillary is not some evil person we all see in the blogs- she can do more for this country than her husband and she has.

Republican are afraid because Bush really hurt them with his
ugly administration and tactics used.He and follower go the
republican looking to save their necks for Bush poor leadership.
Voter,wake up it is time change,get away from the old and bring
in the new. The time is now for america to head in different direction.
Obama and the democrates party can see to this happening.

The RNC convention is being held in St. Paul, not Minneapolis as falsely reported in this story. This is sloppy journalism.

It is not at all surprising that Republicans are ditching senator McCain. Nearly a dozen of senator McCain's Republican colleagues in the Senate and the house have made it clear that they will not attend the convention, while some are still contemplating whether or not to stay away from the convention. All of this in an attempt to distance themselves from senator McCain. The question is: why should anyone vote for Mccain when his own party is avoiding him?

There is a lot of concerns about senator McCain`s appetite for war. I hope he does not excercibate the Goergia/Russia crisis with his so-called "tough talk". He believes that "nations don't invade nations", but he signed off on invading Iraq and he is encouraging invading Iran.

The rats leave the ship first right. Maybe some will even change parties.

I don't think anyone will be on hand to watch McCain in Minneapolis. Now the rumor is there will be a lot of people in St. Paul.

Ha Ha Ha, run for the hills Repugnants! It seems no one wants to be seen with another Repugnant these days.

I don't blame him. The Republicans are a disgrace!

HE LOOKS LIKE GEORGE BUSH SENIOR.

Rice said Russia cannot act like its American forebears:

"This is not 2003 and the invasion of Iraq, where Russia can threaten its neighbors, occupy a capital and get away with it," Rice said Wednesday, referring to the USA sending troops into Iraq years earlier to liberate oppressed oil.

CNN, why do you hold my comments in moderation forever?

Interesting that we continue to see all these posts blaming Democrats in Congress for all of the things wrong in this country and projecting all kinds of blame on Obama for whatever is currently happening.

Yet, it's the Republicans who do not want to go to their convention, even though the RNC is trying to hide Bush and Cheney.

This is the year to take the country back from the elitists!

Rats jumping ship. It just shows that there may, in fact, be some in the Republican party who are not stupid after all.

All should run far away from McSame!!! RUN AWAY!!!!

If I were a Pepublican I would skip the covention too.

(Please disregard the former comment made)

Of course these Repugnants don't want to be seen with their own kind! What does that say to how bad the GOP have been running things from all levels….and they still expect for their victims to re-elect them???

Black, White, good looking, bad looking, young or old….vote Democrat….no matter what!

Then he ought not consider himself a Republican. On another point, you all refer to McCain as McSame? I don't get it, Bush has been great for those who educated themselves, and got white collar jobs. You are all just a bunch of goons who need the government to run every aspect of your miserable lives. Carock Obama will go down, one way or another.

Are any republicans actually coming to the convention or will they be paying actors to play republicans for a few days?

REPUBLICANS KNOW JOHN MCCAIN IS A LOSER. ALL REPUBLICANS SHOULD ENDORSE OBAMA AND JOIN THE WINNING TEAM.

HILLARY AND BILL CLINTON ARE SELFISH, I DONT TRUST HILLARY, WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE GOT UP HER SLEEVES.

SORE LOSER.

The GOP convention is NOT in Minneapolis you idiots. It is in FACT in St. Paul. Why can't you people get it straight? People thinking this is going to be some kind of landslide are at best delusional and at worst in need of serious therapy.

I am with Think About the Future. This person aptly describes what it would be like to have McCain sitting in the White House. McCain is very pro war and would jump at the chance to start another one with Iran, Syria any country that looked at us sideways. He "my senator" from Arizona and leading up to the iraq war, I wrote letter after letter to him imploring him to go against the war, but he wrote back that he supported the Iraq war 100%. He is bad for America.

Larry Craig will be skipping the convention in Minneapolis, not b/c he's retiring, but b/c he'd be retiring to the scene of the crime....

that's where everyone, including his wife and family, found out that he'd pulled his pants down to expose his hypocritical life

Think about the future, what are you drinking?

It is time to end the two party system. Let the Independents rule, and do away with party registration

Wow, pretty bad when so many House and Senate members bail out of the Republican convention. Now, just how many Democrats have bailed from theirs....? Zero.

More rats leaving a sinking, corrupt and inept ship. Bush and his neo-con cronies have done more damage to America than all of the Islamic extremists combined. I can't wait for the lawsuits and war crime trials to begin once idiot Bush and his fellow GOP Terrorists have left office. I hope Obama knows someone good to get rid of the stench in the White House once he gets in.

As a follow up to the Value Votes, Huckabee and Evangelicals:

Let them know that the Church Age is over.

I hope he does not, McCain supporters wont support him again by this showing of weakness.

LANDSLIDE!! Republicans are hopeless.

So is he going to link himself to the dem party? You GOPers keep distancing yourself from your conservative values and your base and we can have a 1-party system for a few years until we get some real leaders back.

come on cnn, the rnc is in st paul, not minneapolis. you know that. at the very least you could say 'the twin cities'.

