I can't decide which is worse - Republicans claiming to cut taxes when they actually raise them, or Republicans accusing Democrats of raising taxes when their own members voted for the tax hike as well.

Ohio:

[Governor Bob] Taft has been selling his tax package around the state as the largest income-tax cut in the state's history. At an April 15 event in Cincinnati, Taft promoted the plan as helping all Ohioans.

But the governor seldom mentions other taxes and fees that would rise under his plan - on electricity, on garbage disposal, on beer, wine and tobacco products, on the sale of homes and more.

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About 60 percent of Ohio households face increased taxes under the plan, according to a study by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington. Weighing the tax increases against the income-tax cuts, the study found that Ohio households with incomes of $43,000 or less will pay more under Taft's plan.

Alabama:

"Alabama House Democrats showed their desire for fiscal irresponsibility by passing an education budget that could lead to higher taxes and classroom cuts," the GOP release states. Apparently, however, most Republicans are eager to have fiscal irresponsibility as well.

What the party's heated missive somehow failed to mention is that 30 Republican House members voted for the budget. Of the 39 Republicans who voted on the budget -- one abstained and one did not vote -- 30 voted for it. That's slightly more than three-quarters of the voting members.

That means the difference between Democrats and Republicans when it comes to taxes is that Republicans lie to the voters and screw the lower class when they do.

If that's how the right wins elections, I think I'll stay left.