So I'm a little late (3 years) with this information but I find it extremely interesting and coincidental. Hurricane Katrina hit the morning of August 29th which is also the birthday of Senator McCain. President Bush and Senator McCain were celebrating the Senator's birthday while New Orleans DIED in the meantime. This is not a bash on McCain since he really had no role of doing anything outside of his position as Senator of Arizona, however, as one of an elite 100 you should really put forth some effort to at least show concern about a natural disaster that killed 2000, mainly poor black Americans. Before time of the Senators birthday in the afternoon it had become evident in the morning just how truly devastating this would be to New Orleans. However, the old mans birthday seemed to be of utmost importance to the President at least on that day and for about 3 more days. Lets just be glad Gustav was not another Katrina and that the local level government did a good job this year in evacuating the residents and that very minimal looting occurred.
In case you thought I wouldn't corroborate my sources, here is the official picture from www.whitehouse.gov showing what Pres. Bush was doing on the afternoon of Hurricane Katrina
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/08/images/20050829-5_p082905pm-0125-515h.html
Note below picture reads:President George W. Bush joins Arizona Senator John McCain in a small celebration of McCain's 69th birthday Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, after the President's arrival at Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix. The President later spoke about Medicare to 400 guests at the Pueblo El Mirage RV Resort and Country Club in nearby El Mirage. White House photo by Paul Morse
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