Well let's see…Bill wants Democrats to vote for his wife.
Because she wants to give us an 18 cents break on gas, and pay for it with a windfall tax. Ok. That means we will get a $25.00 break in three months, and 6 months or more we will get hit by this windfall tax, that WILL be handed down to us! But that time gas will be $6.00 a gallon!
GENIUS! She is a genius!
Then, Bill wants us to vote for his wife b/c she is tough, a fighter! ok.
Let's see she sided with McCain on her delusional Commander in Chief test! Umm…could someone tell her there is no such things anyway. Then, she is on Fox news. Buddying up with Murdoch! Sucking up to the Pittsburgh Republican editorial board! She has the support of all the Republicans! wow, great for her, she is in good company!
And…as a Democrat…I would vote for her WHY? She is a traitor to her own party! My party…does mean something to me. I started out for Hillary…but no more! She has turned her back on US, the members in her party, and I will turn my back on her. Bill turned his back on us also, with his racial code words, and talking up McCain!
So…I will not vote for Hillary. EVER. Not in November, not in 4 years, or eight years! I don't see her anythng to win strategy against another Democrat, as being "tough", I see it as "Republican". She used the Republicans play book, and since I'm a democrat…I could never vote for her!

Go to hell Billwright

TAHARI in CT 4 OBAMA

$25 down the drain.

Why do we think cheap oil is a right? If I owned the oil, I would try to get max $ for it.

Everyone that is voting for Barack osama are nuts he is not god and he is not a precher he is a man that dosen't know what he talking about 1/2 the time, Hillary has what it takes to be president she whips him in debates she whips him anytime any wereTahari in CT4 do you not know how to spell Hillary let me show you how

Hillary 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yea and you GREEDY people will reap what you sow. you and all of the tri-lateral commission new world order people. you have and have more people are robbing the poor while you people live large and attacking people who is not of your ilk. dem/rep you people are all two-faced liars

Oh I love all your comments against the clintons,it just shows how dumb you really are.Yes Bill had a extra marital affair,it's not my business or your,thats between his wife and him. At least under clinton we didn't have gas prices like this,and we didn't have such a deficit that we are borrowing money from china,and bush is going to tell china what to do,if you think that,then I'll sell all of you that swamp land I've been wanting to sell.How dumb can you be,bush is in oil.We have oil and gas right here in the state of new york and some oil wells.You people that can afford $10.00 dollars a gallon for gas,go to it,when gas in venezuala is .39 cents a gallon, prices where gas is high,they have good paying jobs there,canada,good example.

Read prominent economists' reports that came out to day AGAINST Hillary's idiotic idea of Gas Tax Hilday.

Not a single person worth his salt has anything but negative things to say about her "proposal."

Hillary Clinton is very good at shooting off her big mouth, and then let the chips fall where they may.

I'm a big of fan of the logic:

1) Lower taxes on gas to decrease the price to the consumer.
2) Raise taxes on the oil companies, not mentioning the fact that in response, they will certainly just raise the price to the consumer, at least to the same level they were before removing taxes
3) Forget the basic principles of economics (supply, demand, and pricing)
4) Praise your ingenious solution and smear your opponent for not jumping on the bandwagon of your worthless plan

Bill and Hillary both believe high Oil Prices are here to stay for two reasons. First, they are in the pockets of the Corporate crooks who orchestrated the high prices. Second, they are both opposed to drilling for oil off the Florida coast, In Alaska and in Montana. these huge Oil deposits could make America independant of Foreign Oil and bring prices down. The Clinton /Bush Dynasty is killing us!

I think this tax on oil companies is stupid. I work in the oil and gas industry and no one seems to care about how all this taxation is gonna affect us oil and gas workers. You tax the companies then they cut back our pay and and jobs and believe me if we strike no one is gonna like that turnout.

The basic law of supply and demand tells you America needs to increase its supply. We have oil in our own country. We need a leader who will support exploring in N. Dakota, off Fla, in other parts of the Gulf of Mexico and in Alaska. Oil independence can be gained by getting more of our own oil from our own country. Another huge help will be putting a moratorium on the federal gas tax. Congress can do this overnight and it will lower our price by avg. of 50 cents/gal.

Obama and Clinton both want to tax the oil companies more. How will taxing the oil companies supply us with more oil? And how will taxing the oil companies make the price do down?

