Fact Check on Education:
Tonight, Sarah Palin said: “We need to put more of an emphasis on the profession of teaching, we need to make sure that education in either one of our agendas, I think, absolute top of the line.” FACT: Education has not been a top priority for McCain. He has repeatedly opposed education funding, including funds to hire 100,000 new teachers.FACT: McCain has repeatedly voted against increased funding for No Child Left Behind, more teachers and for failing schools and disadvantaged students
Fact Check on Executive Branch:
Tonight, Sarah Palin said: “Our founding fathers were wise in allowing flexibility in the office of the Vice President and we will do what is best for the American people in tapping into that position and ushering in an agenda that is supportive and cooperative with the president it's agenda in that position. Yes, so I do agree with him that we have a lot of flexibility in there and we will do what we have to do to administer very appropriately the plans that are needed for this nation.” [Vice Presidential Debate, 10/2/08] FACT: Palin would not respond to whether the Vice Presidency was part of the Executive or the Legislative branch
Fact Check on SCHIP Expansion:
Tonight, Joe Biden said of McCain: “He voted against including 3.6 million children in coverage of an existing healthcare plan when he voted in the Senate.” [Vice Presidential Debate, 10/2/08] FACT: McCain Opposed SCHIP Expansion FACT: McCain supportered Bush Veto of Schip Expansion
Fact Check on Budgets
Tonight, Joe Biden said: “[McCain] voted 4 out of 5 times on George Bush's budget.”FACT: McCain supported 4 out of 5 Bush budgets
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