Corker Calls Out McCain On Gas Tax Pander

By Kleinheider Posted on May 5, 2008 at 3:16 pm

Bob Corker breaks bad with John McCain on his proposed gas tax holiday:

Corker (R-Tenn.) essentially sided with Obama today in remarks to reporters after speaking to the Nashville Rotary.

Corker pointed out that both Clinton and McCain are in favor of so-called “cap and trade” legislation coming up for debate next month in the Senate — legislation that Corker says, “actually is a tax on gasoline.”

“So again, if that’s not pandering, I don’t know what it is,” Corker told reporters. “It’s very disappointing to see. I think as a country we need to have a real energy policy that ensures that Americans are going to be able to have access to petroleum at fair prices over time and that we’re not transferring this huge amount of wealth overseas that we’re doing every day.”

When asked if he was disappointed in McCain’s proposing of the idea, Corker said: “I watch what happens during election years, and nothing surprises me.”

Mike Padgett, a Hillary Clinton supporter, concurs that the gas tax holiday quick fix is bad policy.

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