Wow there are a few Republicans distanting themselves from McSame as Bush... hum McBush supporters does that tell you anything? hey why haven't I been polled? I do not think the polls represent the entire US very well .... none of my friends, family or co-workes have received a phone call.... well we do not all have land lines... yeah can we poll cellular phone users? ahh email folks????? see the polling has to move with technology...

God bless the family of the Politician in AK that was slain today.... I am concern with America mental state... one life should not be taken due to his/her political party .... God Embrace America! we need you so much.

Things younger than John McCain:
ALF
Howdy Doody
Area Codes
FM Radio
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches
Automatic Car Transmissions
His latest wife who injured herself SHAKING HANDS!!!

Vote for a presidential candidate NOT endorsed by the worst president in American history!

McCain was a traitor in Vietnam!!

His foreign policies are based on Wikipedia!!

Ask Cheney, Rumsfeld and Ashcroft how valuable experience is!!

Get off my lawn!!!

I undstand them well. Nobody like a funeral. And its so many wingnuts in GOP so it cant be fun to stay there so many days.

Change IS in the air. McSame should check his weatherman to see which way the wind blows. The stench during the Republican convention will be overpowering. Perhaps we'll catch the Fix-News team stimulating, Fairly Unbalanced commentary from there.

Another bites the dust..!

he heard Cheney was on board

I don't understand people who can't see that the election is really not a hard choice at all. The modern Republican partys' agenda is to show that government is not the answer to the problem but that government is the problem. Why then would you vote a member of that party into government when their vested interest is to make government unworkable? Think about it will you!?

while obama is filling a 75,000 person stadium to max capacity with a political show which will be the bejing opening of politics,

McCain's side keeps loosing people down to a point where all he'll have is a snack bar

The rats are leaving the sinking ship. And they are right.

There is no landslide, there are too many of the radical right who would rather vote for a puppet than a black man, there are too many of the fanatical revisionist religious groups who have too much power to lose if a Democrat gets into office to allow such a thing to happen. Even now dobson and the rest of the political group over at focus on the family (why are they still tax exempt?) are planniing on putting measures on every state's ballots to get out the radical rights base (ie removal of gay rights, abortion, redefining the pill as abortion, homeschooling etc) who traditionally vote republican because they believe all democrats are athiest (over 50% of Americans are registered Democrat.. over 80% of Americans are members of mainstream religions.. but hey logic is not the radical rights strong point). So Obama will have a tough time this election, on the local scene however, the republicans know that the further they distance themselves from those in Congress now (or bush if they are in congress now) the better they will do, congress has a lower approval rating than bush so it is an easy target. I understand why the republicans are doing what they are doing but this will be a closer election than people think, the only good thing I can say is that at least the polarizing liar hillary is not running as a democrat this year so democrats have a chance at winning!

Is anyone going to the Republican convention?

In other news, who ISN'T going to the Democratic Convention?

Republicans running away from their own convention? That says it all. Their slogan should be: "vote republican. we're even afraid of ourselves."

So they blindingly supported the Bush/Cheney administration and now they want to distance themselves.

One word: TURNCOATS!

SAINT PAUL CNN SAINT PAUL!!

"won't be on hand to see Sen. John McCain accept the Republican presidential nomination in Minneapolis,"

John McCain won't be in Minneapolis to accept the endorsement...

The Convention will be in SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA

Chuck Repke
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Trust,
I admire Chuck Hagel a lot. But he is not on Obama's side other than on foreign policy. He would be a great Secretary of Defense. But not a good pick for VP. Also, just by picking him, Obama would NOT get Nebraska. Nebraska polls show McCain leading by a big margin.

That's not the case in Indiana. Obama and McCain are neck & neck in Indiana now, with conventional wisdom saying that it will go GOP, as normal. Unless Evan Bayh is on the ticket. He is popular here, he has a good record as a moderate Democrat. He could swing a lot of independents to Obama, not just in Indiana but elsewhere.

Joe Biden would be an ideal match for Obama. They stand almost together on all major issues. Biden has the foreign policy experience that so many would like on the ticket. He would bring no single state, as his state is Democratic anyway, but he would be a good VP, which is the important issue.

I hope to see more Republican officials endorse Obama. In many respects his policies are more in keeping with conservative values than McCain.

Electing Obama will be the greatests disaster in American politics!

Too bad Obama was the favored chosen one. Too bad Clinton isn't the democratic nominee. Now THAT would have been a landslide!

Here we have people who slam McCain for his age, (I didn't think we believed in age discrimination, but never mind that) then we have Obama who, lets face facts, has a very limited resume in his 47 years.

Then there's Hillary Clinton. 60. Just about right. Kind of like Goldilocks really. Not too old, not too young. Just right. The DNC blew it. Kiss off Obama, you are TOO inexperienced. I won't be voting for Roberts either. I hope Mr. Slattery beats him up in a landslide.

Just one question: Is McCain attending????

