It's May. When is Hillary going to stop talking and propose her gas tax legislation to Congress?

[Avalux]

She's at it again today; stumping in NC and promoting her ill-devised solution to gas prices. Not one respectable economist or expert on the subject has said it's a good idea; everyone knows it's brazen pandering.

What I want to know is if Hillary thinks it's such a grand idea, when will she stand up in Congress and try to persuade her colleagues to get on board? Does she think they will buy into a plan that will tax oil company revenues to pay for the loss to our highway fund? Maybe she and McCain can co-sponsor the legislation. He hasn't proposed his yet either.

Time's a wastin' Hillary.

[MUAD_DIB]

1. Hiilary's proposition of a gas tax cessation is just

shameless pandering for votes.

It is transparent and ill advised to jump on McGrump's bandwagon.

[redstate_democrat]

26. Pander Bear Hillary

[davidpdx]

28. Oh man, that's funny AND sad

But too true. Gas prices are going through the roof.

The price here in Korea has always been MUCH higher though...around $4.50 a gallon (it's probably higher then that now taking into account changing $$/Won and liters/Gallons).

[babylonsister]

2. AFAIK, only one member of Congress agrees with her, and that would be McCain.

Pelosi, Hoyer, Murray, and Udall have all come out against this preposterous plan. I'm sure there are more. Here's a story and update:

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/clinton-presses-on-gas-tax-holiday/
Clinton Presses on Gas Tax Holiday

By Patrick Healy

Updated KINSTON, N.C. -– Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s decision to take on members of Congress over her proposal for a federal gas tax holiday this summer -– “are they with us or against us” –- is tempting fate a bit, as she risks antagonizing uncommitted superdelegates who are members of Congress and who oppose the tax holiday.

snip//

Congressional Democrats say they highly doubt anyone will cave on their opposition to the gas tax simply because of Mrs. Clinton’s rhetoric -– especially given many superdelegates on the Hill who already support Mrs. Clinton are standing their ground.

One of them, Senator Patty Murray of Washington State, said through a spokeswoman that she remained steadfast against a tax holiday. Senator Murray is concerned that the holiday would lead to a loss of revenue for highway infrastructure projects, which depend on the gas tax.

“I also have a major concern that this idea won’t provide real relief to consumers,” Senator Murray said through her spokeswoman, Alex Glass.

more...

[Avalux]

4. Thanks!

It would never pass. :thumbsdown:

[Andy823]

6. I hope Murry

Takes all this pandering by Hillary into consideration, and changes her support to Obama.

There are so many things that Hillary has used to try and get votes, and like this one, none of them will be enacted now, or "IF" she becomes president! I think the SD's know this, and to continue to support her would be bad, especially in Murray's case where she is up for re-election this year, and every county in Washington state went for Obama!

[leftofcool]

12. Wrong..........Bernie Sanders

He has already proposed the bill

[Avalux]

13. Can you provide a link to the information?

Thanks. :hi:

[onenote]

22. No. He. Hasn't.

He has indicated that there should be a windfall profits tax. He hasn't introduced a bill yet. And he didn't call for gas tax holiday.

Indeed, what Sanders is proposing is closer to what Obama is suggesting that what HRC is suggesting.

http://www.sanders.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=297061

[last1standing]

3. Yep, if you propose a tax holiday for the summer it can't wait till the fall.

She knows this stupid plan of hers and McCain's will never fly but she's seeing some bounce from the "under-informed" voters so she'll keep grandstanding on it.

I suppose it's a good thing that she has no real intention of actually following through but it's also extremely cynical and disingenuous of her to lie to so many people.

[speedoo]

5. She won't. It's just a pander with nothing to back it up.

That's what Hillary does.

[Raven]

7. She''ll do what Bush does and blame Congress.

[Avalux]

8. You're probably right...

it's quite a gamble for her if she still believes she can obtain the nomination; if she can't get support from Congress. I think she knows she can't win.

[sniffa]

9. She said she's going to get a vote on it

so she can have the names of every member who is against the American people. :rofl:

[Avalux]

10. Wut? Did she really say that?

:spray:

[sniffa]

16. The vote part, yes

The rest was more along the lines of, "see who is for struggling Americans and who is not."

[Brundle_Fly]

17. actually

see who stands with the American People or the Oil Companies.

and

your either With us or Against us.

[sniffa]

18. Thank you.

That's even worse since she invoked this guy

[zulchzulu]

11. She's thinks you're stupid...

That's the only way to put it.

She has no intention of going to DC to try to enact this harebrained idea. She would be laughed off the podium. It's pandering pure and simple.

[Clear Blue Sky]

14. I'm still waiting for Pelosi's solution she proposed in 2006...

[Avalux]

15. Pelosi is not running for president. Nice try though. n/t

[Clear Blue Sky]

23. No she's not running for President,

but she is the leader of the US House of Representatives, part of the legislative branch of government charged with making laws.

Presidents (and candidates) can have policies and ideas, but Congress must pass the laws to implement them.

[Avalux]

24. Thanks so much for the civics lesson!

:eyes:

[Political Heretic]

27. Newsflash: the candidate proposing this idea is a US Senator

Meaning she can introduce legislation.

[progressoid]

19. She 's still working out the details with McCain.

[VolcanoJen]

20. Ready from Day One to propose a non-starter of a pandering bill.

You go, Hillary!

[dcindian]

21. Actually she was talking about next year.

After she wins and gets her wish to obliterate Iran. Gas will be 10 dollars a gallon then all of her supporters will end up being right and we will all save about 35 dollars for the summer drive!

[invictus]

25. K & R

[davidpdx]

29. If she was smart, she'd drop the idea quietly

but somehow I don't see that happening. Let her dig her own grave.