Obama Launches National Tour
The Washington Post | June 09, 2008
By Perry Bacon
Kicking off his general election campaign, Sen. Barack Obama touted his proposals to improve the economy and blasted his rival's ideas in a speech touting his core message for November: electing John McCain would be akin to a third term for George W. Bush.
"For all his talk of independence, the centerpiece of his economic plan amounts to a full-throated endorsement of George Bush's policies...." Obama said in a formal economic speech here before a smaller than usual (by design) crowd of several hundred. "This is the choice you will face in November. You can vote for John McCain, and see a continuation of Bush economic policies -- more tax cuts to the wealthy, more corporate tax breaks."
