Liberal Media Bias: AP's Coverage of Obama's Now-Broken Tax Promises

Vocal Minority < WSJ Opinion Journal ^ | 7/9/09 | EricTheRed_VocalMinority

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Not all promises made by Obama were able—or should I say not intended—to be kept, namely the promise to not increase taxes on individuals making less than $200,000 and couples making less than $250,000. The McCain campaign and other Republicans, not to mention economics keeping a tally of the programs Obama was promising and the tax dollars it would cost, called this promise a load of bull. But no fear, Obama team, several reporters from the Associated Press printed a number of “Fact Check” articles, in which Obama’s critics’ claims were dismissed as lies, myths, and exaggerations.

Unfortunately, and not surprisingly to anyone opposing Obama, his promise has already been broken, and AP has the nerve to act surprised. James Taranto at WSJ’s Opinion Journal writes about it today in detail:

Fact Check: Cardinals to Win Super Bowl What if the AP covered sports the way it covers politics? By JAMES TARANTO

If President Obama has his way, you will soon have to submit to government rationing of medical care and drive a tiny car. But at least your taxes won’t go up if you make under $250,000 a year, right?

Oh, you poor naive soul. The Associated Press delivers the bad news in a dispatch by Stephen Ohlemacher titled “PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama’s Tax