Katrina Kerfuffle

McCain claims he 'supported every investigation' into the government's role regarding the hurricane, when in fact he twice voted against an independent commission

McCain was asked by a New Orleans reporter why he voted twice against an independent commission to investigate the government's failings before and after Hurricane Katrina, and he incorrectly stated that he had "voted for every investigation."

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, ... Full Story »

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by Tom Plachta - Oct. 1, 2008

Excellent story, which doesnt just do "he claimed, she claimed."

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