McCain hates Tallahassee

Add this to the list of reasons Sen. John McCain would make a terrible president: He is not a fan of Florida's capital. Sure, he'll go to Panama City and Tampa and Miami to campaign. Nobody really minds when he skips Tallahassee; he's not likely to pick up many new votes in liberal Leon County anyway.

But where's the outrage when, at a campaign stop in Panama City, he kicks out the Tallahassee Democrat reporter, who just wanted to do a story? (OK, so there's been some outrage, but here's more.) The Democrat also tossed it in their piece that Stephen Price, the writer in question, was the only black reporter there, but I think it's more an anti-Tallahassee bias than a racial bias that motivated this heinous act.

The campaign has apologized for the incident, and the Democrat's top editor, Bob Gabordi, seems prepared to put the matter behind him. But in my mind, this is a great chance for the newspaper—and indeed, the whole Big Bend area—to call out McCain for his unjust treatment of their beloved region and let him know that he's not welcome in Florida if he insults the capital in this way.