Hurricane Gustav churning towards the Gulf Coast of the US nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated that region has not only killed any chance of Louisiana Governor Piyush 'Bobby' Jindal creating history once again, but may end up completely disrupting the Republican National Convention that was scheduled to kick off in Minneapolis-Saint Paul and run through September 4.
Jindal, who created history by becoming the only Indian-American to be elected a governor of a US state last November, who was scheduled to speak at the convention on Wednesday at prime time, would have been the first Indian-American to have ever spoken at a major political convention.
But, obviously, the last thing on his mind as Gustav headed towards New Orleans and other areas of Louisiana and expected to hit parts of Mississippi and Texas, was to speak at the convention after his predecessor Democrat Kathleen Blanco's pathetic performance during Katrina was what decimated her chances of re-election, which made her decide not to seek another term, after Jindal effectively used this to beat up on her and win the gubernatorial race convincingly.
Image: Senator John McCain addresses the meet via satellite at the Xcel Energy Center on Sunday.
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