McCain lashes out as Obama takes lead
Sep 20th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: Election 2008, Lead StoriesThe Australian: John McCain accused Barack Obama of being a liberal, high-taxing threat to middle America yesterday after being confronted with strong evidence that his Democratic opponent had wiped out his post-convention bounce and regained the initiative.
After a week of economic turmoil and his damaging remark on Monday that “the fundamentals of our economy are strong” — spoken as Lehman Brothers was declaring bankruptcy — Senator McCain aggressively sought to regain his footing.