


Aides to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly objected to the use of the terms "Bush tax cuts" and "tax cuts for the rich," claiming that they carried partisan overtones. The Times reports that the study was withdrawn on September 28 over the objections of the CRS's economics division.

The revelation comes amid news of other Republican claims of partisanship in what are generally considered scientific method and quantitative analyses, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs reports; the private, independent Tax Policy Center's finding that Romney's tax promises are mathematically impossible; and public opinion polls that have shown consistent leads for Obama in swing states.