John McCain lies about Barack Obama's tax plan

Can John McCain be trusted to tell the truth?

If McCain's attack on Obama's tax plan is any indication, it's clear that John McCain will lie about anything to get elected. An independent fact checking organization has looked at McCain's claims on Obama's tax plan and has concluded that John McCain is a liar.

The McCain campaign claims that Obama voted to raise income taxes on individuals who earn as little as $32,000 per year. That's wrong.

• The resolution Obama voted for would not have increased taxes on any single taxpayer making less than $41,500 per year in total income, or any couple making less than $83,000. The $32,000 figure is approximately the taxable income of a single person making $41,500 per year, after all deductions and exclusions.
• Obama's vote (for a non-binding budget bill) does not change the fact that his own tax plan would provide a tax cut of $502 for a non-married taxpayer earning $35,000.

You can read the complete analysis of how John McCain lies about Obama's tax plan here.

Is a candidate's honesty something that should be taken into consideration when they are running for the presidency? You bet your ass it should. After all the lies George W. Bush told: lies that got us into the War in Iraq, lies about leaking Valerie Plame's name, lies about the U.S. attorney scandal, lies about the Bush administration's role in getting Bush donors oil deals in Iraq, and on and on . . . after all this it is clear that one of the most important things we must consider is the candidates' willingness to tell the truth.

John McCain has shown himself to be a shameless liar when it suits his purposes.