claim: "senator mccain voted against the bush tax cuts. now he's for them."
author: mitt romney
evidence_1: 2 days ago ... "i voted against the tax cuts because of the disproportionate amount that went to  the wealthiest americans," john mccain (r-ariz.) said about the george w. bush  tax cuts in 2004.
evidence_2: sep 29, 2017 ... the fate of trump's promise of a historic tax revamp could be determined by six  key republican senators: bob corker, john mccain, rand paul, pat toomey, ...  he was among the few senate republicans to vote against president george w.  bush's two separate tax cuts in 2001 and 2003, although he later ...
evidence_3: 2 days ago ... mccain has a history of defying his party — including on taxes. he voted against  president george w. bush's tax cut bills in 2001 and 2003, and back in july, he  was the decisive vote that tanked his party's effort to repeal the affordable care  act. he's currently battling cancer and won't likely face another ...
evidence_4: apr 25, 2008 ... on may 26, 2001, after then-sen. lincoln d. chafee (r.i.) cast his vote against  president bush's $1.35 trillion tax cut, he trudged back to his office, convinced, he  recalled, that he had been the lone republican to oppose the largest tax cut in  two decades. but chafee's staff told him that one other republican, ...
evidence_5: oct 21, 2008 ... was sen. obama about sen. mccain's positions on the bush tax cuts? get the  facts! the statement: in a campaign stop monday, october 20, in tampa, florida,  democratic presidential candidate sen. barack obama criticized republican  opponent sen. john mccain for comments he's made about taxes.