Instead of a gas-tax holiday, Congress considers gas-tax hike

Hot Air ^ | July 19, 2008 | Ed Morissey

[Zhang Fei]

John McCain couldn’t convince Congress to adopt his gas-tax holiday, but Congress does plan on making some changes to the rate. Unfortunately, the change will go in the opposite direction, if Democrats get their wish. With Americans driving less, the highway fund faces even more severe shortfalls than expected from lost gas-tax revenue — and so the Democrats plan to hike it up by ten cents a gallon.

[Zhang Fei]

This is apparently the result of lobbying by road construction interests. The Democrats are really feeling their oats, aren't they?

[Amelia]

Maybe they should do this to pay for their ethanol subsidies. ;-)

[SpaceBar]

Choking the life out of the goose to make it lay more golden eggs.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Typical conservation outcome. When people conserve, revenues go down. Raise the rates to offset the shortfall.

Supply and demand doesn’t work unless it’s left alone by the gummit.

[Mark]

Democrats doing what Democrats do.

[SumProVita]

I’m honestly ready to recall almost the whole lot!

Unfortunately, this may not be a legal option .... so what options are open to citizens in this type of emergency?

[isrul]

If the GOP can't turn this situation into a winner, they deserve extinction.

[Glenn]

Political suicide.

Get to it, Dems.

[rocksblues]

Sort of like Coca-Cola raising their price due to reduced consumption of their foul tasting crap!

[BIV]

It’s also democrats doing what Americans won’t do.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I don’t drink soft drinks but that sounds familiar

[Russ]

And the American voter is poised to reward the Democrats with more seats in the House and Senate and maybe even a super-majority. Are they nuts???

[bpjam]

Cuz 9% approval is just too damned high for Nancy Pelosi???

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

[Mark]

Oh since it's July 19--the 18th?--- another thing A Democrat did:

Mary Jo Kopechne (July 26, 1940 – July 18, 1969) was an American teacher, secretary and administrator, notable for her death in a car accident on Chappaquiddick Island in a car driven by United States Senator Ted Kennedy.

[isrul]

They may be. But the other problem is that the RATs have no opposition.

[plangent]

The Clintonistas took $8 billion out of the fund in 1998.

Pay it back now, and NO KNEW TAXES.

[bill1952]

Open and organized calls for secession.
Arm yourselves in local groups to prepare for any coming storm.

Civil disobedience worked for Martin Luther King.

All of this is doubtful, but presuure is pressure.

[SECURE AMERICA]

and so the Democrats plan to hike it up by ten cents a gallon.

And yet people keep voting for these wannbe communists..

[tips up]

The President can still veto this.