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Originally Posted by boldruler
That op-ed was about raising the gas tax 5 cents per gallon and using the billions raised to help soldiers and their families. Before it ran I had to change a paragraph, or rather include one that sort of gave Bush a little credit. Stars and Stripes is owned by DoD and they have freedom but you won't see anything criticizing the administration on their pages.
The americans we polled were willing to do it, but the WH refused to raise the gas tax. It actually got a little ugly with them. One of the many reasons I can't stand them.
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That's very interesting, BR! And why am I not suprised that when suggested that Americans sacrifice a little bit for their boys and girls overseas, the WH refused. But then, they could have asked the American public to do anything after 9/11 and what was their suggestion, "Go shopping." Thanks. Thanks a lot. But I guess it's hard for a bunch of rich men to fathom having to sacrifice anything. Not like most of them ever served or anything.
I don't own a car, so big help I'd be, but I'd have been happy to pay it. (I pay more in my electric bill every month so that an amount of kilowatts equal to what I use in a month has to be purchased from alternative power sources, like wind. I think it comes out to an extra $2-$5 a month)