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?
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