As Convention Gets Under Way, Dems Waste No Time Linking McCain to Bush

DENVER — Democratic officials wasted no time casting John McCain as the next incarnation of the Bush presidency Monday, going on offense as the Democratic National Convention got underway in Denver. A rapid-fire slate of speakers kicked off festivities in the Mile High City, leading up to Michelle Obama’s headlining speech at the end of the night. The convention was expected to be more aggressive than the relatively passive 2004 convention, and the front-end speakers used their brief remarks to both praise Barack Obama as an agent of change, and criticize McCain as a continuation of the Bush administration. “America cannot afford a third Bush-Cheney term, which is what a McCain presidency would be,” Texas Rep. Silvestre Reyes said. “Anyone who’s been a friend of Bush 90 percent of the time isn’t a friend of America’s families,” said California Rep. Grace Napolitano, referring to McCain’s voting record in the Senate. “Our ... (link)