Russ McBee

John McCain's ''Pander To Anyone I Can Think Of'' tour has made a particularly shameless stop in New Orleans. In the still-devastated Lower Ninth Ward, the poorest and most heavily damaged area of the city, McCain had the gall to say this: ''Never again will a disaster of this nature be handled in the terrible and disgraceful way it's been ...

First, the rigged bid: A review of documents by The Associated Press found that when the Army Corps of Engineers solicited bids for drainage pumps for New Orleans, it copied the specifications -- typos and all -- from the catalog of the manufacturer that ultimately won the $32 million contract. Then, the money quote: MWI [the manufacturer ...