"McCain voices support for Florida as storm nears
WINTER PARK, Fla. - John McCain was briefed yesterday on Tropical Storm Fay, which scuttled a political fund-raiser and is threatening to reach Florida by today.
Did Obama get a briefing?
McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, visited the Orange County Emergency Operations Center near Orlando shortly after flying from Long Beach, Calif.
Speaking to a pool of reporters, he was optimistic local and federal officials will work together if the storm strikes.
"The good news is, obviously, no state is better prepared or organized to deal with whatever comes this way than the state of Florida," McCain said after his briefing.
McCain said he hoped the storm wouldn't permanently hurt Central Florida's tourism industry, which includes theme parks like Disney World and Universal Studios.
"You'll be in our thoughts and prayers," he told local officials.
McCain has long criticized the Federal Emergency Management Agency's reaction to Hurricane Katrina, which inundated New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast, blaming poor leadership in the storm's aftermath.
Polls show McCain and Democratic rival Barack Obama in a tight race in Florida, with the contest within the margin of error despite Obama spending millions of dollars on television advertising.
Yes, sometimes money matters, sometimes it doesn't; it all depends on WHAT SCRIPT the MSM is reading!!!!
McCain was scheduled to speak in Orlando today to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Obama was scheduled to speak tomorrow, followed by President Bush on Wednesday.
So was Obama briefed?
The storm canceled a McCain fund-raiser in Miami last night. McCain said the move was made out of "an overabundance of caution (AP)."
