McCain, Bush, Katrina....Then and Now

Now....from NYT:

Asked at a news conference outside St. David’s Catholic Church if he traced the failure of leadership straight to the top, Mr. McCain, who has said he wants to campaign with President Bush, said emphatically, “Yes.”

Later, Mr. McCain told reporters on his campaign bus that if the disaster had happened on his watch, he would have landed his plane “at the nearest Air Force base and come over personally.” Mr. Bush first surveyed the damage when he flew over New Orleans in Air Force One when coming home from his Texas ranch two days after the hurricane, an act widely criticized.

Then....from from a September 10, 2005 Arizona Republic article titled "Did Bush do the right thing?"

Was the president ill-advised to follow through with two days of scheduled appearances, including one in the Phoenix area, then spend a night in Texas as the crisis unfolded?

"I'm Monday-morning quarterbacking on this," said U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., "but, yeah, you'd have to say yes."

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., responded, "I don't know."

McCain said he found the overall federal response deficient, but he said causes should be left to a bipartisan investigation to determine.

"I don't know what information the president had at the time and what he didn't have," McCain said. "So, I think all of that's going to be reviewed, and I'm sure that will be part of this commission." (my emphasis)

McCain subsequently voted twice against a commission:

McCain Voted Twice Against Establishing A Commission To Study The Response To Hurricane Katrina. McCain voted twice against establishing a Congressional commission to examine Federal, State, and local response to devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the U.S. Gulf Region; and making immediate corrective measures to improve future responses. [2006 Senate Vote #6, 2/2/2006; 2005 Senate Vote #229, 9/14/2005]

Distancing is hard work...well should be

Comments

[joejoejoe]

Keep up the great work on this Scout!

[pansypoo]

don't let mcinsain distance himself from his actions.

[vjbinct]

W and McSame deliver one pizza to the 9th ward. Compassionate Conservatism my aunt Fanny. That'll feed the multitudes through the general election. Sheetcake just doesn't go as far, so I choose pizza.

[ken Williamson]

McCain is part of the problem. We need a solution. We need it now.
I wrote an interesting blog on www.posterspost.com about McCain and the reinstatement of the draft. Check it out.

[ken Williamson]

McCain is part of the problem. We need a solution. We need it now.
I wrote an interesting blog on www.posterspost.com about McCain and the reinstatement of the draft. Check it out.

[ken Williamson]

McCain is part of the problem. We need a solution. We need it now.
I wrote an interesting blog on www.posterspost.com about McCain and the reinstatement of the draft. Check it out.

[ken Williamson]

McCain is part of the problem. We need a solution. We need it now.
I wrote an interesting blog on www.posterspost.com about McCain and the reinstatement of the draft. Check it out.

[ken Williamson]

McCain is part of the problem. We need a solution. We need it now.
I wrote an interesting blog on www.posterspost.com about McCain and the reinstatement of the draft. Check it out.

[ken Williamson]

McCain is part of the problem. We need a solution. We need it now.
I wrote an interesting blog on www.posterspost.com about McCain and the reinstatement of the draft. Check it out.