04 FEB 08 / "McCain Resorts to Dirty Tricks"

John McCain won the Florida primary on Tuesday, but polls showed Romney in the lead in the state until McCain won the last minute endorsement of the governor and went public with a false attack that Romney had advocated for a withdrawal timetable from Iraq in April.

When pressed about the allegation in the debate on Sunday night at the Reagan Library, McCain subbornly stood by his attack despite being refuted by Anderson Cooper and almost every major journalist. Unsuccessfully trying to take Romney's remarks in an interview out of context.

Unfortunately, many Republican primary voters believe McCain's 'Straight Talk'.

McCain bristles in debates when opponents mention aspects of his record, yet he expects Romney to stand idly by and take the unfair beating.

The economy has become the foremost issue in the presidential campaign. Because of Romney's extensive business record and knowledge about the economy, McCain wanted to change the subject back to national security.