Am I Missing Something Or...

Isn't the Clinton/McCain Gas Tax Holiday supposed to occur during this summer, while George Bush is still president? Do they really think they can pass that legislation in a month without clear support from the Whitehouse or either chamber of Congress?

Of course not, because Clinton and McCain, along with every other economist, pundit, and average American citizen, recognizes that the idea is foolish and nothing more than a very transparent election year pander. I try very hard to believe what politicians say during election years, but the gas tax holiday proposal is such a pie-in-the-sky idea that even my most optimistic brain cell refuses to accept it as a well-reasoned policy stand taken by not less than 2/3 of the people claiming to be qualified to lead our country through the next four years.

I may be able to accept that the gas tax holiday is the offspring of McCain's overall economic policy. After all, he freely admits that he doesn't understand economics at all and, supposing in his economic ignorance he just tows the party line, well we've seen enough irresponsible tax cuts and deficit spending over the past eight years to get used to it.

But Hillary Clinton has no business supporting the gas tax holiday at all. By all accounts, she is probably one of the most well versed policy wonks on the Hill right now. Surely her "elitist" ivy league education provided her with a rudimentary understanding of basic macro economics. But nobody ever won over a vote by telling the American people that high gas prices are a function of increased global competition for a limited natural resource and refining capacity that, somewhat inexplicably, has not been increased since Hurricane Katrina exposed its weakness. Nobody won over a vote by explaining the hard truth that the days of dollar-a-gallon gas are long since gone in this country.

Here's an idea. Instead of proposing band-aids that don't even cover the wound, why not propose what we Americans have shown we do best in times like these: innovation. Hmm, I wonder what candidate has spurned the gas tax holiday and repeated his or her calls for expanded energy research programs? Oh that's right, the one who is winning.

This Just In...Elitist Obama Can't Bowl; Clinton Found Drunk in Darlington Infield

Not only has barrack Obama lost his title as Kingpin of the Democratic Party, but now, in what can only be rationalized as a moment of disgrace and shame, has taken out his elitist anger on the little guy. That's right, for all you little guys who cling to your guns and bibles and immigrant hate in lieu of your economic interest and political ideals, Obama's not the guy for you (well, that shouldn't really be news).

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton recalls how her "diddy" took her out behind the cottage and taught her to shoot. She then proceeded to get wasted with disenchanted PA voters. But did anybody notice what she ordered for her shot? Crown Royal. That's right, good ole gal Hillary went all top shelf on those voters. And let's just guess who picked up the tab. Think she sprung for it with a couple of her $109 million confirmed dollars (many of which I'm sure she earned at her job at the mill...before it closed *sob*)?

So here's the skinny on this "elitist" tag that's been stamped on Obama's forehead. John Kerry went hunting. John McCain gave the commencement address at Liberty University. Hillary Clinton got drunk. Connecticut aristocrat George W. Bush talks with a thick Texas accent. When it comes to black people, Bill Clinton "feels your pain." John Edwards is the son of a mill worker. Mitt Romney joined the NRA. All pandering to overgeneralized perceptions of their target constituencies. All Barack Obama did was identify a problem, call it what it was, and attempt to find a solution. Who wants a president who does that?