John McCain takes a ‘holiday’ from reality

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/07/19/john-mccain-takes-a-holiday-from-reality/

John McCain takes a ‘holiday’ from reality
By: Steve Benen on Saturday, July 19th, 2008 at 5:30 AM - PDT

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I just find it hard to believe we’re still talking about this obvious nonsense. McCain surely knows that his proposed holiday wouldn’t actually lower the price of gas. Indeed, if he genuinely believed otherwise, McCain would probably go to Capitol Hill — he is still a senator, by the way — introduce legislation, and push lawmakers and the White House to endorse his initiative.

I have to say, McCain is at his least attractive when he takes on the role of con man.

McCain wanted to eliminate the 18.4-cent a gallon federal gas tax over the summer (from Memorial Day to Labor Day). This would cost the Highway Trust Fund between $9 billion and $11 billion. McCain hasn’t said whether he’d just increase the deficit to make up the difference, or just let the transportation money disappear, costing thousands of jobs. Now he wants to make the holiday longer, costing more jobs and more billions of dollars.

And what would consumers get in return? Nothing. Putting aside the volatility in oil prices, and the fact that the cost of a glass of gas will probably go up over the summer regardless of federal taxes, Americans won’t actually be in a position to save any money if the gas tax is temporarily repealed. McCain may not be the sharpest crayon in the box, but he almost certainly realizes this.

He has to.

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This, regrettably, is McCain the Con Man. He’s selling snake oil, hoping desperately that voters won’t know the difference. That his proposal wouldn’t do anything to help American consumers, wouldn’t lower the price of gas, and would boost oil company profits seems entirely irrelevant. A confidence man in the middle of a scam can’t be bothered with reality — it only gets in the way of the deception.

On his proposal, McCain, at his most breathtakingly pathetic, concluded, “We need it, we need it, we need it very badly.”

Actually, what we need is a leader who not only tells us the truth, but is in touch with reality. John McCain has proven himself to be neither.

McCobra the Reptilian selling snake oil is whot we got here...How sad for our country that he is a Nominee...for the Oval Office...he is nowhere near ready for Prime Time...never will be....not prepared and not fit....horrors to the GOP for shoving another Loser to the forefront...where are their brains?

half a century...and since the Summer is half way over, what the hell is the purpose, even if it went into Autumn. Just what we need, roads that were not repaired in the Summer, freezing over and going untreated when they ice over in lat Fall...this man is an idiot.