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.

Only this is wrong too, because the tax payer in question did not get the money returned.  The tax payer is either the oil company operating in Alaska or the rest of US federal tax pyers.  In Alaska there is no state income tax or property tax, only a regessive sales tax.  So the tax payer to whom those rebate  checks should have been cut are the oil companies, not the citizens of Alaska.  To be honest Ms Pailen actually looks like a good socialist taking from rich businesses to give to the proletariat, probably should not mention that to the republican party though.