[big campaign] McCain Fact Check on the Second Debate

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*McCain Fact Check: The Second Debate* *McCain Echoed Bush's Policies From 2000* *George W. Bush in 2000* *John McCain in 2008* *Bush: "It's Important To Cut The Taxes." *During a 2000 Republican presidential debate in Iowa, Governor Bush said, "It's important to cut the taxes, Tom, otherwise government's going to spend it. And it's important to cut the taxes to keep the economy growing. And when we cut the taxes it's important to remember, there's a lot of folks who are struggling on what I call the outskirts of poverty. I mentioned it to John in the question, that the single mom with kids — which, by the way, in my judgment's the toughest job in America." [GOP Iowa Debate, 12/13/99<http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=76120> ]** *McCain: "We Have To Keep Americans' Taxes Low."* During the second Presidential debate of 2008, Senator John McCain said, "You go to the heart of America's worries tonight. Americans are angry, they're upset, and they're a little fearful. It's our job to fix the problem. Now, I have a plan to fix this problem and it has got to do with energy independence. We've got to stop sending $700 billion a year to countries that don't want us very -- like us very much. We have to keep Americans' taxes low. All Americans' taxes low. Let's not raise taxes on anybody today." [Second 2008 Presidential Debate via CNN.com, 10/7/08<http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/presidential.debate.transcript/> ] *Bush: "I've Got A Record Of Reform In The State Of Texas, And I'm Going To Take That To The White House." *During a 2000 Republican presidential debate in Arizona, Governor Bush said, "I've got a record of reform in the state of Texas, and I'm going to take that to the White House." [GOP Arizona Debate, 12/6/99 <http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=75089>] *McCain: "I Have Been A Consistent Reformer."* During the second Presidential debate of 2008, Senator John McCain said, "And I can see why you feel that cynicism and mistrust, because the system in Washington is broken. And I have been a consistent reformer. I have advocated and taken on the special interests, whether they be the big money people by reaching across the aisle and working with Sen. [Russ] Feingold [D-Wisconsin] on campaign finance reform, whether it being a variety of other issues, working with Sen. Lieberman on trying to address climate change. I have a clear record of bipartisanship. The situation today cries out for bipartisanship. Sen. Obama has never taken on his leaders of his party on a single issue. And we need to reform. And so let's look at our records as well as our rhetoric. That's really part of your mistrust here." [Second 2008 Presidential Debate via CNN.com, 10/7/08<http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/presidential.debate.transcript/> ] *Bush: "I Would Encourage Exploration. I Mean, It's A Matter Of Supply And Demand." *When asked how he would lower the price of oil during a 2000 Republican presidential debate in Arizona, Governor Bush said, "I would encourage exploration. I mean, it's a matter of supply and demand. I would put -- I'd keep plans in place to say to our drillers: We want you to continue exploring." [GOP Arizona Debate, 12/6/99<http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=75089> ]** *McCain Said Increased Exploration Would "Will Reduce The Price Of A Barrel Of Oil."* During the second Presidential debate of 2008, Senator John McCain said, "But the point is, also, on oil drilling, oil drilling offshore now is vital so that we can bridge the gap. We can bridge the gap between imported oil, which is a national security issue, as well as any other, and it will reduce the price of a barrel of oil, because when people know there's a greater supply, then the cost of that will go down." [Second 2008 Presidential Debate via CNN.com, 10/7/08<http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/presidential.debate.transcript/> ] *Bush: "I've Also Got Great Hope For The Natural Gas Business." *During a 2000 Republican presidential debate in Arizona, Governor Bush said, "I've also got great hope for the natural gas business. The natural gas business is immune to OPEC. The natural gas business is hemispheric in nature. The natural gas business is finally recovering from the foolish ways of the Jimmy Carter-era when they tried to nationalize, in essence, the natural gas business with price fixing and demand. The demand for gas has finally come back." [GOP Arizona Debate, 12/6/99<http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=75089> ]** *McCain: We Have To Have Alternative Energy, Including "Natural Gas."*During the second Presidential debate of 2008, Senator John McCain said, "We can work on nuclear power plants. Build a whole bunch of them, create millions of new jobs. We have to have all of the above, alternative fuels, wind, tide, solar, natural gas, clean coal technology. All of these things we can do as Americans and we can take on this mission and we can overcome it." [Second 2008 Presidential Debate via CNN.com, 10/7/08<http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/presidential.debate.transcript/> ] *Bush: "I Brought Republicans Together With Democrats." *During a 2000 Republican Debate in Michigan, Governor Bush said, "What is accurate is that I led my state, in 1997, to the largest tax cut in Texas history. The truth is that I laid out a plan that cut a billion dollars of property taxes. I brought Republicans together with Democrats. And I signed that tax cut." [GOP Michigan Debate, 1/10/00] *McCain: "I Have A Clear Record Of Bipartisanship."* During the second Presidential debate of 2008, Senator John McCain said, "I have a clear record of bipartisanship. The situation today cries out for bipartisanship. Sen. Obama has never taken on his leaders of his party on a single issue. And we need to reform." [Second 2008 Presidential Debate via CNN.com, 10/7/08<http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/presidential.debate.transcript/> ] *McCain: "I Have A Clear Record Of Reaching Across The Aisle."