Boy, am I glad that Obama is running. It allows me to see how easily liberals are fooled with empty messages of "change" from a candidate with minimal experience and an abysmal voting record. Until about a year ago, I considered myself a left leaning moderate but this has simply proven to me that liberals don't care about the issues, they just care about proving to everyone else how liberal they can be.

McCain '08 for me.

Eliminating the gas tax for the summer does nothing about lowering the price of gas itself. In fact, it encourages people to drive, which simply puts more money into the pockets of the oil barons………..and deprives the Federal Highway Trust of billions of needed gas tax $$ to keep our federal roads safe and in good repair.

Worst of all, it does nothing about lowering gas prices permanently.

How is this a good idea? It isn't. Ask any economist. Mc Cain and Clinton are just pandering to peoples' lack of common sense and understanding of real issues.

Must be the typical Obama supporter nastiness. It's our Republican governor and legislature and our Republican president (GWB) that were responsible for the 35W bridge collapse, by not properly funding the Federal Interstate Highway maintenance and not the price of oil. As I said, there's more than one way to skin a cat. Try multiple moves like take away subsidies and freebees from the oil companies.

You should know better!!

I just used my $25 savings and donated it to the BARAK OBAMA campaign- It was my first contribution (tear)!

Thanks for the idea BILLARY!

Bill wants back in the White House so bad he can taste it.In fact those of us old enough to remember can recall him talking of wishing he could do a 3rd term. Their not beyond thinking she could make him her vp(21 st or 22nd ammendment). I'm sure Bill has more good memories than we know of his WhiteHouse yrs. But enough is enough.

Superdelegares, think before you act, Hillary is the only candidate who will win against McCain. Obama will be a loser. Iam a strong democrat. Read my lips. I will prove that I am right on 11/05/08.

Equates to giving an injured patient in need of blood a few drops at a reduced price when the patient needs a full blown transfusion to survive! Then, charging that patient even more for the transfusion when he does finally get it. If he can afford it. Or, hey, maybe you just let the patient die….?!

Uh, no thanks, Bill & Hillary. OLD tactic. Politics as usual.

Not addressing the key issues. Not addressing the need for serious long term changes & resolution. Not addressing the future. Not addressing the dire straits we are in regarding energy needs, fuels, & consumption in this country & our entire planet. Not addressing alternate resources. Not addressing where we are spending our money as a nation & where we need to redirect it. Not addressing…

Sen. Obama isn't playing into the tax holiday farce. Obama 2008!

He's probably right. At some point we have to give it up. Oil isn't going to become cheaper and we're sorta out of dinosaurs so we can't make any more. Oh yeah also need some time. Its going to be hard to adjust to cosuming less oil while going through the equally hard work of finding and actually using new sources of energy. This problem has been building for decades. No one politician can stop it. We all have to stop it. Actually work to wean ourselves off oil. The Clintons are not the reason gas is $4/gal. Obama is not the reason either, nor McCain. Bush…well maybe a little. Under pressure the government will do with it can to drop the price. But not much and not for long. So stop trying to pin the blame on the candidates. Where's your gas cost solution? Or more reasonably why are you screaming to support a politician (not the President, ANY politican) instead of whining. And some of you need to get over the Clinton's $110 million dollar fortune. They made money. You think 2 incredibly smart people can't manage to make some money if they put their mind to it? Serving your country doesn't mean you have to accept being poor.

More democratic rhetoric; there is plenty of oil in AK and if that's not enough, why don't we use some of it we have spilled our blood over – NOT!

I love all of you insulting Bill and Hillary and turning around and supporting Obama… NUTS!

We are still the majority and we won't give it up! You all twist and turn, shoving your crap down our throats, talking about acceptance and tolerance… NUTS!

If Obama is president he'll "End the War in Iraq" – liar
he'll give us universal haelth care – liar
he'll make chocolate chip cookie dough flow from our faucets – TRUE

I love you Bill Clinton, I wish you could run for the third term. If you could, may be u could change our economy one more time. Beside you personal matter, You are the best president ever!!!

Gas tax holiday is only a political move.
We do not need superficial solutions.
We need real solutions.
People live 365 or 366 days in a year, not just on holidays.

