I really, really, really don’t understand how the solution to $4/gal gasoline can be $5/gal gasoline.
Of course, the justification is “it’s for our own good” one way or the other.
McCain’s proposal is excellent politics. The liberals and the left are trying hard to use global climate change and oil imports as justification to capture more and more taxes from the public. Some claim they have “revenue neutral” proposals but I, for one, don’t trust such a promise.
We also see the infrastructure being build to impose rationing of electricity and natural gas under the rubic of “Smart Grid.” Remember California’s remote controlled thermostat proposal?
Energy policy should be on the table this election. The Democrats will have, slightly hidden, a plan to restrict, ration and tax energy. I’m glad to see McCain come out to support lower energy costs to Americans, even if temporary lowering of an excise tax.
McCain has a winning issue here. Let’s hope he is bold enough to follow up.
