With the New Orleans levees having apparently survived yesterday's storm surge from Hurricane Gustav, McCain campaign manager Rick Davis announced this morning that the Republican National Convention will resume today with a full schedule.
The Tuesday evening schedule will include a presentation by President Bush and first lady Laura Bush, which is expected to be a live broadcast from Washington. Featured speakers for the Tuesday session will include Sen. Joe Lieberman, I/D-Conn., and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson.
Before Monday's events were canceled, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani had been scheduled to give the convention's keynote address on Tuesday night.
Gustav is now a tropical depression with maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour. The National Weather Service predicts total rainfall of up to 20 inches in isolated areas.
