McCain: Obama says one thing, does another

From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-Treworgy SPARKS, Nev. -- Speaking under an American flag and in front of a huge banner that read, "Country First," McCain leveled some articulate charges at his opponent today, criticizing Obama on taxes, energy, his position on Iraq and the value of his word. "Sen. Obama is an impressive speaker, and the beauty of his words has attracted many people, especially among the young, to his campaign," McCain said, before showering his opponent with the kind of underhanded praise familiar to politics. "My concern with Sen. Obama is that on big issues and small issues, what he says and what he does are often two different things, and that he doesn't seem to understand that the policies he offers would make our problems harder, not easier to solve." On Iraq, McCain tried to paint his opponent as irrational, highlighting Obama's opposition to the surge and then going on to say, "No rational person can look at the success on the ground in Iraq today and say that the ... (link)