McCain claims he "supported every investigation" into the government's role regarding the hurricane, when in fact he twice voted against an independent commission.-FactCheck.org
The disaster caused by Hurricane Gustav did not prevent the GOP convention from taking place. Still, McCain contacted governors of the Gulf Coast states and showed his support by means of prayer and consistent storm monitoring. He stated that "It wouldn't be appropriate to have a festive occasion while a near tragedy or a terrible challenge is presented in the form of a natural disaster". It is clear that McCain made a significant error when he had voted twice against independent commission. According to the article, "McCain actually voted twice, in 2005 and 2006, to defeat a Democratic amendment that would have set up an independent commission along the lines of the 9/11 Commission. At the time of the second vote, members of both parties were complaining that the White House was refusing requests by Senate investigators for information". He claims to have "supported every investigation and ways of finding out what caused the tragedy" for Hurricane Katrina. The article goes on to say that McCain claims to have been "against wasteful sepending" rather than the investigation itself. McCain's campaign then denounces Obama for "tired negative attacks" in drawing attention to his mistake. I believe that the argument is entirely pointless. Past mistakes cannot be altered, but they can be forgiven.
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