Do tax cuts create jobs?

Title of web page: 
Tampa Bay Times – PoltiFact

URL of the web page:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/may/11/john-boehner/john-boehner-says-bush-tax-cuts-created-8-million-/
   
What can you tell about this web page from the URL?
It is a .com so that tells me it may not necessarily be factual information.

Authority

Is there an author of the document or web page?  If yes, who is the author?
Louis Jacobson

Are his/her affiliations and qualifications given?
If yes, list them.

Louis Jacobson is a senior writer for PolitiFact and the Tampa Bay Times. He has served as deputy editor of Roll Call and as founding editor of its legislative wire service, CongressNow. Earlier, he spent more than a decade covering politics, policy and lobbying for National Journal magazine. Since 2002, he has handicapped political races, including state legislatures, governors, congressional seats, state attorneys general and the electoral college, currently for Governing. In 2004, Jacobson originated the “Out There” column on politics in the states, which ran in Roll Calland later in Stateline.org and which won five annual awards from Capitolbeat, the association of state capitol reporters and editors.

Is contact information provided (address, phone
number, email)?
 ljacobson@tampabay.com

Who is the publisher or sponsoring organization for this web page?

The Tampa Bay Times

Accuracy

Do you trust the information given on the web page?
Yes

Is it reliable and valid?
I believe it is reliable based off the sources used by the author.

Does the web page document its sources?
Yes

In other words, does it tell you where the information comes from?
Yes

How does the information on the web page compare with what you already know?
I really have not researched into this topic much before.

Currency

Does the web page tell you when it was created and last revised?
Yes

Are there outdated (dead) links?
No

Coverage

What is the depth and breadth of the information on the web page?

The article uses a lot of statistics.

Does it contain original information or just links to other sources?
This articles sticks to the links associated with it pretty closely, there is not much opinion or original research here.

Does the information have real value? Explain.
Yes, the sources are incredible accurate and have factual meaning.

Objectivity

What is the web page's purpose or intent?
To convince the reader that John Boehner was misspoken when he said the Bush’s tax cuts created 8 million jobs over 10 years.

Why was it created?
It was created to inform and encourage people to question politicians.

Is the information biased? Is it designed to sway opinion? From whose perspective is it given?
I think by allowing Boehner to defend his statement, this article does a great job of showing both sides to this argument.