Does this mean that there will be some empty seats for the taking at the republican convention. That was one of the reasons that I intially changed partys because I could never get a seat at the convention because of the smaller venues and now they will have empty seats. Too late to change back now!

Per CNN, "Refineries were operating at 85.9% of capacity" and oil has risen in price as a result.

What the @#$%#ck! is THAT!!!?

We reduce demand, and our reward is that the refineries REDUCE CAPACITY, thus ultimately driving the price of gasoline higher? Where is the OUTRAGE against the oilmen running this country into the ground??!

And how in hades can anyone justify putting another REPUBLICAN in the office of President under the circumstances?

Why this doesn't put the public on alert, I can't guess. The Republicans are in effect saying they have wrecked the country and all hands on deck should scatter to avoid the blow back and just hope they can hang on to enough power to keep running the nation into the ditch.

John Q. Public needs to heed the GOP's advise and stay away from them.

You know, even they gotta stick together. And as much as President Bush or Cheney might've not had an earlier role after it was announced they will attend, the matter of fact is that they are Republicans.

What are they gonna do?? Just sit there and wait for God??

Even they know they have boundaries...they ain't stupid. They've played this game pretty well the last couple of years but now is making sure they have a headache.

What happened when the Titanic started to sink? People jumped ship.

I say vote straight Democratic ticket in the states to get rid of the Republicans who are ruining this economy and their own states.

Republicans can denounce their party and McCain as much as they like but they are married to fact they have supported Bush/McCain policies for 8 years and now it's caught up with them.

That's what elections are all about. Holding people responsible for their actions.

This all sounds like silent endorsements for Obama. McCain has no shot at the Oval Office. As soon as the debates kick off, and people start seeing Obama and McCain side by side on TV, people will flock to Barack in droves. Obama has the ideas of a great leader, but he talks and looks like one, too. McCain just doesn't have what it takes to lead my country.

At this rate, Ron Paul will have more people at his convention than the presumptive Republican nominee.

It doesn't matter..... The CLINTONS are working behind the scenes to destroy Obama anyway. The Republicans don't have to do ANYTHING to win.

How did we end up with these two candidates?

I'm an Oregon Republican and I won't be voting for Gordon Smith. In order to remove him we will have to accept a Democrat winning this election then work to put another Republican in place next time. I'm not going to vote for the Democrat (Merkley) but I'm not voting for Smith either. With Republicans like him who needs... (you know the rest)...

Of course these Repugnants don't want to be seen with their own kind! What does that say to how bad the GOP have been running things from all levels....and they still expect the their victims to be re-elected???

Black, White, good looking, bad looking, young or old....vote Democrat....no matter what!

So....... Where are the McCain't spammers at?

Great advice from Mr. Cole. After Republicans have pretty much unanimously rubber-stamped everything Bush wants and stood united against everything congressional Democrats have tried to do, they are now advised to go back to their constituents and say:

"Hey, I've been trying to do what's right all along and it's just all those OTHER Republicans who have been messing things up!"

It might make sense for one or two who really don't go along with the pack, but when every one of them is saying it then it's obvious most of them are lying.

It's funny until you realize that enough people will buy it to reelect many of them (or just don't think the economy and preventing World War 3 are as important as stopping gay marriage).

This is even funnier than Mrs. Senator McCain's owie (and I was thinking it was something serious, like a broken acrylic).
At any rate, another chicken bailing from the convention.
The GOP has given a whole new meaning to the term "CUT AND RUN." They're stuck with GW & Dick Cheney, there's nothing they can do about it, and I for one am ecstatic about it!!! Let's see those two save GOP incumbents' jobs come November....

A handful is right what is there 4 not going hahaha.

It's okay. They won't be missing anything interesting anyway. The repub convention will have very few watchers, if any. So might as well skip it.

OBAMA '08

How is this any worse than Pelosi telling democrat congressmen to blame her for not allowing a vote on oil drilling so they can keep their seats...and effectively put her back in office. Anything to get that 60 seat super majority so they can spit on our founding fathers grave and turn this great nation into yet another socialist experiment.

What if? Just what if? (and there is enough information to consider the possibility) what if Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia really is a war criminal. What if (IF) russia just happens to be right and America won't even investigate!? what if Russia cannot be hypnotised into believing the murder of blue beret russian peace keepers and 1500 civilians was not a war crime?
What if he is a war criminal and America discovered this to be true?
What if Russia's request to investigate Mikheil Saakashvili as a war criminal was accepted and they THEN they would not stand down?
THEN America would 'finally' have the moral high ground in a conflict!
America, you don't have to CHOOSE sides; just agree to an IMPARTIAL investigation!
I'm NOT a russian lover, but Georgia DID invade S Ossetia before Russia reacted! Mikheil Saakashvili HAS blood on his hands, and America wants to shake hands with him!?

So they don't go to the convention. they are still the same republicans that have sold this country down the drain. they hide, and then go baxck to doing the same thing once it is over. i just can not understand how anyone could ever vote republican again.

I'm going to skip the Republican convention too.

Instead I'm attending Liars Anonymous along with several others who are trying to break free of this Republican habit.

