McCain backs off his no-new-tax pledge (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Tue, 07/29/2008 - 9:00pm

Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain speaks at a campaign picnic outside the Maine Military Museum in South Portland, Maine July 21, 2008.<br /><br />(Brian Snyder/Reuters)AP - After upsetting some conservatives by signaling an openness to higher payroll taxes for Social Security, Republican John McCain gave the simplest of answers Tuesday when asked if he would raise taxes as president.



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