Obama: McCain not looking out for you

From NBC/NJ's Athena Jones LONDONDERRY, NH -- Obama had a today message for the middle class, especially plumbers: John McCain is not looking out for you. Against a backdrop here of bright orange trees and a giant American flag, the Democratic nominee made an indirect reference to the Ohio plumber made famous in last night’s debate at Hofstra University, arguing that his economic policies would look out for middle-class families versus McCain’s, which would help the rich while digging the country into a deeper budget hole. McCain repeatedly used Joe Wurzelbacher, a man Obama met while canvassing earlier in the week, to argue that Obama’s tax policies would hurt small businesses, saying several times that Obama had told the man he wanted to "spread the wealth around." In his conversation with Obama, Wurzelbacher had expressed concern about the candidate’s plan to raise taxes on people making more than $250,000 a year. “The fact of the matter is that [McCain] is blowing a hole through the ... (link)