Obama blasts gas tax ad

WOW, Why the heck is everone so excited about...

"SAVING 18 CENTS PER FILLUP?"

Save yourself the trouble and put 2 DIMES in your pocket that you got from your child's piggy bank

Hey Hillary, We are NOT all stupid some of us CAN add & subtract!

GAS TAX HOLIDAY! (Bubba voters clapping in background)

ANOTHER PINNOCHIO STRIKES AGAIN! Do you think everyone would be clapping if she said "Hey I promise to save you 18 CENTS per fillup?"
NORTH CAROLINIANS SEE THRU YOUR BS HILLARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It would be nice to have some independent analysis of these proposals.

The Real Question Is...........

What is the difference between Senator Clinton's and Senator Obama's position on the issue of the Gas Tax Holiday?

The answer is the same as the difference is between their fundamental philosophy as politicians: Senator Clinton is telling us what we want to hear hoping we do not really think about it while Senator Obama is telling us what we need to hear and challenging us to think about it. The Gas Tax Holiday sounds great but upon thinking about it, everyone should realize that it ain't.

But perhaps a better question is why are we waking up finding ourselves 60% dependent on foreign oil in 2008 compared to "only" being 40% dependent at the time of the 1973 Oil Embargo?The answer to this, as in the case of many such critical issues, is that we are in this position because nothing has been done during the last 3+ decades by our "experienced Washington system politicians" in either political party to establish our energy independence. They talk about it then do nothing about it.

Same goes for establishing universal health care. And the same goes for improving our educational system so that our children can effectively compete in the global economy et cetera, et cetera. Our experienced Washington politicians tell us what we want to hear, tell us what they are going to do, go behind close doors in back rooms to argue their already set-in-stone positions, and emerge to tell us that one party has prevented the other party from getting anything done.

Oh well, on to the next issue that will also remain unresolved or let's just recycle them through the same old process 15 years from today....... as Senator Clinton is apparently prepared to do next year with her failed universal health plan first proposed 15 years ago as First Lady. Same system, same politicians, same results.

At this point, give me someone new who is "inexperienced" as an "experienced Washington system politician" as in the same one who intends to change the old system of how our politics work in Washington. Change it by establishing a new front room transparent decision-making system so that We the American Public can see, hear, and hold our politicians in either party directly responsible and accountable for what they do or do not do at the time they are calling themselves doing it in Washington.

Let's change the existing system in Washington so we do not wake up in 2012 finding ourselves without universal health care, our educational system no better or worse, even more dependent on foreign oil, likely paying $10+ per gallon for gas, and once again and seemingly forever more asking ourselves why have we not changed!!!!!

.........Can We Afford Not To Change?

RTB,
You are a reporter. You should mention that the economists all back Obama on this issue, and that it's not a he-said/she-said situation.

Thanks