McCain: Okay I Lied, But Shut Up!!!

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Here’s an interesting article by the AP’s Brendan Farrington in which McCain gets quizzed on various of his lies. He admits some are lies but say it’s okay. And in others, well …

McCain cut off a question about the “Bridge to Nowhere,” which Palin claims to have killed in Alaska even though Washington pulled back money for the project before she turned against it.

“The important thing is she’s vetoed a half a billion dollars in earmark projects–far, far in excess of her predecessor and she’s given money back to the taxpayers and she’s cut their taxes, so I’m happy with her record,” McCain said.

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