Dems in Congress Nix the Clinton/McCain Gas Tax Holiday

Pelosi and friends nix the gas tax holiday. It will be DOA in the House. Why? Because it’s a stupid political stunt that will have no lasting affect on those who need REAL economic relief.

The gas tax holiday backed by Hillary Clinton and John McCain will be DOA in the House, lawmakers have warned, reports the Hill. The measure has been left off House energy proposals that could be tacked onto the Iraq spending bill because “there’s no reason to believe that any moratorium on the gas tax would be passed on to the consumer,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Thanks for the leadership, Hillary! Way to get things done. Her first “policy plan” is rejected by Congress. Kudos. I guess they should have called her at 3am – while she was getting coffee: