McCain ignored request to cancel Iowa visit

Anything for a photo op, eh?

Culver aides: McCain ignored request to cancel Iowa visit

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- An aide to Gov. Chet Culver 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, 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.

David Roederer, who chairs McCain's campaign in Iowa, said McCain's trip didn't hamper Iowa's recovery operation. He said McCain proceeded with the visit because the campaign was providing much of its own security.

"There was really no state resources diverted,'' Roederer said.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama canceled a scheduled visit to eastern Iowa last week at the request of state officials.

"As a courtesy -- and as we did for Senator Obama -- we privately made an effort to make sure that Senator McCain knew that state and local resources were still being deployed to support the flood fight and that now may not be the best time for a campaign trip,'' Dillon said in a statement.

Dillon's comments came as President Bush toured the state, and hundreds of law enforcement officers were diverted from flood recovery to provide security for him.

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what a pigheaded ass he is. Fine with me.

McCain = Bush's third term

from the diversion of security needed to allow him to tour Iraq, let's say.

without security!

of GI's and Blackwater dudes about, no less. People can go to market--for like 30 minutes. If they are going with McCain's posse! Afterwards--not so cool.

You know, I get nervous when McCain says things are going well in Iraq, because invariably, something gets blown up immediately therafter--anyone notice that? I'd go so far as to say he may just not have a realistic picture of what's going on there. I really would.

If you are going to go - then go help them. Throw sandbags around. Like Bill Clinton did years ago. That image has always stuck with me.

last week. They are his constituents as a Senator from Illinois and he pitched in and helped them out. Is this being played by Faux, CNN et al? Nope, Chimpy comes in a week later and 'steals the show'.

Those two words stand out the most in my mind when reading that.

McCain, just like Bush, is only interested in photo ops.