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I Thought Liberals Threw Money At Problems

This would be much funnier if it wasn’t so sad. Our potential next President thinks our nation’s nonexistent energy policy is a joke:

Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday that the search for alternatives to the country’s dependence on foreign oil is so urgent that he’s willing to throw money at it.

The Arizona senator [...]

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The Bottom Line

Now, let’s see McCain defend this war and advocate for the deaths of more Americans. There is a special place in hell reserved for George Bush and his policymakers.

Four Western oil companies are in the final stages of negotiations this month on contracts that will return them to Iraq, 36 years after losing their [...]

Bush To Oil Execs: Mission Accomplished

Why Do Politicians Support The Gas Tax Holiday?

Clinton’s proposal to suspend the 18.4-cent-per-gallon federal gasoline tax for the summer — an idea belittled by most economists and rejected by Obama as a political gimmick — proved to be a winner in West Virginia. Voters supported the gas tax suspension by an almost 2-to-1 margin. Those voters who supported suspending the gas tax [...]

Obama Gets It Right On Gas Tax “Holidays”

“Now the two Washington candidates in the race have been attacking me lately because I don’t support their idea of a gas tax holiday. We’re arguing over a gimmick that would save you half a tank of gas over the course of the entire summer so that everyone in Washington can pat themselves on [...]

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