What she has found it that McCain wants to use the flood devastation as a background for him to stand in front of as he flogs his campaign for the Presidency. When the his staff contacted the governor of Iowa to let him know McCain was coming, the governor wrote back and said essentially Now is not a good time. "...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."
And McCain's response? He needs the photo ops. He ignored the governor's request and is going anyway, no matter how much disruption of recovery operations are adversely impacted by his dog-and-pony show.
Contrast this with Obama's response when Iowa Governor Dillon made the same request that Obama not come and interfere with operations.
Senator Obama's response was to work with state and local authorities to find out how he could best direct the efforts of his supporters interested in volunteering; armed with that information, his campaign has been sending out e-mails to inform his people of those cities not yet hit by the flood that could use help with sandbagging and other preparedness measures.The obvious conclusion is that the McCain - Obama race for the Presidency is between McCain who wants the status of being President for his own ego, while Obama wants the job for what it will allow him to do for Americans.
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