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Obama Hits McCain On Economic Health

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The Associated Press

Published: September 16, 2008

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Sen. Barack Obama on Monday mocked Sen. John McCain's promise to bring change to Washington, saying the Republican presidential nominee has marched loyally with President Bush and was out of touch with the economic distress of struggling Americans.

"In 19 months, he has not named one thing he would do differently from this administration on the central issue of this election," Obama said of McCain. "Not one thing."

Seven weeks before the election, Obama sought to portray McCain as an unshakable ally of the unpopular Bush and Washington lobbyists - unsympathetic to the pocketbook issues that are the No. 1 concern of American voters. Obama delivered a frontal attack that showed none of the hesitancy that has worried some of his supporters as McCain edged ahead in the polls.

Charging that McCain was out of touch, Obama said, "He doesn't get what's happening between the mountains in Sedona where he lives and the corridors of power where he works. Why else would he say that we've made great progress economically under George Bush? Why else would he say that the economy isn't something he understands as well as he should?

"Why else would he say, today of all days, just a few hours ago - think about this, we just woke up to news of financial disaster - and this morning he said that the fundamentals of the economy are still strong."

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