Hillary Clinton, ever the supreme political actress and hack, decided she'd hammer the differences between her and Sen. Obama regarding the gas tax holiday she proposes (that Obama rightly denounces) by showing up at a gas station here in Indiana with a blue collar guy in a white Ford pick-up (borrowed seemingly just for the photo-op). Nevermind that with her plan, that guy would have only save about $1-$3 on his purchase (depending on tax incidence), and nevermind that that money would be diverted from investment in our failing infrastructure, and nevermind that any benefits to consumers that might be gained from a tax cut would be at least partially passed on to big oil companies. Nevermind all that because Clinton got her photo-op. She cares....
... but note she didn't care enough to help pay for the guy's gas despite her riding in his (borrowed) truck for free
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In Bloomington last night, Obama referred to this gimmick as the "Clinton/McCain Proposal," which received a good reaction from the crowd. Will Hoosiers do the math before next Tuesday? Let's hope so.
Nice blog. Thats all.
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