I want my money, Gimme,gimme, gimme!!!

What a great idea it is to have a 'gas tax holiday' from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Each driver will save about $30 over the course of the summer- less for me, I drive a hybrid.But it is always politically savy to put money in the pockets of voters just prior to an election and this $.18/gallon savings is huge for Joe and Jane public.

It has the support of the president- he has even suggested it before-, the support of Hillary Clinton and the support of John McCain (who suggested it first in this current cycle).

But... wait a minute... If this is such a great idea why haven't they done it before?

Why Did Bill Clinton not do it when challenged by then candidate Bush back in 2000?

Maybe there is more to this.

You see, Shell Oil reported record profits again in the quarter just past. They are in good company with all the oil companies. There is also that nagging fact that our oil money tends to go into the hands of countries who do not agree with many of our policies on the global stage.

So while Gas may drop by 18c a gallon (I have my doubts about that since the oil industry has shown an amazing capacity for greed) big oil will continue to make there profits (potentially made greater by pocketing money that would otherwise go to the government if they raise prices, as I expect they will).

The road projects that are supposed to be funded by gas tax (you know those bridges that have had a recent problem of collapsing) will be put on hold. As a direct result (in areas where congestion is already a huge problem) there will be more time and fuel wasted sitting idle in traffic.

This idea is silly. It does not merit the attention it is getting. But some of our leaders will sell you anything if you are willing to eat it.

Ask any candidate what we can do about high oil prices and he or she does best to tell you that the first, best and only action we can take is to work with every fiber of our beings to get the oil man out of the white house.