Clinton Gas Tax

Why Is There No National Energy Policy?

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 06.02.2008 | Politics


Patrick Takahashi

National energy policy? Why bother? A dollar/gallon investment tax on gasoline, the 10% solution and a 10 cents / pound carbon dioxide tax are all we need.

Gas Tax Holiday A Political Gift To Obama

Reuters | John Whitesides | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics


The heated presidential campaign battle over a federal gas tax holiday turned out to be a much needed gift for Barack Obama -- and he can thank Democr...

Clinton Camp Stoops To Language Games And Overt Race Strategizing

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.07.2008 | Home


M.S. Bellows, Jr.

The press conference was marked by sad Clintonian parsing. The primary is close, depending on how you define "close." Gas prices are a white issue. African-Americans, as a mass, are Obama's "passionate supporters."

Our Neighbors Are Smarter Than We Thought

Trey Ellis | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics


Trey Ellis

It seems that for now at least, in this election, all of us are paying enough attention to the issues to make an informed decision.

A Desperate Hillary Promises New Crystal Meth That's "Actually Good For You"; Laughs Off "So-Called Experts" Who Disagree

John Eskow | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics


John Eskow

Mrs. Clinton gaily laughed off the criticism, saying: "I think the good crystal-meth users of blue-collar America know a whole lot more about this issue than a bunch of pointy-headed 'elitists' in Washington, D.C."

The Lords of Trivial Pursuit

Carl Pope | Posted 05.06.2008 | Home


Carl Pope

You've probably noticed that one of the most visible issues of the Clinton-Obama race recently has been the question of a "holiday" from the...

Clinton Surrogate Robert Menendez: Thank God We Don't Have Economist Making Public Policy

Talking Points Memo | David Kurtz | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics


Top Hillary surrogate Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) was on MSNBC this morning defending her gas tax holiday: "Thank God that we don't have economists ma...

More Than 230 Economists Release Letter Opposing Clinton Gas Tax Plan

Washington Post | Jonathan Weisman | Posted 05.05.2008 | Business


Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday she'll have no truck with economists telling her where to put her gas-tax holiday. Well, now she's got a truckload...

Will Hillary Repeal the Clinton Gas Tax?

Lawrence O'Donnell | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics


Lawrence O'Donnell

Anyone who votes for Clinton in order to save 18 cents per gallon for 3 months should not let her stop there; they should demand that she repeal her husband's gas tax hike.

Jason Linkins

One Man's Quest To Save $100 From The 'Gas Tax Holiday'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics


Obama says I will save only $30 under the McCain/Clinton plan, but that hardly seems audacious or hopeful! So, I decided to see what I'd have to do to save a mere $100 between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Will Thomas

Clinton "Elite" Bashing A Shift For Campaign That Regularly Celebrates Experts

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Thomas | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton's acknowledgment this weekend to ignore expert assessments of her gas tax suspension is a marked shift for a candidate known for her i...

Jason Linkins

Clinton, Obama Battle Over 'Gas Tax Holiday'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics


Both of the would-be Democratic nominees found themselves all over the morning shows today, and the small-bore issue of a "gas tax holiday" continued ...

Gas Tax Holiday? Who's the Real Elitist?

Jonathan Diamond | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics


Jonathan Diamond

It's the Iraq war resolution vote all over again: make a mistake, and by God I'm gonna stick by that mistake because I'm resolute. That's not reversing the system, that's perpetuating it.

Obama Proposes Gas-bag Holiday

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics


Andy Borowitz

CNN's senior gas-bag, Lou Dobbs, said that Sen. Obama's proposal of a gas-bag holiday should make Americans "question his patriotism."

Clinton Gas Tax Holiday: Hillary Attacks Economists

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics


UPDATE: Former Clinton labor secretary, and now Obama supporter, Robert Reich, asks some Clinton economic advisers about her comments this morning: W...

Clinton seeks gas tax vote, Obama calls it 'shell' game

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics


MUNSTER, Ind. — Hillary Rodham Clinton called for a vote Friday in the Democratic-controlled Congress on a summertime suspension of the federal ...

Obama Compares Clinton To Bush, McCain Over Gas Tax

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama used his press conference this morning to go after Clinton on her recent gas tax holiday proposal. Obama claimed Clinton is borrowi...

Obama Ad Hits Clinton Over Gas Tax

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics


Obama has released a new ad in Indiana criticizing Clinton for her gas tax holiday, and featuring his own energy plan: CBS News' Brian Montopoli as...

McCain, Clinton Gas Tax Plans 'May Help Oil Companies'

Bloomberg | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics


Bloomberg reports: Hillary Clinton and John McCain are both pushing a "gas-tax holiday" to give consumers an 18.4- cent-a-gallon price break. Clinton...

Bloomberg Slams Clinton, McCain Gas Tax Plan

AP | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics


NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg called a summer-long suspension of the gas tax favored by Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican John...

Sam Stein

Clinton Camp Defends Gas Plan: She Doesn't Need To Listen To Experts

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics


Aides to Sen. Hillary Clinton defended on Thursday her support for a gas-tax holiday - a proposal that has been roundly criticized by economic and ene...

Sam Stein

Joe Andrews: Clinton Destroying Party, Lacks Principle

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics


Joe Andrews, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee in the late 1990s, warned on Thursday the actions of Sen. Hillary Clinton had th...

Gas Tax Holiday Splits Clinton And Obama: Who's Right?

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics


(4/30: Updated with new statements) With just days before the next set of Democratic primaries, the idea of a summer "gas tax holiday" is working its...

Jason Linkins

Krugman Assails 'Gas Tax Holiday' Plan That His Candidate Supports

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics


In today's New York Times, Paul Krugman takes John McCain to task over his lack of "straight talk" on tax policies. Krugman equates McCain's policies...

Clinton Hits Obama For Opposing Gas Tax Holiday

McClatchy | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics


Hillary Clinton Monday criticized Barack Obama for opposing the concept of suspending the gasoline tax during the peak summer driving months, a plan b...


 

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