Bill Clinton on Gas Taxes: He Raised 'Em in '93, then Opposed a "Vacation" in 2000

Current Popular Vote:

Obama 14,755,641
Clinton 14,122,005

Tony -

How does our pointing out Hillary's lies make us sound like we're saying Obama is Jesus?

We're not even saying anything special about Obama, we're merely pointing out the obvious slimeball pander tactic that Hillary has played here.

She's litterally writing a bounced check to the hardest pressed Americans. I hope she doesn't get the nomination, because when the checks bounce, she'll have a devil of a time getting their votes again come November.

Current Delegate Count:

Obama 1750
Clinton 1611

Is anyone surprised by this?

SurveyUSA

Indiana
n=675, MoSE=3.8
Clinton 54, Obama 42

Tony-

I'm the one that posted that Obama admitted he made a mistake. That's a GREAT thing. If we can't learn from our mistakes, we can't learn at all.

The real question is, if this has been proven to NOT work, why is Hillary still proposing it?

Oh yea, I forgot. Her own advisors already told us.

It polls well.

Rasmussen Reports

West Virginia
Clinton 56, Obama 27

TexasDemocrat -

Hillary's bill will provide no definite tax relief to anyone but the oil companies, and will not help Truckers, whose Diesel-Fuel is already tax-free. However, it will cost thousands of jobs held by workers in states like Indiana, and will severely deplete our highway fund and will continue the decay of our infrastructure.

It's not a solution, its a political gimmick. It will help no one but Hillary get elected. The funny thing is it's not working. According to the latest CBS/NYT poll, 71% of Americans know that it's just a political ploy.

Whoops.

Tom Hanks endorses Obama for President.

McCain has seen his best days.

Obama all the way?

Obama all the way?

Since John McCain or Hillary will not be President this summer, how will they be able to Implement a Gas-Tax Holiday into FACT.. they can't! It is a gimmick that they cannot produce on... That is so sad, and another example of Politicians trying to fool people for a vote on an idea or Gift they can't deliver on or produce. It's basically dishonest and a lie! Barack will not make a Phony Promise to the American people! We have been "sniper-fired" before!

Media is also disingenuous and complicit in this gas-tax holiday lie and myth! First because they know a President would have to sign off on this and, second because they fail to enquire of Hillary or John, just how they plan to sign this into Law when they in fact will not be President this summer! So,once again the Republican-controlled media fail the people by NOT pointing out the obvious! Failed us as they did with Iraq.

As for the obliteration of Iran remark, we should recall what Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill wrote in position 8 after World War II in The Atlantic Charter, both who knew and were familiar with the horrors of war....

Position "Eighth, they believe that all of the nations of the world, for realistic as well as spiritual reasons must come to the abandonment of the use of force. Since no future peace can be maintained if land, sea or air armaments continue to be employed by nations which threaten, or may threaten, aggression outside of their frontiers, they believe, pending the establishment of a wider and permanent system of general security, that the disarmament of such nations is essential. They will likewise aid and encourage all other practicable measures which will lighten for peace-loving peoples the crushing burden of armaments."

Frankllin D. Roosevelt
Winston S. Churchill

Less we forget!

Clinton supporters, you have to choose.

Either NOTHING counts from her experience as Bill's wife, or ALL of it counts.

You can't have it both ways, where anything bad he did or anything he did that contradicts her current positions doesn't count, and anything he did that was good and is consistent with her does count.

It's just foolish. She opened the door on claiming his administration as the source of her experience and argues that a vote for her is a vote to return to the prosperity of his administration.

It defies all logic or common sense to say "I'm endorsing everything my husband did as president, except the bad stuff, and anything he did back then isn't my fault, unless you like it now, and then I was behind him all the way."

Just rediculous.

You guys really think this man is Jesus. Maybe that's why Rev. Wright went after him -- he knows he's a dirty liar. Yawn.

"On the Joe Morning Show, Obama admitted to once supporting a gas tax holiday but said he regrets it b/c instead of adding relief to consumers...the oil companies profited"

Obama may have signed a Cheney's energy bill

but thanks to Hillary Clinton we've lost 4000+ American soldiers and 40,000+ injured

The facts are

Neither Clinton nor McCain will be in office by the summer

Do you honestly believe George Bush will agree to tax the oil companies???

and lets say by some miracle he did...

Do you honestly believe the oil companies won't raise the prices to make up for the deficit???

Both Hillary Clinton and John McCain know the Tax Gas Holiday plan will not follow through... that's why everyone is calling it political pandering

Yes, Obama did support a gas tax holiday before. It didn't work, so now he knows better.

That's called EXPERIENCE.

Supporting it in spite of it's destined failure is NAIVE on the part of Hillary.

But that narrative doesn't jive with the media narrative, so they don't choose to cover it like that.

Bill Clinton does not = Hillary Clinton.
Obama = Obama

If you can link Bill Clinton to Hillary and call her a hypocrite, shouldnt you at least link Obama to himself and call him a hypocrite?

Yadda yadda...I guess that's why he signed Cheney's energy bill...Besides BILL CLINTON did this. Not Hillary Clinton. You guys are so moronic.

"SEN. OBAMA: Yeah, I learned from a mistake. And, in addition, what happens is, is that this would come out of the Federal Highway Fund that we use to rebuild our roads and our bridges. And if we don't have that fund, then we're looking at thousands of jobs being lost in Indiana and in North Carolina."

On the Joe Morning Show, Obama admitted to once supporting a gas tax holiday but said he regrets it b/c instead of adding relief to consumers...

the oil companies profited

Truckers and low income families are suffering severe economic distress. What Mr. Clinton did in the past has no bearing on today. History can judge how well he did his job. For now, tax relief could be implemented on short notice, and it might even help some poor families. Tax relief of any kind is usually good for the poor. Wealthy oil companies and the very rich will not be affected either way.

Sorry Jon - Obama only says this so he can go after Hillary and McCain. He said they were playing "Washington politics." What was he playing in Illinois? How convenient to say I "learned" when it benefits you, but not when you had the chance to listen to wisdom.

PS: the news articles do not conclude that the tax relief did not work in Illinois, so he's making that up too. In fact, while many economists doubt that a national gas tax relief could work, they do say it might have a helpful impact at the state level .

EIGHTEEN CENTS!!!

people are getting killed by EIGHTEEN CENTS????

It's like five percent off the price of the cheapest most leaded gas on the market. At the higher prices, it's much less than that!

Assuming they can get this Bill voted on by summer, which they cant...

Assuming they can get it passed by Congress, which they cant...

Assuming gas prices don't simply rise almost instantly, which they will...

Assuming the gas companies won't raise prices to recoup Hillary's windfall profits tax, which they will...

You're still talking about saving 5% or less over the summer on your gas!!!

What kind of elitist are you to beleive that EIGHTEEN CENTS is releif from anything??

You really think $30 over the summer is going to mean anything to anyone?

People are losing their houses, cars, and other property because they can't make payments, they're scraping by to buy groceries, they're going uninsured and can't find work, and you want to slip them a metaphorical check for $30 that's only going to bounce!!!

Fraud, rampant and disgusting fraud!

Stick that in your tank and burn it!