* During the second Presidential debate of 2008, Senator John McCain said, "I know how to do that. I have a clear record of reaching across the aisle, whether it be Joe Lieberman or Russ Feingold or Ted Kennedy or others. That's my clear record." [Second 2008 Presidential Debate via CNN.com, 10/7/08<http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/presidential.debate.transcript/> ] *Bush: "He Is Going To Grow The Federal Government In The Largest Increase Since Lyndon Baines Johnson In 1965." *During the first 2000 presidential debate, Governor Bush said, "The man is practicing fuzzy math again. There's differences. Under Vice President Gore's plan, he is going to grow the federal government in the largest increase since Lyndon Baines Johnson in 1965. We're talking about a massive government, folks. We're talking about adding to or increasing 200 programs, 20,000 new bureaucrats." [Commission on Presidential Debates, 10/3/00<http://www.debates.org/pages/trans2000a.html> ] *McCain: "Do You Know That Sen. Obama Has Voted For -- Is Proposing $860 Billion Of New Spending Now?"* During the second 2008 Presidential debate, McCain said, "This is the most liberal big-spending record in the United States Senate." He added, "Do you know that Sen. Obama has voted for -- is proposing $860 billion of new spending now?" [Second 2008 Presidential Debate via CNN.com, 10/7/08<http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/presidential.debate.transcript/> ] *Bush: "I Want To Develop The Coal Resources In America. Have Clean Coal Technologies." *While discussing energy policies during the first 2000 presidential debate, Governor Bush said, "I want to develop the coal resources in America. Have clean coal technologies. We better start exploring it or otherwise we'll be in deep trouble in the future because of our dependency upon foreign sources of crude." He later added, "There is an abundant supply of coal in this country. I know we can do a better job of clean coal technologies. I'm going to ask the Congress for $2 billion to make sure we have the cleanest coal technologies in the world." [Commission on Presidential Debates, 10/3/00<http://www.debates.org/pages/trans2000a.html> ] *McCain: "We Have To Have … Clean Coal Technology."* During the second 2008 Presidential Debate, McCain said, "We have to have all of the above, alternative fuels, wind, tide, solar, natural gas, clean coal technology. All of these things we can do as Americans and we can take on this mission and we can overcome it." [Second 2008 Presidential Debate via CNN.com, 10/7/08<http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/presidential.debate.transcript/> ] *The McCain Of 2008 Contradicted The Policies Of the McCain Of 2000* *2000 McCain* *2008 McCain* *McCain On Meeting With Putin: "Yes, I Would Meet With Him." *During a 2000 Republican presidential debate in South Carolina, Larry King asked, "Senator, would you meet with -- assuming Mr. Putin is elected in March, would you want to meet with him as a candidate?" McCain said, "I'm not sure that would be necessary. It might be an interesting experience, because I know what's going on in Russia… So, yes, I would meet with him as a candidate, but I think that what I would really like to do is send a message to Mr. Putin, that we expect certain behavior out of the Russians, and particularly what's going in Chechnya today, a cessation of that brutality." [GOP South Carolina Debate via CNN, 2/15/00<http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0002/15/lkl.00.html> ] *McCain: "I Warned About Vladimir Putin." *In the second 2008 presidential debate, John McCain said, "But have no doubt that Russia's behavior is certainly outside the norms of behavior that we would expect for nations which are very wealthy, as Russia has become, because of their petro dollars. Now, long ago, I warned about Vladimir Putin. I said I looked into his eyes and saw three letters, a K, a G and a B. He has surrounded himself with former KGB apparatchiks." [Second 2008 Presidential Debate via CNN, 10/7/08<http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/presidential.debate.transcript/> ] * * *McCain Said It Was A Mistake To Propose Massive Tax Cuts, Instead Advocated Saving Social Security & Medicare. *During a 2000 debate in Michigan, John McCain said, "I believe we must save Social Security, we must pay down the debt, we have to make an investment in Medicare. For us to put all of the tax cuts -- all of the surplus into tax cuts, I think is not a conservative effort. I think it's a mistake. I think we should put that money into allowing Americans to be sure that their Social Security System will be there when they retire; that Medicare is helped; and most of all, let's pay down that $5.6 trillion debt we've laid on future generations of Americans." [GOP Debate in Michigan, 1/10/00] *McCain: "We Have To Keep Americans' Taxes Low. All Americans' Taxes Low." *In the second 2008 presidential debate, John McCain said, "We have to keep Americans' taxes low. All Americans' taxes low. Let's not raise taxes on anybody today. We obviously have to stop this spending spree that's going on in Washington. Do you know that we've laid a $10 trillion debt on these young Americans who are here with us tonight, $500 billion of it we owe to China?" [Second 2008 Presidential Debate via CNN, 10/7/08<http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/07/presidential.debate.transcript/> ] * * --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. To post to this group, send to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] E-mail [email protected] with questions or concerns This is a list of individuals. It is not affiliated with any group or organization. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---