Taddeo: Ros-Lehtinen sided with George Bush

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen tried to distance herself from the Bush administration - and left an opening for her Democratic challenger, Annette Taddeo, to fire back at how the Miami Republican "helped advance the Bush agenda."

In a press release Wednesday, Taddeo's campaign said Ros-Lehtinen has supported Bush 85 percent of the time, and listed five examples, including voting against the renewal of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or S-CHIP. Taddeo, who was born with a cleft lip, has said that vote was the tipping point that made her jump in the race for Florida's 18th congressional district.

Also as part of her platform, Taddeo has frequently criticized Ros-Lehtinen for her support of the war in Iraq, which Taddeo opposes.

Ros-Lehtinen preemptively issued two press releases Tuesday listing her domestic and foreign policy differences with President Bush.