And the media is still trying to sell the RACE TOO CLOSE TO CALL BS! LOL! I think the Republican know something the media is refusing to acknowledge. LANDSLIDE in NOvember. Just wait until mCSame gets on the same stage with Obama. I can't wait! Let's see if he can tell Sunni from Shia, pronounce the name of the Georgian President – who he has jet-skiied with, remember that Czechoslovakia hasn't exisied as such for 15 years...etc and don't let me get started on those fake sneering grins!

Think about the future.... Obama is president. Russia has invaded all of the old USSR countries. Iran has nuclear weapons. Iraq is in a civil war and is controlled by Iran via proxy terrorism. Israel has been bombed and invaded by surrounding muslim nations. Americas economy has ground to a stop due to $10 gas and back breaking taxes on the productive part of society. We have national healthcare, but no doctors. The southern states have effectively been overrun by mexican immigrants. Radio, the voice of the people, has been shut down via the fairness doctrine. Congress approval ratings are at 4% as dems controls the house, senate, presidency and supreme court.

I can't wait...

See? I can play that game too!

im sure they will be welcome at the Democratic convention

More rats leave the sinking ship.

you are welcome to denver sir.

Ticker: His right shoe was noticed more polished than his left. Followup later.

Pat, you can run but you can't hide... maybe worth being independent this time.

He looks like George Bush, Sr.

Every man for himself. The problem with our country is that our elected officials have no "Cojones" to tell the American people the truth about the dangers of Socialism and the Marxists within our society. The best thing that can happen to awaken Americans is for all the Republican Senators to lose their office and then watch this country go to hell in a basket. The Democrats will destroy this country yet and we are going to allow it because of our ignorance of their agenda. The famous words uttered by Kruschev will become reality.
"We will destroy america without firing a shot"....Now we know what he meant.

I just think this is the year EVERYONE changes their party affiliation.

It won't be the first time, of course.

The Republicans used to be the liberals (power to the feds) and the Democrats more conservative (state-rights based).
Even then the party-affiliates felt members of the other were the Children of the Devil.

Abraham Lincoln, the consummate man of change, was a Republican.

But nowadays, everyone thinks they are the one with 'the big ideas'.
Bah. Big whoop.

Hehehe.

LOL.

George Bush really did a number for his party. To recall the GOP 2004 slogan, "What's your plan?" To skip the convention or not? Hehehe.
Meanwhile in Denver...it's a who's who of politics! Anybody who's anybody will be there, all trying to get some of Obama's magic rays of hope! Only PUMAs and the Denver Group (a.k.a. undercover Repubs) wll try to dampen Obama's magic and yet...their voices will be silenced by 75,000 fans in the stadium shouting Obama! Obama! Obama!

CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!
Yes We Can 08

There is no benefit to being a republican so you'll see everyone running away from "the brand" ... I can not follow that man.

Even the party's new standard bearer, John McCain will be running as far as he can from Bush and Cheney.

Once every 50 to 60 years America has the wisdom to elect a transformational president ... just think back in history. The last time was Kennedy in 1960.

Next will be Obama in 2008. He is a leader I can follow.

I don't get it why wouldn't a republican senatorwant to be seen with the republican nominee........oh yeah because the nominee is a empty suit......with alot of experience in changing nothing

wake up people get on broad . let it be a new day i dont like broke.

Sure wish we had better democrats to fill the vacancies that the republicans are making this year. I don't dig the movers and shakers in our party right now (pelosi, reid, obama, dean) Would prefer the old gaurd from the 90's (Clinton, Clark, Biden)

ROME IS BURNING !!!!!!!!!

After the absolute mess the Republican Party has made of this country, its economy, and its government over the past 8 years, they should ALL stay home, and PERMANENTLY!

As an Obama supporter,
I think it's odd that so many of their elected officials are not going to attend the convention. That's just strange to me.
Oh well, I'm sure the Republicans will still figure out a way to fill their arena during their convention.

Why can't the senate and house work at doing the job instead of trying to keep it? If they really did what they were hired to do they wouldn't have to worry about keeping the job. Just a thought.

umm all i can say is,,, i just read where a top advisor to mccain recieves very large amounts of money form the president of gerogia in russia,, ummm i smell a rat,, do you? no wonder hes(mccain) is the way he is,,,,shhhhhhh(mccain) dont tell anyone about this,, shhhh

“Don’t be afraid to say you are disappointed in fellow Republicans… don’t hesitate to be anti-Washington, D.C."

My what a flip flop from "you're with us or against us."

Hypocrisy at it's most blatant, now that their (the republicans') approval is way down and people want to kick them out, it's ok to criticize washington.

you know with this race thing has gone to far . we let a white man see warmth in puttin eyes at the ranch. what happen too the love affair. when all seen russisa was up too something. we did not have weapons in iraq. mcain wiill you come get my turkey knife. we are looking at color . not smarts. you can talk bad but but can you back it up. smartness have know coler line. you did not see russisa coming.our county is getting to be haters. the russians waited until we took our eyes off the ball.

