May 10, 2008...6:59 am
You Knew Someone Would Bring It Up Eventually
The Obama camp’s first line of attack on McCain; bringing up things that were old news when McCain ran in 2000.
At a town hall this evening Senator Barack Obama was introduced by one of the superdelegates that endorsed him today in his flood of superdelegate gains. Oregon Congressman Pete DeFazio praised Obama and said that even though “pundits” may think differently Democrats would come together in November. He then quickly went after presumptive Republican nominee John McCain asking voters not to be “tempted” by McCain’s “Straight Talk Express.” He compared McCain to George Bush and Dick Cheney and even mentioned the Keating Five Scandal, “He says we need less regulation. Hello! Wall Street mortgage meltdown, Bear Stearns taxpayer bailout, Enron, but, you know, I guess maybe for a guy who was up to his neck in the Keating Five and savings and loan scandal–less regulation is better.”
McCain’s camp wasted no time with their comeback, Fox says they got the McCain email before Obama left the building.
“The truth is Barack Obama has pledged to increase taxes on American families, and his plans will make our struggling economy even worse. If Barack Obama is serious about addressing the economic downturn, why is he pledging to take more money out of the pockets of hardworking Americans?”
Not the best comeback in the world, but it’ll do.
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