What was McPain doing while Obama was filling sandbags in Iowa this summer?

[greenbriar]

My cousin sent me the crap about the flag pin and the national anthem.

I responded and sent hte snopes link

but I would LOVE to send her info on what mcsame was doing while Obama was filling sand bags in IOWA


where she lives and got flooded

[justiceischeap]

1. Some info for you

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/6/14/213149/670/890/536096 (Obama's filling sandbags)

Info about McCain* voting against funding to improve levees in Iowa because he saw it as pork
http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:Gsu9xv-3vdAJ:www.politicususa.com/en/Obama-McCain-Flood+Obama+Iowa+flood&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us&client=firefox-a

[greenbriar]

3. this summer when everything was flooding

my cousin lives in Cedar Rapids Iowa


had 12 inches of water abover her basemnet

[greenbriar]

6. awesome.. exactly what I was looking for

thank you very much


I sent her the links and said I don't want to be divided, but had I lived in IOWA, I might take a second look at these articles and see who best had Iowa's interest in mind

[The Wielding Truth]

2. You could have her find out about McC and send the Pictures of O.

[greenbriar]

4. she won't do any research, She is a cut and paste do what her preacher tells her

and she and another cousin have really chiding me for voting Obama when he is for everyone having abortions bla bla bla

[FLyellowdog]

7. Everyone having abortions? My husband won't have one, I'll guarantee you that!!!!

:rofl:

[The Wielding Truth]

8. Send her the Obama pictures then at least she will have an image

of this good guy doing good works.

[babylonsister]

5. McCain was busy voting against funds for Iowa flooding...

Obama Blasts McCain for Voting Against Iowa Flood Funds

While speaking to the U.S. Conference of Mayors today in Miami, FL, Barack Obama hammered John McCain for going to inspect the flood damage in Iowa, but voting against levee and flood control programs for Iowa that he considered pork.

“And just the other day, Senator McCain traveled to Iowa to express his sympathies for the victims of the recent flooding. I’m sure they appreciated the sentiment, but they probably would have appreciated it more if he hadn’t voted against funding for levees and flood control programs, which he seems to consider pork. Well, we do have to reform budget earmarks, cut genuine pork, and dispense with unnecessary spending, as we confront a budget crisis left by the most fiscally irresponsible administration in modern times,” Obama said.

Tucker Bounds of the McCain campaign called Obama a typical politician who is trying to distort McCain’s record, “It is beyond the pale that Barack Obama would attack John McCain for actually trying to fix the problem and change the way Washington works. Barack Obama’s willingness to continue the status quo pork-barrel politics in Washington, and then engage in political attacks that entirely disregard the facts, once again fundamentally shows that he’s nothing more than a typical politician.”

So who’s right? According to the Des Moines Register, McCain voted against flood control money for Iowa last year In fact contrary to the McCain camp’s protests, the Senator voted against the bill initially and also voted to uphold President Bush’s veto because he felt that the $23 billion bill was full of pork.

When he voted against the bill McCain said, "This legislation is fundamentally flawed, authorizing nearly 1,000 new projects without any method for prioritizing the needs of our national water infrastructure.” He added that the bill was "full of pork projects and unchecked government spending." So it seems that the McCain campaign is once again distorting his record on flood control. Obama told the truth today, while McCain was once again hiding his record of supporting George W. Bush.

more...

http://www.politicususa.com/en/Obama-McCain-Flood