McCain vs. Obama: Spending

Jimmy P looks at Obama's economic plan and sees about a trillion dollars in new spending over four years.

In contrast, John McCain hasn't requested any earmarks this year and it helps to remember his stand in 2001 on the Bush tax cuts:

Mr. McCain's protest that he wanted spending cuts to accompany the Bush tax cuts has persuaded few conservatives. But what is not remembered is that, two weeks earlier, Mr. McCain voted to approve the final version of the Budget Resolution -- the blueprint used by congressional committees for spending and tax bills -- which included $1.35 trillion in tax cuts (the Bush proposal) coupled with a $661 billion cap on discretionary spending. When the promised spending cap never materialized, Mr. McCain denounced the wasteful earmarks and pork-barrel spending that he felt jeopardized the budget, and lodged the now famous protest vote against the tax cuts.

Not a tough choice so far.