Originally Posted by jdanton

You apparently don't read very well. The truth is that this tax holiday won't save us much money, and unless we get a windfall profit tax, it will cost construction jobs for highway repair.

That's not what I address.

I address the fact that his alternative is no alternative in the short run. He continues the myth that once he changes the way Washington does business, then he can do something about gas prices.

The TRUTH is that none of them can do anything about gas prices. Our government, to my knowledge, has not the power to tell Exxon what it can charge for a gallon of gas.

Both dem candidates want to work toward higher CAFE standards, which will cut gas consumption YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

The REAL TRUTH is that the only way to keep gas prices from going up, and maybe get them to go down, is to cut demand, and that's up to us, the people.

ALL OF THESE CANDIDATES are pandering to us when they tell us they will do something to lower the price of gas. Short of finding illegal activities by the oil companies, they can't do any such thing.

Go to the 5 minute away movie theater instead of the hour plus away shore. Walk into the bank or fast food.

This is the 4th rail of American politics; asking the public to help themselves.

I really don't intend to get any of you upset, but I'd really like to know HOW:

Obama changes the way the Congress operates?

The government can set gas prices?

Originally Posted by ibex

Danton refers specifically to "gas prices and what they plan to do about it." Clinton and McCain both advocate gas tax holidays over the summer. What part of that do you not get?

Originally Posted by ibex

... methinks you've got cards you ain't showing aka a hidden agenda all your own.

Originally Posted by winthrop

Did he advocate the "gas tax"? I "get" you wish to pull a rabbit out of your hat as a means to insult, rather than addressing the issues raised. And barring that, you could ignore posts that confuse you. Or make more witty remarks about a sixty year old woman's body.

Originally Posted by winthrop

And paranoia continues to run deep. Is it possible to question Mr. Obama without this "hidden agenda" accusation crawling out of its empty can? What do you suppose the "hidden agenda" might be?

Originally Posted by ibex

Let me spell it out for ya Windbag, the "gas tax" was a solution offered by the candidates. I never said JDanton thought it was a good idea. Secondly, free speech guarantees me the right to poke as much fun of Hillary's thighs as it does Rush Limbaugh's three chins. My suspicions of Danton have nothing to do with any agenda of mine, I am not an "Obamnaiac", just leaning his way since the other two have thus far proven themselves so unfit for office. I'll post and say what I please, if Danton gets to do so I have the same right. Go pick a fight elsewhere, you bore me.

Originally Posted by BleedingPinky

100% agreed with you here. No politician is ever going to fix your life for sure. Bad days come around? Start moving your ass. If my grandfather (oops, here I go again, LOL!) had to go door to door selling roots for a living in the 1930´s, wtf are we complaining about?