Some Straight Talk, My Friends: By McCain's Standards, He Voted For 477 Tax Increases

The Obama campaign continues hammering McCain on his bogus line of argument about taxes, this time with a new web video that illustrates that by the very same standard that McCain applies to Obama, McCain has voted for 477 tax increases -- far more than the 94 he accuses Obama of having supported.

Here's the new Obama web video:

The ad also points out that during the same period of time that McCain accuses Obama of 94 tax increases, he voted (by his own standards) for 105 increases.

I just have to say once again how awesome it is to have a Democratic candidate who not only fights back, but fights back hard, and fights back effectively.

Comments

[pbcrunch]

um, why isn't this playing on TVs in OH, FL, etc.???

[MaryanneAZ]

They are very expensive ad markets. The campaign also counts on the ads being aired "free" in the media "stories" of the day. Hopefully, it will get some traction on Keith O or Rachel's show at a minimum. Obama is relying on the donations of us little donors to pay his ad buys and I know I'm tapped out so he's not getting much from me.

[estevancarlos]

Float like a butterfly

[whit4brains]

Sting like a bee

[PatBurns]

Wait--go easy on him! Don't you remember he was a POW?

[HalR]

Keep the ad's coming, No more wishing for them to stop the lies,play by the book or stop the lies. Great to see Obama/Biden standing up to the McSame/Rove's.

[moda31]

wish this wasn't limited to the web.

[FrictionSoul]

And fights back with the facts.

Watching the death of the GOP has been somewhat entertaining, and yet needless. Can't wait for the Green Party to ascend.

[ProudLiberalDemocrat]

Sorry, but if President Obama follows the directon of his plans, Democrats will be the Green Party.

Government stimulus will include alternative energy....­.no construction for new housing, but adding solar panels to my house is a good thing.....­..

[Coinyer101]

that's right,john. do the honorable thing. lie.

barack is honest.

[SGreen]

Jed,
I agree. This is what we need: A fighter against the tribe of rogue and deception.

[TakingBackTheUSA]

Beautiful!!

[Chillinout]

Keep slamming them Obama! Show them what you are made of.

[mollyjackson]

Jed need to be more careful about what he quotes....­.Biden was incorrect.

[jsarets]

You see, that's the kind of assertion that deserves some, you know, supporting evidence.

[Einstein44]

More numbers,please !!!!

[demright]

They were three out of 2,279 physicians who have signed a letter asking McCain for "full, public disclosure of all his medical records". More than 47,000 people have signed the petition.
RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Three little words, a clue as to where Sarah Palin once stood on earmarks, scrawled in the margin of this memo to the Wasilla City Council, back when Palin was mayor: "We did well." It was June 14, 1999, when Palin wrote, "This does not include our nearly $1 million from the feds for our airport paving project." Then added those three words: "We did well."
(voice-over) The lobbyist helped Palin secure $600,000 for a new bus facility, $1.75 million for dispatch center technology, $2.4 million to upgrade water and sewer facilities.

STEVE ELLIS, TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE: Wasilla did pretty well, once they got into the earmark game.

Federal money for votes the rise of Palin in Alaska. Not what she seems to be at all!

[11907281]

700,000,000,000 - there more numbers

[TroubleNYC]

This should not only be a web video it should be sent to the MSM!

[Whatashame]

That's great AD. Simple and too the point with facts to back it up on McCain's own website.

[ProudLiberalDemocrat]

We won't give 'em hell, we'll tell the truth and make them feel like hell.

Vote Democrat!