From a piece titled “No Hillary Clinton endgame — Democratic hopeful soldiers on despite seemingly hopeless situation”:
Last week, even as the Wright episode was being ceaselessly rehashed, Clinton followed John McCain in proposing a suspension of the federal gasoline tax for the summer. The proposal was aptly described by Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter as “the most irresponsible policy idea of the year.” As Clinton and McCain surely know, a gas-tax holiday would do nothing to address America’s genuine energy problems. It also would not alleviate the country’s economic problems. What it would do is encourage oil consumption—just about the last thing we need. Obama rejected the idea. Clinton immediately began running ads denouncing him for doing so.
I would have thought the most irresponsible idea was telling a country ready — at long last — to repudiate the Reagan Revolution and save its children, treasure, environment, and good name…
Well, I think there are a whole host of areas where Republicans in some cases may have a better idea.
Strangely, I would have thought giving a little economic respite to the poor, working poor, and middle class by reawakening the nation’s appetite for putting some of our economic burden onto the pampered robber barons was a better idea than that.
But that’s just me.