We seem to have arrived at an equitable compromise: Sen. Clinton is staying in the nomination race while Sen. Obama drops out to move on to the general.
America is growing weary of the media coverage for a primary already mathematically concluded.
McCain and Clinton both think the best way to help consumers with sharply rising gas costs is a break on the federal gas tax. There are a few profound problems with that terrible, terrible idea:
There’s no way to ensure the oil companies won’t just lower gas a few cents and pocket the rest of the difference as profits.
Decreased cost will increase demand, which will causes base costs to increase. So the costs would likely stay the exact same
The virtually no way to pass related legislation before the summer. Government is built to function slower than that.
The federal gas tax pays for road work, like bridge repair. Given our highway infastructure is in serious trouble, reducing that budget fund is a terrible idea. In fact, the budget has already been approved so the money would have to be raised somewhere. Most likely source: the public. Least likely source (and Clinton’s suggestion): the oil companies based on their enormous new profits, which I’m sure they could rely on clever accounting to hide.