McCain: I'm focusing on homefront

As his Democratic rival wrapped up his foreign tour and defended taking the trip, John McCain today mocked Barack Obama for ignoring voters back home.

In his weekly radio address, McCain said, "this week the presidential contest was a long-distance affair, with my opponent touring various continents and arriving yesterday in Paris. With all the breathless coverage from abroad, and with Senator Obama now addressing his speeches to 'the people of the world,' I'm starting to feel a little left out. Maybe you are too."

"Back here in the country that we are competing to lead, a lot folks were having trouble trying to square Senator Obama's multiple positions on the surge in Iraq," McCain continued, arguing that the additional combat brigades that Obama wants to send to Afghanistan sounds an awful lot like the surge he opposed in Iraq.

McCain also highlighted his proposals for energy independence, including more offshore oil drilling.

"I spent the past week in Maine, Upstate New York, New Hampshire, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Colorado," he said. "And I spoke with voters about how to get the American economy running at full strength again. We need to stay focused on creating jobs for our people, and protecting paychecks from the rising costs of food, gasoline, and most everything else. Above all, we need to get a handle on the cost of oil and gasoline, and to regain energy independence for America."