Quote of the day.

"I've never been a press hound."

Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL), explaining her lack of public appearances in <$NoAd$>her congressional district, which includes some of the hardest hit counties in the state.

Writes a columnist today in the local paper ...

Harris hit those counties on Tuesday for the first time. She said she was in Sweden over the weekend attending a family wedding. When she heard about the destruction, she cut short her stay in Europe and headed home.

Although she wasn't visible to the public the past few days, Harris said she and her staff have been working behind the scenes to help victims.

...

Harris said if she had been in the country and toured the hurricane damage, she's convinced the newspapers and her critics would have accused her of having a political motive.

Another candidate for Rich Kids Who Can't Catch a Break.