WSJ echoed McCain's dubious defense of vote against Bush tax cuts
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In an article on Sen. John McCain's economic proposals, The Wall Street Journal reported that McCain “famously opposed President Bush's tax cuts a few years ago, saying they would irresponsibly swell the budget deficit.” But, while that is the reason McCain now gives for having previously opposed the tax cuts, it was not the reason he gave in a 2001 floor statement explaining his opposition, in which he criticized the tax cuts for disproportionately benefiting the wealthy.