Mcainness

I have been feeling very low about the recent presidential election results (Probably because of Hannity and Rush). So I have decided to do some independent research. He is very different than Crazy lefts Clinton and Obama. He isn’t ideal but, I don’t know if we should worry so much. Here are some of my thoughts.

On The Protection of Life

http://www.prochoiceamerica.com/

-Voting Record: Sen. McCain has an anti-choice record. He received the following scores on NARAL Pro-Choice America's Congressional Record on Choice. 2007: 0 percent 2006: 0 percent 2005: 0 percent 2004: 0 percent 2003: 0 percent 2002: 0 percent
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I LOVE these zeros. He did vote for governmental funding of Embryonic stem cell research though.

On taxes
The Good.......

From the man's website
"Entrepreneurs should not be taxed into submission. John McCain will make the Bush income and investment tax cuts permanent, keeping income tax rates at their current level and fighting the Democrats' plans for a crippling tax increase in 2011. Left to their devices, Democrats will impose a massive $100 billion tax hike, almost $700 per taxpayer every year. "
http://johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/0B8E4DB8-5B0C-459F-97EA-D7B542A78235.htm
http://www.ctj.org/pdf/mccain.pdf
-In 1992Senator McCain voted against HR 11. The conference committee bill passed the Senate by a vote of 67 to 22, and was subsequently vetoed by President Bush.McCain explained his opposition to the conference committee bill by notingthat “[w]hile there are many tax cuts in this legislation that I support, and willcontinue to support, those tax cuts should not be paid for by tax increases. Tax cutsshould be paid for by spending cuts. We must begin reducing the tax burden and thesize of government.”
1997: The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 was a substantial net tax reduction—$275billion over ten years by the official estimates and more than $400 billion over tenyears by CTJ’s estimate. The bulk of the bill’s tax reductions were targeted towardthe wealthiest taxpayers, with about half the bill’s benefits accruing to the wealthiestfive percent of Americans. McCain voted for the conference report on HR 2014, whichwas passed by a vote of 92 to 8. McCain based his support for the bill on the fact thatit would “ease the unconscionable burden on American taxpayers.”
1999: The Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999 was designed to reduce taxes by$792 billion over ten years in a way that primarily benefited corporations andwealthy taxpayers. McCain voted for the conference report on HR 2488, which waspassed by a vote of 50 to 49. The bill was subsequently vetoed by President Clinton (wait... Clinton??).


http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/03/arizona_senator_john_mccains_t.php

Senator McCain's zealous effort against wasteful spending deserves praise.
These include:-A vote against the 2003 Medicare prescription drug plan[23] -A vote against the Farm Security Bill in 2002[24] -A vote against the 2005 Highway Bill, one of only four senators to object to the pork-stuffed bill[25] -A vote against providing Amtrak with an extra $550 million for the fiscal year 2007[26] -A vote against $2 billion in milk subsidies[27] -A vote for welfare reform[30]

The Not Sures.....

http://www.atr.org/content/html/mccainvotingrecord.html
ATR RatingsMcCain has an average rating of 82.7 percent in the Americans for Tax Reform scorecard since 1994. While at first blush this may appear to be somewhat positive, the ratings vary based on three different distinct patterns of McCain’s voting. Since 1998 McCain has an average rating of 75 percent. From 1998-2002 McCain’s average rating was just 66 percent.

http://www.factcheck.org/taxes/supply-side_spin.html
Fox News Channel's Wendell Goler: Sen. McCain, you opposed President Bush’s 2001 tax cuts. Now you say you were wrong. How can you convince Republican voters you will push a Democratic Congress hard enough to make those tax cuts permanent, sir? Sen. McCain: Well, first of all, I didn't say that I was wrong. I said that the reason why I opposed those tax cuts was because we didn't rein in spending. And the fact is the tax cuts have dramatically increased revenues.
I'm not sure if this really satisfies me.

THE BAD......

Permanent Repeal of the Death Tax - June 12, 2002 McCain Voted Nohttp://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=2&vote=00151 2002 vote to permanently repeal the death tax which failed. Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 - May 15, 2003McCain Voted Nohttp://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=1&vote=00179 2003 tax cut which accelerated the phase in provisions of the 2001 tax including income tax rate reductions, marriage penalty, and child credit. Legislation also reduced the double tax on dividends and capital gains tax to 15 percent



http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/03/arizona_senator_john_mccains_t.php

When the most important pro-growth tax cuts in a generation were proposed by President Bush in 2001 and 2003, Senator McCain vigorously opposed them. The depth of this opposition goes a long way towards tarnishing the Senator's fiscal credentials.First, it is notable that Senator McCain stood so astride the Republican anti-tax position that he was one of only two Republican senators to oppose the 2001 tax cuts[5] and one of only three GOP senators to oppose the 2003 reductions.[6]Second, Senator McCain's stated reason for opposing the Bush tax cuts rhetorically allied him with the most radical anti-growth elements of national politics. Senator McCain argued, "I cannot in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us at the expense of middle-class Americans who need tax relief."


This is all the time I have to spend. Maybe HDOS should tackle a different issue.