For the White House, the 2008 Republican National Convention was notable not only for the absence of Bush, who because of Hurricane Gustav became the first incumbent to skip his party's nominating convention in 40 years. Attending the convention were several former senior Bush aides who have crossed from government to punditry, including Michael Gerson, former senior adviser Karl Rove and former counselor Dan Bartlett. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.