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A truly decent statement from John and Cindy McCain after a truly heartbreaking turn of events:
We offer our deepest condolences to Barack Obama and his family as they grieve the loss of their beloved grandmother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to them as they remember and celebrate the life of someone who had such a profound impact in their lives.
Eli Sanders was The Stranger's associate editor. His book, "While the City Slept," was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He once did this and once won... More by Eli Sanders
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At least they sound like kind people instead of raking him over the coals again for going to see her. But maybe they figured they should be nice to the next president.
what else could they really have done?
this will be a lingering far-right nutjob discussion in the coming years about Obama’s trip and her death falling suspiciously before the election. disgusting people out there in AM radio land.
The real tragedy is that she didn’t live long enough to see her grandson become president.
dammit, i was hoping this was all a mistake, and she’d at least make it to tomorrow. I’m so sad now.
Another news cycle lost by the Gang Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight.
But I agree with Greg.
dammit. the fates were not kind.
in a non-related story, a nervous Roberta McCain, the presidential candidate’s 96 year old mother, privately and confidentially moved to a safe house, “somewhere where Rove can’t find me”.
She did not disclose her whereabouts to anyone on her son’s campaign staff.
Classy! But what about the GOP’s FEC complaint about Obama’s use of campaign funds to fly to Hawaii to see her?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/11/03/california_gop_files_fec_compl.html
See, they can pretend to be decent people when it suits them.