What will happen when the gas tax holiday is over? People will accuse the president of “raising taxes” on gas. I call that a lose-lose situation, not to mention that our highways and roads need all the help they can get. Losing 10 billion dollars doesn’t seem like a good idea–that’s one expensive holiday.

Also, I would like to point out that Hillary Clinton will actually be helping the oil companies because the lower cost of gas will increase demand, which leads to more profits for the oil companies. I’m not sure why she doesn’t understand that. Oh wait, she probably does, but is just baiting for votes or for an ‘elitist’ sound bite from Obama. In the spirit of long-term, I would ask Clinton what would happen after the gas tax holiday is over? What will she do to alleviate the gas tax hangover from prices that suddenly jump 50 cents a gallon due to the tax returning and increased price from increased demand and stagnant supply?

Here is my motto for her: “Vote for Clinton: pay cents/gallon less this summer, pay 75 cents/gallon more this fall!”

One last point: If Clinton is so set on Democratic Party principles, why is she aligned with McCain on this one? Is McCain coming to his Democratic senses?

If there’s a silver lining to this cloud, it’s in the public backlash against ABC by the WaPo et al.

Disclosure: I’ve supported Obama since Edwards dropped out of the race. (Who I supported after Kucinich dropped out.)

I’ll be interested to see how much violence there is at the next (and most likely, last) debate. The candidates attack each other when they’re on the campaign trail, but not in person. I hope there’s no hacking at each other.

Im’ struck by the thought that your idea applies to the two-party system in politics. I get tired of the rhetoric and name-calling, but I don’t blame the two-party system. I blame human nature. We are a mix of good and evil and we have to figure out which part of ourselves will prevail.