Political Punch

We've reached peak oil supply.
They need to talk about that.
We need to go electric now for our transportation needs.

People seem to be forgetting the "economic stimulus package" money which congress and the president approved. The Democratic leaderhip acknowledge it as short-term relief and called for a long-term economic strategy, as well. The Dems. had to compromise with the Republican opposition in order to allow Social Security beneficiaries to receive this benefit. What is the fundamental (not nit-picking) difference between the economic stimulus package and the gas tax holiday?

Most people agree the gas tax is a bad idea. 49-45 in a recent poll. What is more astonishing is that 73% think it is nothing more than political pandering. Yet somehow this issue is a winner for she who shall not be named? I am probably one of those Obama supporters people don't understand. I am not black, rather white, southern baptist, live in alabama, and astounded that somehow being an elite(usually a good thing) thinker is bad. Obama is proving that on the gas tax issue he is right about Washington and CLinton, that it is more business as usual instead of real solutions. At a time when Americans are losing jobs at an alarming rate it has been said this proposal could cost as many as 6000 jobs in Indiana in the costruction industry. Does Indiana really need 6000 more unemployed people so everyone can save 30-50 cents a day? Wake up people. we have been following the not so smart for 8 years, maybe just maybe it is time to give the "elite" guy a crack at the job. And all elite guys i know paid for their own college and took out massive student loans. Yeah those peopl are the elite not the ones who got to Wellesley and Yale while it is being paid for by staunch republican daddy.

Hmm.

I keep hearing the supply and demand argument against the tax holiday. There are two kinds of drivers, those who will drive as much as they want regardless of the price and those who have already cut back and are barely surviving. Does anyone seriously think that by cutting the gas price by less than 20 cents a gallon is going to make the second group suddenly throw caution to the wind and consume like crazy people? Get real!!

It is important to remember that the gas tax holiday argument is a metaphor for the basic economic messages of the campaigns of Obama and Hillary.

Obama's "elite" supporters could care less about saving a few cents a day when they buy gas. Instead, they want long-term, big picture solutions. These people are not being hurt by gas prices, home mortgages, or anything else today. They are economic winners who have the luxury to think long term. By opposing a short term fix Obama is telling his supporters that he will support long term solutions, and will not be concerned much about casualties in the ranks of the economic losers.

Many of Hillary's supporters are economic losers -- people marginalized by the fast moving changes in the workplace. Hillary is saying to them that she feels their pain, and will make sure that government is there to protect them.

OBama at NC and Indiana did nothing but negative campaigning.

Negativity soars while OBAMA ducking debates, providing no solutions.

Why doesn't anyone tell us about negativity now? The party is obviously biased sending out Joe Andrew to fix the primary while keeping Florida and Michigan disenfranchised because once revote is possible, Clinton campaign may pick up steam.

Why would the party want OBAMA? It is because Clinton will work up their rear while OBAMA is so green they can party in Washington and let OBAMA takes the blame.

Corrected some typos. I was rather passionate in writing this appeal. HRC can quote me on this one: She says nothing about the restoration of habeas corpus, your right to be charged with a crime before you are arrested, and Obama will restore your right to be charged with a crime, habeas corpus.
You can see in the first three minutes of the Pirates of the Carib. (at the worlds end) the list of freedoms and rights that have been taken from us. That movie is about present day America, cast as the oppression of Brits fighting against pirates. In reality all those rights and constitutional rights were take from YOU, during the past 7 years and HRC is saying nothing about it.
The election is not about whose minister is the dumbest. Or whether we should give 18 cents to people who drive SUV's when everyone understands you can buy a car that gets 40 MPG and be able to afford gas, and you wont drive up the demand.
This election SHOULD be about taking our civil rights back, now. Vote to uphold the constitution.
Vote for Obama and take back the national heritage our founding fathers gave us and which HRC swore on oath to uphold. She say nothing because she saw what Fox did to Bill, s she is afraid of the Fox spin, and she wants to win more than she wants to stand up for your rights as a citizen.
Vote for Obama and be a citizen, fight for our heritage and freedom now. Tell any person who fought in a war, our constitution is in peril.
Only Obama will restore it.

