Does $11.34 Buy Your Vote?

We figure that 18 cents a gallon, over 90 days, will put $11.34 in our pocket. (You can calculate your individual savings at Jabberwonk.)

That savings may not be so impressive when I drive over that bridge that collapses under my van, falling on 9 unemployed construction workers, taking shelter with those 4 Iraqi war vets.  

Hillary tells me that she is the only one who "appreciates my need".  What "need" is that, Hill, old girl?

When even Tom "Units" Friedman tells you that your proposed program is stupid and pointless, why would you keep on pushing it in Indiana and North Carolina?

That question is rhetorical, of course.  The Pander Bears are hot on the trail of the "low-information" voter.  That's the guy who repeatedly cuts off his nose, to spite his poor disfigured, economic face.

It is great to see that we finally have some national unity on energy policy. Unfortunately, the unifying idea is so ridiculous, so unworthy of the people aspiring to lead our nation, it takes your breath away. Hillary Clinton has decided to line up with John McCain in pushing to suspend the federal excise tax on gasoline, 18.4 cents a gallon, for this summer’s travel season. This is not an energy policy. This is money laundering: we borrow money from China and ship it to Saudi Arabia and take a little cut for ourselves as it goes through our gas tanks. What a way to build our country.

Economists, sane politicians, and analysts of every stripe have pointed out that the savings will buy less than 1/2 a tank of gas, and drain the Federal Budget of over 9 BILLION dollars.

Hillary Clinton has followed the Bush/McCain Oil Cartels right into a ditch.  Anyone who claims to "support her policies" is simply not playing attention.  She thinks your vote is cheap, and your attention span closely follows that of the sparky rocks that line the caves of inattention.  She thinks she can buy your VOTE!!

A Vote For Obama is a Vote for Truth and Sanity.

Updated:  From the Comments, Urban Raptor adds...

Remember, it's called a "gas tax holiday." It's not about the actual savings this brilliant policy would bring about for the average American. It's about it being a "holiday." Who wouldn't want to endorse a holiday! It sounds so festive. Dare I say patriotic? The recession, after all, is just psychological. Don't we all want to feel better? It's economic prozac!