Oh. Yea. This will help. Idiots.
Oops. Jpl, that wasn’t addressed to you. That was to the idiots in our Government.
They're not idiots but they know the voters in their districts are. This is what Daniel Patrick Moynihan called "Boob bait for the bubbas." The vote will "prove" to their dull-witted constituents that they are "doing something" about high gasoline prices. Sadly, a lot of Republicans are that cynical as well. The American Legislative branch has been effectively neutered by environmentalists and political correctness. As long as voters demand stupid legislation the politicians will be only too happy to write it and pass it. Voters have a 2-minute attention span.