[Marie Antoinette]

That article could have been correct about McCain making a request of Washington

I would like to point out that, as a Senator, he did not have the authority to call out the Guard, since he is not Governor. :) It was likely just a PR stunt for the election year.

[Natural Born 54]

I agree. If it was a stunt to curry favor with voters, he should have asked the Governor not Washington.