U.S. Senator John McCain Saturday morning fervently called for a federal balanced budget amendment as he blasted deficit spending and the bank rescue bill he one voted to approve as he fielded nearly three hours of friendly questions from about 500 people crowded into the Payson High School auditorium. “It’s just outrageous,” said McCain of the 20 percent jump in federal spending that has included a $700-billion bank bailout bill, a $25-billion bailout of the auto industry and a $787 economic stimulus package. “Unless we do something radically different, there’s no way we will ever have a balanced budget.”
