On the recordApril 29, 2010
During the Presidential campaign, then-Senator Obama made a firm pledge that, ``No family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase.'' The nonpartisan fact-checkers of Politifact say the administration broke that promise, but the national media have collectively yawned in response. In comparison, when former President George H.W. Bush broke his 1988 ``Read my lips, no new taxes'' pledge, the national media heavily criticized him. The New York Times described President Bush's pledge as ``the seminal six words of his Presidency,'' and said it helped eliminate ``any plausible leadership path.'' The L.A. Times said it was one of several factors that ``ended the GOP stranglehold on tax policy.'' The national media should hold President Obama to the same standard, not give him a free pass.