I'm glad I am not as much of a wimp as these guys.
What they are sayign is they are just the people we don't want but are tryign to hide from their beliefs

He's busy. He can't make it. He's focusing on his own re-election. What's the problem? No big deal here.

I hope they have to move the convention to a high school gym. It would fit with their high school campaign strategy.

The republicans are throwing a party and NOBODY want's to come.....PRICELESS:)

Macain said that he is speaking for all Americans to the georgians, he is not the president, only the president can speak for all the nation but nobody calls him presumptous or arrogant, if it was Obama, u double standard ideot will complain

If I were a repug politico running for office I'd stay away from the convention too! Wouldn't want to get any of them McLame – Bush – Cheney cooties on me either.

After all the crap from the last 8 years....

now look at them....

the country is so bad off, that they literally have to run from their own party.

i ask this of thinking people only. (the many trolls on here are excused)

WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU????

When the ship is sinking the rats jump ship... anything to get re-elected

I am sure now that Cheney is speaking at the convention there is even more reason to run. Mr. "90% votes with the President" McCain is no maverick and the only way he can win the election is to make Obama seem "an elite celebrity".

This guy is married to a beer heiress, wears $500 shoes and goes jetskiing in Georgia... how is he the "down to earth one"?

LOL another republican dirtbag.

Wow! Can you believe this. Republicans refuse to attend such an important event. It reminds me of people who refused to go into a leper colony. They could go with bat man masks, or a long shagy beard. But no matter what they do, they can not remove the stench the party has placed upon them

Run the bums (aka Republicans) out!

Congress has been stalled only because the Repugnants continue to vote along party lines – holding up the business of the people.

Get some more Democrats in there so we can some work done!

Democrats in '08!

Smart man! More Republicans, in fact all, should choose to skip the GPO hate-fest. That includes the presumptive nominee, John McBush. The Republicans have too much explaining to do to the American people.... it can't all be done in a few days up in Minnesota. What about the two endless, needless wars? What about this economy? What about the deficit? What about our increasing dependence on foreign oil... an independence that has deepened since McBush has been in the Senate and the past eight years with Bush-Cheney? What about all of that? What about the petty, negative, gutter-politics campaign McBush & Co. have been waging?
See what I mean? Call it off.

I feel that the presidency is all but in the bag for the Democrats. But the Dems MUST HAVE more control over the Senate. They call this a do nothing congress but everything that they have tried to do has been met with a veto or a repug philabuster. So many good bill die in the Senate. You want to get things done dems you need the whole thing. I want it to be just like it was for the Repugs for the Dems. Almost complete control over the legislative and exec branches.

So everybody send Democratic challenger Jim Slattery a dollar!!!

On McCain and his comments to the Georgian president that he is "speaking for all Americans"! Please! John "StraightTalk" (NOT) McCain does not speak for all Americans! If Barack Obama had done this the biased media would be all over him for this foolishness! Barack went overseas and was well received by other countries (in fact, made America look good) yet here at home was criticized by the media and the right wing for for doing so! I am so sick and tired of the unfairness the media continues to show in this election! Just because John McCain is a former POW does not make him capable of leading our nation! McCain really and truly scares me! He seems to hiss when he speaks and that continuous "my friends" is unnerving to say the least. Wake up America!!!

In this election year whether you are republican or democrat you are on your own. I think that there will also be a lot of democrat seats in jeopardy over backing Obama. I think this is open season on a lot of incumbents. I know that I will not support any senator or congressman that supported Obama. Seen where it has been put out that Colin Powell will endorse Obama. at the convention. They act like this was a big shock. Blacks have voted for Obama with 92 to 95 %. Colin Powell is black isn't he. Thats no big surprise . Just fall in line with the brothers and sisters. To bad that these white liberals were as unloyal to Hillary Clinton as the Blacks were to her and her husband who did more for blacks than any other president in history. They better hope he wins. I have a feeling if he don't that they may get a lot of lip service in the future but no presidential canidate or president will ever again take the chance on them as Bill and Hillary CLINTON DID.

BUSH = MCCAIN; MCCAIN = BUSH.

What!? Do I sense dissention among the Republicans ranks.
Just another reason why we can't have 4 more years of Bush...
This should be another bad sign for Grandpy McSane and the GOP this fall.

I bet a story like this WOULD NEVER get reported on "FIX" (FOX) news.
Instead, they will probably choose to focus on implementing more anit-Obama rhetoric; as opposed to reporting real news.

I believe this is the year of the Democrat

Obama '08.

Yup! Boycott McWar!

McCain will make you fall asleep there...

Like rats deserting a sinking ship!

If Obama runs the nation anything like he's run his campaign, this will truly be the greatest nation on God's green Earth.

Kool Aid is still tasting great!

Obama 08

BTW the Republican convention is in St. Paul NOT Minneapolis.
The level of your liberal educations are now showing.

yeah, don't distance yourself because you disagree with the other republicans. just do it as a political ploy in the hopes of getting elected. now there's a party that sticks to its core beliefs.

Who gave that advice to criticize Washington DC? That's transparent, isn't it? GOD, they are trying to sell the soul of our Country for a dime. I guess that just goes to show you how very corrupt they were in the first place. You know what they say, there's no honor among thieves.

Picture this:
Obama flailing around as the nation and world crumbles around him and he doesn't have a clue what to do. That happens when you put someone in charge who has absolutely no experience. Words are cheap but experience will give you an indication of what someone will do and act.

How about other past and present GOP members? Rep Tom Delay? Rep Mark "Inappapropriate Text Messager" Foley? Sen "Wide Stance" Larry Craig? Rep Rick Renzi? Rep John Doolittle? Rep Jerry Lewis? Rep Don Young? Sen Pete Domenici? Rep Bob Ney? Rep Katherine Harris? Sen David "D.C. Madam Client" Vitter? Of course Randy "Duke" Cunningham will have to watch the GOP convention from his jail cell.

Don't be afraid to be anti-washington DC,
My question is, who is washington DC, aren't they the same people in power?

Go Dems!

Yes, self-criticism is good. After all, you and your cronies have run the country for the last eight years!! How about some retribution?

So what. There are 18 million Hillary supporters who will not be showing up for Obama, I think that's pretty significant – but of course CNN who has used it's influence to endow favortism on Obama will minimize this. Using influence to effect outcome is illegal in many situations. How is it CNN can get away with this? Where is the FCC?

In view of Obama's consistent lead, Mc Cain's team has gone on the offensive.

Comparing our next President to Paris and Brittany-come on!! It does surprise me that these negative ads don't seem to be having an impact on the polls.

It's time for Republicans to hibernate for the next 8 years. We have dessimated this country and it's reputation enough.

Can't wait to watch the Repugnant's convention, just to see Who Doesn't Show Up!!!!LMAO.

DNC=Dumb Nuts Committee
I love the way the Obama-bots call for party unity and want a republican as VP? Get real you mindless fans, the party is democrat, not repubacat? Who will run for President, God Forbid, if Obama should win the election and serve his term? The incumbent would be a Republican. I cannot believe Obama would pick a republican as VP and expect any kind of party unity in November. His fans are pretty crazy, but I can't believe they could be that stupid. Maybe they are as dumb as I first thought they were. Whomever McCain picks as VP is, without a doubt, a hairs breath away from the Presidency. The party expects Hillary to be so loyal to the party, but Obama can pick a republican as VP, go figure. I will write Hillary on my ballot in November….

Pretty bad when party leaders are telling their candidates they should avoid the convention. What kind of message does that send? An accurate one, I would guess. Avoid aligning yourself with McCain or the national party. If they're that radioactive in Kansas.....
Of course, we know why Ted Stevens will not be attending. I imagine he is persona non grata at any Republican gathering right now.

Most Americans know deep in their hearts that our two-party democratic system requires a change in leadership and a repudiation of the Bush/McCain policies. Even Republican senators like Pat Roberts sense the tide is running against the GOP and are chosing to skip the convention.

Fortunately voters who want such change have a clear choice for President: a highly intelligent, "A" student," flexible, pragmatic and clear-thinking Sen. Obama, vs. a bumbling, "C student," rigid, ideological and confused Sen. McCain.

For all the dem,sen running for office attack yourrepub counter parts on skipping the repub convention, don't let the run and hide.

Smart Man. The GOP is a bunch of stooges and some of them are finally starting to see the light!

Dear CNN,
The Republican National Convention will be held in St. Paul, not Minneapolis. You are among many news sources making this mistake. As a resident of a Minneapolis suburb, I do appreciate your glowing coverage of my city, but in this case, your spotlight should shine on our neighbor across the Mississippi. Many thanks.

Another sign of Republican's hopeless

At last...some smart Republicans fleeing their party!

I don't understand why they can't go to their convention. I think that is what looks bad.

McCain cheated on his crippled wife that waited for him as a POW to run off with a beer heiress.

Experience? How about morals?

CNN!!! Why are you now reporting the serious issues for the Republican convention. It seems like the Repubs have a unity problem as well. How about reporting that as well!!!!

The RNC should hold their convention of crooks in Bagdad. I'm sure with 80billion dollar surplus they can afford a shin-dig and a half. Think any of those war-mongers would show, kinda doubt, but we can still hope.

SCREWING ANOTHER WOMAN'S MAN.

HOLE...................................................

Another attempt to make it sound worse than it really is. For all you Obama fans out there, if he gets elected, the honeymoon will last maybe two months before realility sets in. McCain is more than able to perform for 4 years. He will always put this nation and its people first! Obama will always cator to special interest groups on the left. He will weaken this country because he is not a uniter. McCain is.

COUNTRY FIRST, THAT'S MCCAIN!

MCCAIN 2008

I believe that everyone that can should be at the convention to support -the Republican party! John McCain may not have been my choice – but He is sure much better than Obama.

But they still couldn't get Darth Cheney to stay in his undisclosed location.

It seems Mccain and Bush smell so bad that even the republicans can't stand the stench.

