McCain Voted Against All Katrina Aid in 2005

[kpete]

McCain Voted Against All Katrina Aid in 2005
September 1st, 2008 by Steve O

Via Bob Geiger:

As the Democratic minority tried throughout the fall of 2005 to get help for people in Louisiana and Mississippi, the Republicans wanted no part of it and despite his post-Katrina pledge to “do all that is necessary to fund essential relief and recovery efforts and help those in need,” John McCain was right there to shoot down every initiative that would have helped, including the following Democratic-sponsored bills:



So when John McCain makes his grand exploitation trip to Louisiana later this week — and especially if he follows that stunt by making his convention speech from there — keep in mind that no matter what words of resolve or sympathy he throws at the latest hurricane victims, he voted down every chance he had to actually provide help and oversight the last time this happened.

The best McCain can hope voters assume is that he simply didn’t care. The worst — and probably closer to the truth — is that he was just doing what he was told.

more at:
http://www.teambio.org/2008/09/01/mccain-voted-against-all-katrina-aid-in-2005/

[Pavlovs DiOgie]

1. I hope this gets even a little coverage

as McButthead tries to politicize Gustav this week. What a friggin' hypocrite.

[1corona4u]

2. Send it to Keith.

[intheflow]

3. This should have a million recs this week.

McCain is a travesty and I'm pretty sure no one in the CM will cover it one whit, not even Olbermann, not even if he does give his speech from LA. K&R.