After dodging the potential political killer of Hurricane Gustav and solidifying their slogan of “Country First,” the Republican National Convention finally got going Tuesday evening in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Headliners finally got the opportunity to speak to the crowd to make their case for John McCain and Sarah Palin. 

Former Senator and Presidential candidate Fred Thompson and Demopendapublian Joe Lieberman ended the night with glowing words for McCain and direct shots at Barack Obama.  George Bush joined the party via satellite with an SNL style endorsement of McCain sure to have his campaign running from for the next 2 months. 

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