Why doesn't Hillary and PUMA speak at the Republican Convention and put their names on the ballot? They should march around infront of that one since they love McCain's chances against Hillary in 2012... AS IF. Someone said it here and it bears repeating:" If wishes were horses all beggars would ride" You wish you weren't a Republican?, You beg us to over look your party's decimation of the nation? Ride on out from infront of my face, charlatan! Go to your own conventions you Republican kooks.

Slowly but surely all the republicans are starting to 'get it'. First the smarter more educated ones of course but I am sure come November only the religious nuts and redneck warmongers will vote McWar/McSenile/Mcwrinkly old dude.

Be smarter; Love America Love the world Vote Obama

I was watching Sen McCain and I noticed that his jaw seems to be swelling. Any Comments from McCain?

John McCain has cooked his own goose and Republicans are just running for the hills. McCain and Lieberman yesterday made it clear how they stand without diplomacy on international affairs. McCain with Lieberman's support are getting us in the worse mess with Russian which neither used judgement about before speaking. Now when McCain was interviewed today about it he repeatedly tried his best to avoid questions about using the Russia and Georgia conflict as a political platform, he was asked three times and still couldn't deny or respond. Russia is not taking McCain's words lightly. Imagine McCain as president and your answer should be he is unfit and will start war and get us all killed.

ABBY DONT COUNT A HEAD. IT WOULD BE AMERICAS WORST MISTAKE ELECTING O.B. WITH AGE COMES WISDOM. WE DONT NEED A MEDIA CLOWN UNEXPERIENCED GREENHORN RUNNING OUR COUNTRY. NATIONAL SECURITY IS THE MAIN ISSUE. WITHOUT THAT WE DONT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE OTHER ISSUES. THINK ABOUT IT. TODAY GEORGIA TOMMORROW U.S.A.

So all you McCain supporters..........do you folks see this a positive??? I fear that not the best candidate was put up for the nomination for a reason.......the better Republican Candidates DO NOT want to be branded by this era of Republicanisam.

Think About The Future – is right.

I'm 100% for Obama and not just because I'm a Dem but because McCain is the worst possible candidate. I'm not saying a Rep couldn't be a great president. Had you guys put up Guilani or Hagel, the field would be very different. But you guys put up McCain because it was 'his turn' not because he has the best ideas for the country's future and he's an inspiring candidate. McCain inspiring? Come on guys, that's laughable. Give Obama the chance. He's going to go a great job and deep down you kinda know it.

Can't blame the man.

The GOP has nothing to worry about. Sen. Lieberman will gladly fill any slot left open by disgruntled, Republican Senators.

Gee, the Republican chicken-hawks are all flying the coup.

McCain is going to need to add a lot of extra bodies to fill up that conventional hall. Maybe he should invite his kids from his first marriage.

Haven't seen much of them, have we?

This does not bode well for the Republicans. While the Democratic Convention has been sold out the Republican one seems to be anti-magnetic. Intelligent people can see a stark difference between the two.

Who cares.......blah blah blah

Dear Lord, have they no ingegrity at all?
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Roberts' decision comes a week after Republican Congressional Committee Chair Tom Cole reportedly suggested some embattled Republicans should steer clear of the GOP Convention.

According to a report in The Hill, the Oklahoma congressman also urged Republican lawmakers to feel free to criticize the party -– including prospective future colleagues — citing dismal congressional approval ratings.

“These ratings are worse than we had on the eve of losing the majority,” he said. “Don’t be afraid to say you are disappointed in fellow Republicans… don’t hesitate to be anti-Washington, D.C."

It's a freaking exodus.

Headline should read:

"Republican Convention Cancelled Due To Lack Of Interest"

Hagel sounds good to me.

Obama/Hagel 08/12.

Doe's it matter how many won't attend the GOP convention? It's the end of the road for the Republican Party.

Weird...never heard of so many politicians "skipping" their own convention. Too much shame in the GOP right now, no wonder I have only seen 1 McCain sticker and hundreds of Obama bumper stickers.

I have yet to meet a liberal who can tell me what qualifies Obama to be President.

Hillary pointed this all out to you, yet 51% of you voted for him anyway.

When IBM hires someone to be the CEO, they don't hire someone who has almost no experience, no matter how bright he might be.

McCain is a moderate, with tons of experience. In fact, Kerry wanted him to be his Vice President.

O'bama is qualified to be a TV news anchor, or perhaps a United States District Court judge. McCain, of course, has his faults, but at least he has 30 years of experience.

“These ratings are worse than we had on the eve of losing the majority,” he said. “Don’t be afraid to say you are disappointed in fellow Republicans… don’t hesitate to be anti-Washington, D.C."

Don't hesitate to pretend you aren't what you are in the hope that Americans really are as stupid as the Republican party thinks they are.

I hope all these Republicans show up at the Ron Paul Rally in Minneapolis

they can run but they cant hide,I have written their names down and will make sure their names appear again just before election time.

