Grand Old Party

(Emphasis on "old" and "party")

Will the GOP postpone their convention as Gustav bears down on New Orleans, but 3 years and a few days after Katrina destroyed the city?

McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said delaying the start time is a possibility.

"Senator McCain has always been sensitive to national crises — in the 2000 race, he postponed his announcement because of the situation in the Balkans [italic mine - Avram], and we are monitoring the situation very closely,” Bounds said.

1) Since when did the Balkans become part of the USA?

2) Want to know what McCain was up to the very day in 2005 that the Bush-Cheney administration allowed the destruction of New Orleans? The VERY day: