FactCheck: Against Bush tax cuts in 2003; for them in 2006 McCain spoke as though he had always supported Bush's tax cuts, saying, "I think it's very important that we make the Bush tax cuts permanent. I voted to make them permanent twice already." It is true that McCain voted in 2006 to make the Bush tax cuts permanent. But he was against the cuts before he was for them, and his statements in the debate dismiss that fact.
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/06/11/mccain_iraq/ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008 12:56 EDT McCain: Timeline of Iraq withdrawal "not too important" During an appearance on NBC's "Today" show Wednesday morning, John McCain got himself into some seriously hot water. Asked by host Matt Lauer, "If [the U.S. troop surge is] working, Senator, do you now have a better estimate of when American forces can come home from Iraq?" To that, McCain responded, "No, but that's not too important. What's important is the casualties in Iraq. Americans are in South Korea, Americans are in Japan, American troops are in Germany. That's all fine."
http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/15803.html We learned this week, for example, that John McCain has completely reversed course on the White HouseÕs authority to conduct warrantless searches of AmericansÕ phone calls and emails. Six months ago, asked specifically whether federal statutes trumped a presidentÕs war-time authority, McCain said, ÒI donÕt think the president has the right to disobey any law.Ó Now, McCain has apparently given up on this, and embraced the Bush administrationÕs Òsweeping theories of executive authority.Ó MCCAIN AMENDMENT LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR OUTSOURCING PRODUCTION OF AMERICAN MILITARY EQUIPMENT Yesterday, John McCain defended the Air Force decision to overlook Wichita-based Boeing Co. for a $35 billion contract to build airborne refueling planes, saying he would not work to overturn the decision and saying that military decisions should not be about creating jobs. [McCain Town Hall Meeting, Waco TX, 3/3/08; AP, 3/3/08] Unfortunately for American workers, McCain has the record to back his statement up.
http://www.ksdp.org/node/3968 In 2003, Sen. McCain authored an amendment undermining ÒBuy AmericanÓ rules requiring U.S. military equipment, defense systems and components to be manufactured in the United States. By allowing the Department of Defense to purchase American military equipment from foreign companies, the McCain amendment laid the groundwork for the Air ForceÕs decision to outsource the production of refueling tankers for the American military. The amendment passed along party lines with Kansas Senators Roberts and Brownback voting in its favor. [Vote 191, 5/21/03]