McCain wants to be the next photo-op President
by BarbinMD
Fri Jun 20, 2008 at 06:19:04 PM PDT
After eight years of a photo-op presidency, John McCain is ready to step in on day one:
An aide to Iowa's governor said Thursday that Republican presidential candidate John McCain ignored the governor's request to cancel a campaign visit amid a massive flood recovery effort in the state.
McCain toured flood-damaged sites in Iowa on Thursday, including the town of Columbus Junction in the southeast. [...]
Patrick Dillon, Gov. Chet Culver's chief of staff, said the governor was concerned that McCain's trip would divert local law enforcement from the flood recovery effort to provide security for McCain.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama canceled a scheduled visit to eastern Iowa last week at the request of state officials.
McCain's campaign claimed that no resources were diverted. Of course they also claim that McCain is a straight talking maverick.
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