McCain Panders, Obama Stands Firm on Offshore Drilling
I am proud of Obama for standing up against McCain's latest ineffectual pander.Just like McCain's absurd "gas tax holiday" proposal (which all economists agree would save Americans either nothing or...
View ArticleDr. McCain Calls Economic Problems "Psychological." Again.
John McCain isn't a psychologist, but he's playing one on TV. Again. For the second time in two months, the supposed maverick turned modern day Freud has diagnosed Americans' economic ills and...
View ArticleMcCain and Gramm on Recession: It's All Mental
Just two weeks after John McCain's latest declaration that the American economic slowdown is "psychological," his top adviser Phil Gramm also insisted the recession is all in our heads. The American...
View ArticleMcCain:Shame the oil companies?
I've stopped laughing long enough to write this short diary about McCain's gas tax holiday plan.
View ArticleObama's Gas Tax Holiday Moment
As the following two clips highlight, I think this could be Obama's gas tax holiday moment: as in the primary, he needs to repeatedly hit McCain and the GOP hard for their gimmickry and ignorance.Like...
View ArticleWhat about that gas tax holiday?
Remember when McCain wanted to have a gas tax holiday? And everyone said it was a bad idea because it would deplete funds necessary to rebuild roads and bridges?http://www.nytimes.com/...The fund is...
View ArticleMcCain's Troubles with Economists Continue to Mount
Over the past two weeks, John McCain has learned the hard way that economics is called the "dismal science" for good reason. Plummeting in the polls as the meltdown of the global financial system...
View ArticleRaise The Gasoline Tax, Immediately/Pronto/Now!
Today the average price of Gasoline in the United States has dropped to $1.929 per gallon, per the AAA's assessment of national prices. Of that, roughly $0.48 come from state and federal gasoline...
View ArticleGasoline Prices Are Rising Again? Time to Raise My Taxes (Yes, You read that...
Nearly 3 months ago when I wrote the original Raise the Gasoline Tax diary, the average price of gasoline stood at $1.929.After bottoming out at 1.616 per gallon in December however, gasoline prices...
View ArticleREPOST: Gasoline Prices Are Rising Again? Time to Raise My Taxes (Yes, You...
This diary was originally posted February 16, 2009, more than a year ago. Given the BP Oil Disaster and the suspension of off shore drilling, I felt it appropriate to repost this diary.There is so much...
View Articlepeople are smart
Oh no. I'm so concerned! This gas tax "holiday" issue is going to make Barry O. look even more elitist! On one side we have Obama, Every Single Economist, Rich Liberals, Environmentalists, People Who...
View ArticleBeware of Republicans Bearing Crappy Polls
One of McCain/Clinton's arguments in favor of the infantile candyfest they are calling a "gas tax holiday" is that the "American People" just love the idea. And they have a poll to back it up!Really?...
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