Actually truth, Hagel and Obama only agree on the war, they pretty much disagree on everything else. Also, if he were to pick one of those Dem senators the dem Gov of each state would pick the replacement. Which would most likely be a Dem.

It's bad enogh he has to sit with the smell at the office, he doesn't have to stand knee deep in it too.

Does he think his constituents will forget he's a Republican if he skips the convention?

I cant wait till November! I want to vote every Rethug out!!!!!! What goes around comes around.

Roberts is skipping his party's convention.....He need to go home and Stay There!!!

Tough days ahead for the GOP if someone as seemingly safe as Robert s is now worried about losing his seat!

It seems that as friendly as McCain can be, it just doesn't seem like Republicans in the Senate want to get to close to him or to Bush. I can't imagine why given the record of higher budget debt, an unpopular war, politicized science among other great things.

GOOD FOR HIM !!!

ALL OF US ARE NOT SLEAZY LYING, THIEVING, SCUM BAGS.

even his own party doesn't want to be seen with him! LMAO tells you alot about the man.

Does the fool really think that will help his chances??? lol

Come on, CNN, get it right. The Republican National Convention will be in St. Paul, not Minneapolis.

Don't skip the convention, skip the G.O.P. There's no excuse for anyone to be a Republican in the year 2008, get over it already. The numbers are in and since you people have eaten your young for so long now you'll soon be extinct w/in the next 20 years. Probably sooner if you keep up your good work. Rush Linbaugh, Anne Coulter, Dick Cheney, Glenn Beck,George Bush One & Two (Jeb), Bill O' Riley, Condeleeza, SOMEONE SHOULD STUFF ALL YALL IN A CLOWN CAR HEADING OVER THE EDGE OF THE GRAND CANYON B4 YOU BRING ON THE APPOCALYPSE.

Like rats from a sinking ship...these are The Days of Our Lives....

His own party doesn't even stand by him. McCain will not be our next President. He's going to lose bad.

Think About The Future...beautifully said.

Who's divided?

Rats deserting a sinking ship!

It's final, McCain, Bush, and Cheyney are officially political poison.

If you are a republican and your opponent has a pulse, avoid being in the same room with any of the above at all costs!

Are they planning on skipping the Republican convention in St. Paul as well?

CNN, get your convention locations straight.

If your are proud of your party, its platform, and leaders you would show up for the convention. What's up? You have come too far to turn back now! I do realize that the Republican Convention will be as boring as all get out; however, if you are a serious Republican, you should support your party to the wall and endure the lies and boredom of your convention.

Who wants to go to a memorial service for McSAME?

IN AS MUCH AS I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A DEMOCRAT,

IT IS BOTHERING ME A LOT, THAT, SOME OF US ARE

BEGINNING TO FEEL THAT DISTANT FROM OUR

REPUBLICAN COUNTERPARTS. WE ARE ALL AMERICANS.

BUSH-CHANEY, & MCBUSH DO NOT REPRESENT MOST

MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN PARTY. ALL AMERICANS ALIKE

HAVE BEEN HURT & BETRAYED BY THEIR POLICIES.

Wuss.

Coward!.............. whatever happened to standing for what you believe in???

I dont know what kind of dream world you're living in Think About....BUT YOU NEED TO WAKE UP.

RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gee I can rent my tool shed for the republican convention. Cheap. What happens when you hold a convention and no one comes. Can you spell loser.

I will help the GOP hold their convention at the local IHOP... Pancakes on me. After all there won't be more than 30 people present.

Boy that make's sense, let's be anti-republican and convince the voter's to vote for a republican....:::scratch's head:::

rats jumping a sinking and stinking ship. LMAO

Seems Like No One Wants To Climb Aboard A Sinking Ship!

If I were a republican I would be distancing myself as well.

It's okay if their conscience, tell them not to attend, then they shouldn't attend. All republicans are not bad people. Senator Richard Lugar is a Republican here in the State of Indiana and Democrats here love him.

Come on November! Its going to be a landslide! But until then, we cannot let up!! No rest till November 5th.

OBAMA 08

I would run too. Run as far away from McSame as Bush as you can MY FRIEND. See you in Denver.
Obama08

Who can you picture as President? Imagine John McCain, at just about two years into his term. The problems in the Middle East have grown worse, the economy is still circling the drain, the world has its lowest opinion of American history. McCain is weak, suffering the side effects of chemo-therapy and radiation treatment for skin cancer. He's lost his hair and is frequently hospitalized. Our nation is suffering, and the only thing McCain has accomplished is the continuation of policies and ideology that got our country headed down the wrong path to begin with.

Now picture Obama. Young, refreshing, diplomatic, and liked by our allies around the world. An example of progress being made in America, and a rejection of the old, failed policies that are drowning our nation.

The harder they come.....the harder they fall. Get rid of the Repugnants!

If Obama choose Joe Biden or Evan Bayh he would take either democrat from senate seats. If he chooses Chuck Hagel he gets a Republican with veteran affairs experience and gets Nebraska. OK, so I think it will be Chuck Hagel.
Pat Roberts, try to hold on to that senate seat. LOL

Dems '08