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With Us or Against Us

Seems like a no-brainer to me.  I throw my hat in with the "against" folks.

In case everyone hasn't already heard, Sen. Clinton--tired of co-opting John McCain's campaign material, dusted off one of President Bush's golden oldies during a campaign speech in Indiana the other night.  The line was in reference to her gratuitously pandering "gas-tax holiday" idea.

Always one to double down on a bad bet, Sen. Clinton stated she would introduce legislation in Congress, which she framed this way:

I want them [meaning Congress] to tell us, are they with us or against us when it comes to taking on the oil companies?

Don't we already have enough experience with a president that refuses to admit they're wrong and plows ahead despite all evidence to the contrary?  How's that been working out for us?

OK--put aside for the moment that the "them" to which Sen. Clinton refers is a Congress that is controlled by the Democratic Party; the party of which she is a member.

Put aside that the "us" to which she is referring are members of the Democratic Party that support her.

Put aside that the Speaker of the House, a democrat, has said the proposal is going nowhere.

Put aside that no one actually believes Sen. Clinton's proposal is a good idea, which more than likely includes herself.  In fact, 150 economists across the political spectrum independently put out a petition stating what a hare-brained idea this is. 

Putting aside all that, is there really anyone left out there--with the exception of the most dyed-in-the-wool Clinton supporters, that honestly believes Sen. Clinton is placing the interests of the country or her party ahead of herself?

Aren't we long past accepting this type of cheap gimmickry from our elected leaders?  If not, this is exatcly the type of vote-buying crap that we deserve.

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