McCain adviser Lehman blased Giuliani for 9-11 Fireman deaths

[RamboLiberal]

Yesterday, former NJ governor and Sept. 11 Commission chairman Thomas Kean endorsed John McCain. Today, Rudy's Mr. 9-11 image takes another hit, as Sept. 11 commission member John Lehman, a former Navy secretary, also endorses McCain.

For those with memories, that's no big surprise. It was Lehman who, during a Sept. 11 Commission hearing in NY City, took the Giuliani administration to task for the failure to have effective radio communications in place on Sept. 11, leading to chaos.

''I think the command and control and communications of this city's public service is a scandal,'' Lehman said at the time. In his most memorable quip, he said the city's disaster-response plans were ''not worthy of the Boy Scouts, let alone this great city.''

No news conference today from McCain, just a press release. A guess: He doesn't want to go negative on Giuliani right now, and Lehman would be sure to be asked about his past criticisms. Release from McCain after the jump.

http://weblogs.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/politics/blog/2007/11/rudy_loses_another_911_guy.html

[Greyskye]

1. "blased"?

Blasted? Blamed?

[flpoljunkie]

3. Blasted

[flpoljunkie]

2. The silence from McCain on this is well, deafening!