None of the usual

By Bill Northey – The first official day of the National Republican Convention contained only official business and none of the usual speech making and hoopla. They have done a great job of packing folks in on the floor. The chairs are tight together and while that makes for some unplanned coziness, it also allows [...]

Spirits not dampened despite revised convention

By Tim Demuth – The first day of the convention was, as expected due the the weather in the south, shortened. Delegates who traveled from around the country, planned this trip for months, and, for some, may be the only convention they ever attend were disappointed, but understanding. Despite the events (or lack there of), [...]

Raw politics

By James Q. Lynch – It’s not clear there was any connection to the Republican National Convention and the Iowa and Oregon delegations staying at the La Quinta West, but a naked man was found swimming in the hotel pool early Monday morning.
John Bay of Decorah, who is heading a security team at the hotel [...]

Gustav chaning plans at GOP convention

By Bill Northey – Everyone had one eye or ear on the media coverage of Hurricane Gustav as we traveled to the Twin Cities for the Republican National Convention. Even before we arrived, we heard the plans for tomorrow have changed. Tomorrow’s convention business has been narrowed to a few hours in the [...]