Obama On The Gas Tax

If you haven't heard by now, John McCain has proposed a quick fix plan of suspending the federal gas tax (18 cents/gallon) during the summer driving months, and Hillary Clinton has jumped on the populist bandwagon. The federal gas tax pays for the upkeep and repair of the nation's highways and most reputable economists agree that suspending the tax would just allow oil companies to raise their prices to take advantage of the increased demand created by the tax suspension.

This Indiana ad by Barack Obama exemplifies why I'm supporting this man for president: speaking hard truths to the electorate in lieu of the blatant political pandering that is so easy to get away with in modern politics. McCain and Clinton just want to get elected so that they can be president; Obama wants to get elected so that he can be a president that institutes change and makes this country a better place for the American people: