ProgressOhio

Over the last week or so, John McCain has been stumping through southern Ohio, preaching a gospel of offshore oil drilling while attacking Barack Obama for being too famous. McCain had to know that he was preaching to the choir while he recited a litany of economic hardships faced by Ohio's working families.

Ohioans know all too well what years of Republican economic policies have wrought on our communities. Thousands of lost jobs and growing underemployment has decimated Ohio's middle class and thrown more families into poverty. Unemployment in Ohio is up and the gap between rich and poor has never been wider.

John McCain cried crocodile tears over the loss of jobs in places like Wilmington. McCain's righteous indignation over the loss of 10,000 Ohio jobs belies his lack of a comprehensive economic plan.

While McCain rails that Barack Obama will raise taxes on the middle class, a study by the independent Tax Policy Center clearly shows McCain's claims to be false. While refusing to acknowledge that the economic policies of the last 8 years have been an utter disaster for working families, McCain's prescription is more of the same. His plan for more tax subsidies for corporations, extending tax cuts for the wealthy and a continuation of unfair trade policies will keep us on the road to economic ruin.

The country - and our great state - deserves more than a third term of Bushonomics. We deserve a President who has a plan to start us on the road to economic justice and security.

Barack Obama has a comprehensive plan that will create jobs, restore fairness to tax policies, help small businesses expand and protect the rights of workers. Rebuilding our infrastructure, expanding access to health care and leading the way on energy policy will provide Ohio - and the country - with the economic security we need.