she can quote me on this one: She says nothing about the restoration of the habeas corpus and Obama will restore your right to be charged with a crime.
You can see in the first three minutes of the Pirates of the Carib. (at the worlds end) the list of freedoms and rights that have been taken from us. That movie is about present day America, cast as the oppression of Brits fighting against pirates. In reality all those right and constitutional righst were take from YOU, during the past 7 years and HRC is saying nothing about it.
The election is not about whose minister is the dumbest. Or whether we should give 18 cents to people who drive SUV's when everyone understands you can buy a car that gets 40 MPG and be able to afford gas, and you wont drive up the demand.
This election SHOULD be about taking our civil right back, now. Vote to uphold the constitution.
Vote for Obama and take back the national heritage our founding fathers gave us and which HRC swore on oath to uphold. She say nothing, she is afraid of the fox spin, and she wants to win more than she wants to stand up for your rights as a citizen.
Vote for Obama and be a citizen, fight for freedom now.

It would appear that if voters choose to support Hillary's gas tax holiday, only to gain $15-30 in savings over the ENTIRE summer - they're pretty desperate. That doesn't even equate to 30 cents per day!

Give up the cigarettes, or the alcohol, the hair salon or nail salon, or the fast food for a week instead. I remember having to make bigger sacrifices when I was first married and had a small child. I didn't even have $1 in the bank at the end of the month before the next payday. I scrimped and saved too.

Once again, we find that folks are ready to 'jump' on a quick buck rather than choose the solution that would truly address the oil price issue once and for all.

We Americans have been spoiled by low gas prices for years while the Europeans have paid higher prices for much longer.

We Americans take for granted the resources we have at our finger tips now - without thinking about tomorrow. This is the price we pay for that type of greed.

Preserve our oil and gas resources, our water resources, recycle more, invest in alternative energy sources (wind and water); teach our children to do the same.

Clinton has already introduced legislation to try to get this gas tax lift into effect. Truth means little to Obama when a vote is emminent. Obama repeatedly voted for gas tax cuts as a state senator in Illinois and when the rest of the legislature voted against them in the end, he still voted for it.

All the people stating this will not help dont have a problem in their budget of paying $70 for a tank of gas.

This argument is pointless b/c neither John McCain nor Hillary Clinton will be president by the summer, so why this proposal???

Empty promises

you can see the fear in Obama folks' posts. The handwritting is on the wall. Obama is no longer electable.

Axelrod was near hysteria on this morning's shows. He knows the numbers. And they ain't good for Obama.

The voters want the gas tax holiday under Sen. clinton's terms. Obama is going to pay a big price for his opposition, or should I say Axelrod's opposition. Axelrod made a bad gamble on this issue, and has lost!

as usual , mr. obama lies.

mr. negative lives to lies another day

rd,
I am working class, not elitist. Nobody thinks I'm liberal. I am female and older than college age, if you're going to spout more generalistic demographics. In response to this specific post, she is pandering. I think that's a little worse than "testicular fortitude." I don't see the big difference this "holiday" is going to make if it means road crews getting laid off and our infrastructure falling into dangerous repair in the long term.

Yeah...because he is black...and have the most delegates... and has the most states won...and have the most popular votes... and is honest....and is changing Washington...yeah..that's why.

If you are a Hillary supporter, you need to check your meaning of honesty, trustworthyness and integrity... is it the same that this country was founded on?

Who wants my 1/2 tank of gas.. i'll pass on the Gas tax holiday

gee cindy, you just can't let that go I see....but I bet you let the sniper fire go, didn't you?!
And now you support the gas tax holiday that will hurt folks again after the summer is over.

lol her supporters are just as deceitful and dishonest as she is.