An American city was lost on that day, and the Bush administration was slow in responding to one of the worst natural catastrophes ever. So was John McCain. America needed a strong, decisive leader during this national crisis, and where was John McCain? Eating cake with President George W. Bush.

And now, what did Senator Obama do? Let's count the many ways what he did below:

It's clear that Senator Obama took action immediately after the disaster hit New Orleans and its residents in comparison to John McCain who ate cake on that day. Is McCain going to eat cake the next time a disaster hits on his birthday? And McCain wants to announce his Vice-President on his birthday? Talk about chutzpah.

What the Obama campaign should do in seizing the newscycle about McCain on that day, is to make what McCain sees a positive into a negative (his birthday, which he'll try to mark the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina):

Hold two events in the day, the morning and the afternoon, preferably with the VP pick, in New Orleans, to mark the tragic anniversary of that day. Obama should talk about where he was on that day, what he was doing, and what he felt when he saw the news coverage. This forces the media to cover the specifics of WHERE John McCain was on that day, and WHAT he exactly was doing---eating birthday cake with President George W. Bush. It also would be nice to highlight what Senator Joe Biden said on that day, like erm, , and his legislative actions on this issue? There also should be a vigil to the evening event in memory of the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Obama needs to blast George W. Bush for his failure to lead, and say these lines that he did in his response to George W. Bush back in 2005: "In the months to come, as the waters recede and the cameras turn away, will we have the courage to follow through on the convictions that were voiced tonight? Will we hold on to some of that shame we all felt during those first few days, when the scenes of helplessness and neglect reflected an image of America that we knew wasn't us? "I hope that we will - and I will be working to ensure that we make real the promise, 'never again.' Never again will we leave any American behind. Never again will we forget that we rise or fall together as one American family." Keep the media focused on what McCain did on August 29, 2005, and what his vice-presidential pick did on that day and in the weeks to come. This helps steal any positive light off his vice-presidential/birthday pick. Also, talk about how New Orleans is still forgotten by the Bush Administration, with many repairs not attended to, as Hurricane Guav bears down upon the Gulf Coast as a stark reminder of the Republican failures of government.

Let's get those rotten bastards, kossacks! DIGG THIS!!!