If You Can’t Earn A Vote, Buy It
The Republicans have finally come up with a winning strategy for November. Bribery. (via Political Animal)
Most American taxpayers would get $100 rebate checks to offset the pain of higher pump prices for gasoline, under an amendment Senate Republicans hope to bring to a vote Thursday.
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“Our plan would give taxpayers a hundred dollar gas tax holiday rebate check to help ease the pain that they’re feeling at the pump,” Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist announced Thursday. “It also includes strong federal anti-price gouging protection to protect consumers against anti-competitive behavior by oil companies or other suppliers of gasoline. Our free market system works, but it works best when there’s full accountability and full transparency.”
“Our free market system works”, says the Senator who wants to give $100 handouts as an election gimick. What a douche. Didn’t he learn anything from dating? Desperation isn’t attractive, it’s just pathetic…
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That’s about 2 tank fulls in the pig I’m driving. I hate to say I’m a whore, but for a couple of grand…..
Comment by Mike Meyer — April 27, 2006 @ 4:30 pm
Couldn’t they just fix the problem instead?
Comment by ChrisV82 — April 27, 2006 @ 5:00 pm
I’d say those $100 bills would make great campaign contributions to Dems….
Comment by Chard — April 27, 2006 @ 5:13 pm
The bill to pay the 100 dollars has a pro drilling in ANWR attached. If you accept the money you agree to drilling.
Comment by Mike Meyer — April 28, 2006 @ 8:12 am
and Bush staunchly refuses to tax the oil companies’ windfall profits… so i guess China’s the one buying the vote…
Comment by erin — April 28, 2006 @ 10:09 am
$100 won’t even buy a foot massager at the Sharper Image!
Seriously though - how can one tout “free market” economics and decry “price gouging” at the same time. It’s about like touting “science” and then supporting “intelligent design.” It just doesn’t work.
Despite how desperate it seems, the majority will see this magical $100 as a free gift with no strings attached.
“You mean, I get a free baseball cap just for signing these credit forms? Wow, what a bargain!”
Comment by eltonito — April 28, 2006 @ 3:55 pm
How is this any different than regular Republican campaigning? There party’s appeal rests on thinly-disguised homage to hate and fear, covering bribes paid directly to the voter. Just because most Republicans never even see the money they’re promised doesn’t mean they didn’t vote with the idea of getting a pay day out of it.
Comment by Joe — May 2, 2006 @ 7:53 am