Shaheen promotes Obama

Jeanne Shaheen, the former governor of New Hampshire, took her turn at the mike today to bash John McCain and extol Barack Obama, focusing on their economic proposals.

In the weekly Democratic radio address, she also got her licks in at Senator John Sununu Jr., the Republican she is trying to oust in November.

"Here in New Hampshire, we’re pretty independent-minded," Shaheen said, according to prepared remarks. "We work hard and we’re proud of the lives we’ve created for ourselves and our families. But across New Hampshire families are really struggling after years of George Bush and John Sununu’s economic policies that have brought down the typical family’s income by almost $1,000. At the same time, the cost of everything from gas to groceries, health care to college tuition, has gone up. Washington just doesn’t get it....But just over a week from now, Republicans will assemble at their convention, and ask you for four more years of the same."

"This week, you’ll hear something different," she added. "In Denver, Barack Obama will lay out a new direction for jumpstarting our economy and rebuilding a strong middle class. It’s long past time for real action. Families don’t need more of the same old Bush-McCain-Sununu agenda -- they need relief and they need it now.

"This November, the choice will be clear. We can’t afford a third Bush term and in New Hampshire, we can’t afford another six years of a Senator who supports the failed Bush economic policies that have devastated our economy. We’ve tried things their way, and they don’t work. I think it’s time for a new direction for America’s middle class families, and I hope you do, too," Shaheen concluded.