Mitt Romney was supposed to be formally selected as the official 2012 Republican Party presidential candidate today, but sideways rain courtesy of Hurricane Isaac has made a mess the original Republican National Convention schedule.

Now RNC Chairman Reince Priebus will gavel in the RNC for about five minutes today so the party can unveil a National Debt Clock (currently at $15.9 trillion) inside the convention hall. Then nothing till Tuesday. Below are the schedule highlights for the remainder of the convention … until they get changed:

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