Tax Pledges

Pop Quiz.

How many Democrat candidates for President have signed the Americans for Tax Reform "Taxpayer Protection Pledge?"

That was easy.

0.

How many of the Republicans have?

Of the announced candidates, seven of ten.

Holdouts are Rudy! McCain and Thompson (Tommy, that is)

This is simple stuff... and should be easy to do....

The last three Republican presidential nominees - ex-president George H.W. Bush, Bob Dole and current President Bush - signed the pledge, the anti-tax group said.

But the elder Bush broke the pledge, raised taxes and lost his re-election bid.

The Giuliani campaign said signing the pledge was unnecessary.

"Rudy's got a record of cutting taxes and putting more money into the hands of people. His record is his pledge," said Giuliani senior campaign adviser Tony Carbonetti.

Giuliani cut taxes 23 times worth $9 billion as mayor and has cast himself as the most pro-growth, fiscally conservative candidate in the current GOP campaign.

But the former mayor's refusal to sign the pledge has surprised and disappointed economic conservatives, who agree that Rudy has a strong tax-cutting record.

"He's been strong on demanding that the Bush tax cuts be extended permanently," said John Kartch, a spokesman for Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Nordquist.

I believe McCain voted against the Bush taxcut.

2008 Race Posted by AlexC at June 3, 2007 4:46 PM