http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080908/POLITICS/809080419/1361Obama ties McCain to Bush on economy at Flint rallyFLINT -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama came out swinging against opponent John McCain here today, saying "it's hard to believe" the Republican favors change when he has voted with President Bush 90 percent of the time.
Obama noted that the national unemployment rate soared to 6.1 percent last month, the highest jobless mark in five years, even as McCain pronounced the nation's economy fundamentally sound. He added that Michigan's rate is at 8.5 percent and unemployment in Flint is over 12 percent.
"If John McCain thinks the economy is fundamentally sound, he needs to come to Flint," Obama said this afternoon to a gathering of about 300 at Mott Community College.
"You don't have to tell people in Michigan the economy is not in good shape. But you do need to tell John McCain."
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