Posted by Jed Lewison on Thu May 1, 2008 at 5:43 PM Pacific

A twisted defense of Hillary Clinton's gas tax gambit

I could say the same
about HRC's gambit

Clinton's gas tax plan has been roundly and justifiably slammed as pandering. It polls well, but in the real world, even in the best case, it would save people $20 to $30. Total. And in the worst case, it would actually increase gas prices. Even Clinton's own supporters concede it's a bad idea, but they like the politics of it.

Clinton, who is smart enough to know what a bad idea her gas tax plan is, probably also knows that there's virtually no chance it will ever pass Congress -- especially now that Nancy Pelosi has come out against it.

So she shamelessly advocates for a stupid idea, confident that she will bamboozle voters with it, yet secure in the knowledge that it will never happen.

A twisted defense of Hillary Clinton's gas tax gambit

I could say the same
about HRC's gambit

Clinton's gas tax plan has been roundly and justifiably slammed as pandering. It polls well, but in the real world, even in the best case, it would save people $20 to $30. Total. And in the worst case, it would actually increase gas prices. Even Clinton's own supporters concede it's a bad idea, but they like the politics of it.

Clinton, who is smart enough to know what a bad idea her gas tax plan is, probably also knows that there's virtually no chance it will ever pass Congress -- especially now that Nancy Pelosi has come out against it.

So she shamelessly advocates for a stupid idea, confident that she will bamboozle voters with it, yet secure in the knowledge that it will never happen.