Crass political thought in the face of a hurricane

I think it's unlikely, but if McCain were to postpone the convention (because of Gustav,) it would also shift the deadlines on campaign spending. He spends his own raised "primary" money until he officially accepts the nomination, at which time he will be limited to the $84 million in public money.

With the Palin pick suddenly drawing in money from the fundies, moving that deadline back might not be a bad thing for him.

(And, it's so nice of the Sunday shows to book almost exclusively McCain surrogates so we can have a nice, balanced discussion.)