claim: "sen. mccain says it was not a mistake to vote against the bush tax cuts ... but now says the tax cuts need to be made permanent."
author: mitt romney
evidence_1: mccain exaggerated obama's votes to increase taxes. mccain said, “sen. obama has voted 94 times to either increase your taxes or against tax cuts. .... and in fact, his opinions are not necessarily contradictory; he may believe that the tax cuts he opposed should now be made permanent so that taxpayers know what to ...
evidence_2: nov 9, 2017 ... make no mistake: corker wants to pass a tax bill. but he isn't seeking reelection next year, so he's unencumbered by political pressure to hold his nose and vote for something he doesn't like. flake is also not seeking reelection, and he's been clear he doesn't think tax reform should just be tax cuts.
evidence_3: nov 3, 2017 ... senate republicans will have to sway a host of gop swing votes as they try to jam through their own tax overhaul with almost no margin for error. fiscal hawks are squawking ... mccain voted against the bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 in part because of their impact on the deficit. “the deficit went up,” ...
evidence_4: the pledge not to tax the american people further had been a consistent part of bush's 1988 election platform, and its prominent inclusion in his speech .... it was not some liberal democrat who said 'read my lips: no new taxes,' then broke his word to cut a seedy backroom budget deal with the big spenders on capitol hill.
evidence_5: jul 9, 2008 ... he voted against bush's tax cuts, but now, despite a ballooning deficit, he wants to slash taxes even further — with most of the benefits going to the rich. addthis ... mccain's campaign hasn't fleshed out the details, but said it will offer a large standard deduction and an increased personal exemption.