Obama says McCain 'finally giving us a little straight talk'

(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday that Sen. John McCain was now "owning up to the fact that he and George Bush actually have a whole lot in common."
Sen. Barack Obama has an 8-point lead, according to CNN's average of national polls.

"Just this morning, Sen. McCain said that, actually, he and President Bush -- 'share a common philosophy.' That's right, Colorado. I guess that was John McCain finally giving us a little straight talk," Obama said at a rally in Denver.

Obama was referring to McCain's Sunday interview on NBC's "Meet the Press." NBC's Tom Brokaw pointed to a review of McCain's record, which showed he voted with Bush 92 percent of the time. "So it's a little hard for the public to separate you from this administration, isn't it? " Brokaw said...

Obama said Sunday that as the campaigns wind down, voters can expect "the same kind of politics that we've seen over the last eight years" from McCain. "It's a politics that is more about tearing your opponent down than lifting your country up."

"We're not going to let George Bush pass the torch to John McCain," Obama said.

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