I can find a quote from Rick Santorum that the first Bush tax cut would have been much larger if not for McCain’s opposition.
Could that had meant we wouldn’t needed a stimulus now? Who knows? I never served. Does that mean my opinion doesn't matter?
What Mc Cain was opposing was the run away spending. He now supports making the Bush tax cuts permanent plus he has a few new ones of his own that Jack Kemp helped him formulate. If you want to continue earmarks and pork barrel spending, then vote against Mc Cain. If you want someone who will have the courage to veto those things, vote for Mc Cain.