I think Benen's right to bring this up. McCain's been in politics for decades - has he ever before acted like he's acting now? Did he do it post-Katrina? After all 2005 saw 3 of the biggest hurricanes on record, and Rita and Wilma hit after Katrina. What was he doing then? On the face of it this just screams naked politics. Now he's certainly not the first politician to use a disaster for political gain - far from it. But I do wonder a bit if part of canceling tonight's Republican convention isn't simply image-making with the BIG added benefit of keeping George W. Bush as far away from him as possible - especially during storm season.
Posted by armand at September 1, 2008 08:20 AM | TrackBack | Posted to PoliticsJohn McCain doing an interview about this. Aside from how appalling it is in terms of bringing the campaign to natural disasters, just look at his performance. He looks terrible, like, unwell terrible.
Posted by: binky at September 1, 2008 08:58 AM | PERMALINK