"I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them."
John McCain on Thursday, September 4th, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. >>Details
"Senator Obama thinks we can achieve energy independence without more drilling and without more nuclear power."
John McCain on Thursday, September 4th, 2008 in >>Details
"First, he (Obama) opposed the surge. Then he confidently predicted that it would fail. Then he tried to prevent funding for the troops who carried out the surge."
John McCain on Monday, August 11th, 2008 in a speech in Las Vegas >>Details
In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, offshore drilling "did not cause any real difficulties."
John McCain on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 in Albuquerque, N.M. >>Details
"We now have a pro-American president in France, which shows if you live long enough, anything can happen in this world."
John McCain on Monday, July 21st, 2008 in a speech in South Portland, Maine >>Details
Obama "voted against funding our troops."
John McCain on Friday, July 18th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details
Obama "voted for and even sponsored amendments that were intended to kill the (immigration overhaul) legislation."
John McCain on Monday, July 14th, 2008 in a speech in San Diego >>Details
"Barack Obama said he would debate 'anywhere, anytime' but has rejected joint town hall meetings."
John McCain on Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 in a news release >>Details
"Throughout his time in elected office, Barack Obama has taken multiple positions on banning handguns and the D.C. handgun ban."
John McCain on Saturday, July 26th, 2008 in >>Details
We are "borrowing Saudi money for Saudi oil" with the result being "dependency and debt."
John McCain on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 in Houston, Texas >>Details
"Casualties and deaths are at (their) lowest point since literally the beginning" of the war.
John McCain on Monday, June 2nd, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details
"We spend a staggering amount of money on health care — over $2-trillion and almost twice as much as any other country per person."
John McCain on Monday, April 28th, 2008 in a campaign stop at Miami children’s hospital >>Details
Barack Obama "wants to nearly double the capital gains tax" increasing taxes on "mutual funds, 401(k)s" for "policemen, firemen, nurses."
John McCain on Sunday, April 20th, 2008 in in an interview on "This Week." >>Details
"(Romney's) record was that he raised taxes by $730-million."
John McCain on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 in a debate in Simi Valley, Calif. >>Details
Hillary Clinton wants to "wave the white flag of surrender and set a date for withdrawal."
John McCain on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton. >>Details
"Congress just passed another huge, pork-filled spending bill. The Democrats allowed less than a day to read all 3,400 pages and stuffed it with nearly 10,000 earmarks costing about $10-billion dollars."
John McCain on Saturday, January 12th, 2008 in a speech to the Americans for Prosperity Michigan summit in Livonia, Mich. >>Details
"Our tax code is so complicated it extracts $140 billion in extra tax preparation costs every year - one thousand dollars for every American family."
John McCain on Friday, September 28th, 2007 in a speech to the Hispanic Business Expo in Detroit. >>Details
"Earmarked dollars have doubled just since 2000, and more than tripled in the last 10 years."
John McCain on Monday, October 8th, 2007 in a campaign Web site. >>Details
"A lot of people don't know that 50,000 Americans now make their living off eBay."
John McCain on Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich. >>Details
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