McCain Denounces Obama For His Pork Barrel Projects

LEBANON, OH -

Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News article. (Original article here.)

While he has never asked for an earmark for his state, McCain said Obama has brought nearly $1 billion in pork barrel projects home to Illinois.

"That's change? My friends, don't be fooled," he said.

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And he called for victory in Iraq.

"We have succeeded in Iraq and we are winning and our troops will come home with victory and honor," he said.

After the speech, John Kauffman worked through the crush of people angling for a glimpse of McCain or Palin on the rope line. The 82-year-old veteran of World War II and Korea is from Franklin, and said he hoped to meet the senator.

That didn't happen: but Kauffman still liked what he heard from the two. "I thought it was wonderful from what I could hear," he said. "He's got a lot of good points."