[tfecw]

"yeah.. but when is he up for re-election? people WILL remember this tactic. i agree that it'll only help for a day or so, but people will think to themselves "the gov. pulled taxes to help us. we love him! he's a friend to the people! re-elect!"
and maybe if people see how little it helped they'll demand more drilling and refineries."

Awesome point...instead of mandating everyone take econ 101 (as i sarcastically suggested earlier in this thread) we can give them a working lesson in supply and demand. Give the people what they want. I wonder who/what they'll blame when it doesn't work. Bush? that's assumed. Big oil? also assumed...I'm dying of curiosity here :)

[absolootezer0]

simple. people will first decry bush.."the governor lifted state taxes, why won't bush lift federal?" we should start a pool on which dim cries about this first. i bet teddy.
second, they'll start screaming about big oil. "look at them! they've been declaring RECORD EARNINGS!" sue! sue!"