The Budget According to McCain

FactCheck | May. 14, 2008 (News Analysis)

The new McCain loves tax cuts. But many of his claims about them are off.

In our last installment we looked at McCain's pronouncements on spending cuts to help balance the budget. In Part II, we examine what he's said on a subject that might be more pleasing to many Americans: lowering taxes. We found exaggerations and distortions here, as well.
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by Jeff Clark - Oct. 1, 2008

Good point by point rundown on how McC is promising the impossible re his so-called tax policy. Easier to follow than Part I, but that's also worth a read. Only thing missing is discussion of how McC's promise to stay in Iraq (the one promise he might keep if elected) undercuts any effort to restore fiscal sanity. BTW, FactCheck is truly nonpartisan of truth--critiques the DNC and Obama as well. Check it out.