CORKER SLAMS GAS TAX HOLIDAY IDEA: “PANDERING EXTRAORDINAIRE”
May 5th, 2008, 3:57 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Dan Lehr
Bob Corker, whom we’ve seen pumping his own gas at the nearest station to our home, by the way, has rightly slammed this silly gas tax holiday proposal.
From Nashville’s “City Paper” Blog:
“I think all of us realize this is solely pandering,” Corker said of suspending the gas tax over the summer.
Corker pointed out that both Clinton and McCain are in favor of so-called “cap and trade” legislation coming up for debate next month in the Senate — legislation that Corker says, “actually is a tax on gasoline.”
“So again, if that’s not pandering, I don’t know what it is,” Corker told reporters. “It’s very disappointing to see. I think as a country we need to have a real energy policy that ensures that Americans are going to be able to have access to petroleum at fair prices over time and that we’re not transferring this huge amount of wealth overseas that we’re doing every day.”
When asked if he was disappointed in McCain’s proposing of the idea, Corker said: “I watch what happens during election years, and nothing surprises me.”
Good call, Senator.
