RNC: Convention is not only about nominating McCain

Things are ramping up at the Republican National Convention here after a day of worry about the path Hurricane Gustav would take as it headed toward the U.S. coast. Mickey Edwards, faculty director of Campaign 2008: The Republican National Convention series, published an insightful piece in The Boston Globe that sheds some light on some of the inner workings of the party. The article centers not so much on events taking place within the convention hall this week but on an internal struggle to re-chart the direction of the GOP.