Gas Tax Holiday??? What a bunch of nonsense! The price of gasoline is related to the demand for it. Price arbitrates supply and demand. So if the price of gas goes down from lifting the Federal tax on it, demand will INCREASE and supply will likewise decrease. Guess what the oil companies will then do? You got it right…they will raise the price of gas to cover the increased demand. Furthermore, when the federal tax is reinstated, supply then becomes even tighter because of the higher demand created by the artificial lower price (gas tax lift). Demand will then eat up the tax lift and the price would be no different than before the so called "tax holiday". The price of gas actually has more of a potential to rise higher than ever very quickly. A "gas tax holiday" is by far one of the stupidest ideas power hungry politicians have come up with to deceive the American people to conjure up more votes. Nothing more than political pandering. Just like Senator Obama said, it will worsen our problems and does not in any way provide a long term solution to ending our crazed dependency on foreign oil nor our wasteful, irresponsible habits in regards to oil use here in America.

Thank God at least one of the candidates that being Senator Obama has enough economic sense to realize this.

Obama '08/'12

Bill, Go Home!

I just say, let Bill and Hillary keep on talkin' and talkin' until the last vote is counted.

I say, keep Bill out there, he just helps her out so much (not).

Enough already wth this dingbat Rev Wright. If the media is going to keep this alive forever then they ought to give equal time to the Clinton's if they're going to fry Barrack.
Let's start asking the Clintons about their child molesting pastor?
Seems a little more serious to me than some crazy pastor shooting his mouth off.

Why can't the U.S. get together with China, India, and the EU and gang up on OPEC. We could become "OPIC," (Oil Purchasing and Importing Countries). Without OPIC, there would be zero demand for oil. We then tell OPEC we'll give them $40 per barrel or nothing. OPIC could become mankind's greatest achievement!

Brad in Missouri April 30th, 2008 2:51 pm ET

Those Obama supporters who are eagerly counting Superdelegates as they come in are forgetting one crucial fact… Superdelegates can change their minds at any time! There is no math to this game until time runs off the clock. Just dig in and wait. Nothing will be decided until DNC. And I am pretty sure it will add up for Hillary. btw… Gallup poll has her ahead nationally despite all the states the Obama "won." Knowing what we all do now, who will those state choose in November? That is what is important to Superdelegates.
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take a look at the areas of the country that have voted for Hillary. In the East it is the Apalachian Mountain areas, aka where the HIlBillaries live! They are almost as stupid as the people in the center of the country that voted for GWB twice, aka DumbFrickistan. So for those who needed to ride the small bus to school, I will explain it to you: If we get have a gas tax holiday (which, by the way WAS McCain's idea first), all that will happen is demand will go up and instead of the Federal Goverment getting that money to put towards rebuilding our infrastructure (that's roads and bridges, people), the oil companies will get it instead. Hmm, who was it that said that they promised to put our infrastructure a priority right after that BIG bridge collapse, hmm?? Oh yeah, that was Hillary Clinton!

No reason this should be so difficult. There's plenty of oil around here – it is beneath Alaska & the Gulf of Mexico. Secondly, and I like this idea even better, cut off the supply of American corn and wheat to OPEC nations and see how much they enjoy growing crops in the sand. I'd rather eat than drive any day.

Let's explain it: the high gas price during summer driving season is driven by the high demand. Temporarily holding the federal tax on gas would not solve this problem but only drive even more demand and squeeze the supply, at the end, the price will still go up, and people will not save any money. Meanwhile, the government will lose millions dollars revenue, and make the budget deficite even worse.

Form this issue, we can really tell who are the cheap politians who only know how to deceive and please voters, rather than facing the reality and the real challeneg.

A real political leader is not someone who tells us what we would like to hear, but what we need to hear; a TRUE political leader would not do those cheap shots like Hillary and MaCain, but with a farsight view.

Obama, daring to stick to his belief, shows his charactor and honesty.

Hey America it's not a final solution but just a beginning. Tax on the

corporations would maintain the intrastructure. Lord knows that

corporate USA have had it easy with the Bush administration.

Hillary is the only one that can implement the long term solution which

is alternate fuel sources. I hear nothing from Obama at all.

No matter who you support for the election, you have to realize that Bill was right on this issue. It isn't the war, or the recession, or the oil companies causing the oil prices to rise. OPEC is making things worse, but they are not the main cause either.

The reason oil prices are high is Asia. China and India have economies that are developing VERY quickly. With a combined population over 10 TIMES the size of the US, the demand for petroleum is skyrocketing. Gas will never be $1.50 a gallon again. That's the reality.

The good news is, alternative sources of energy, like solar and wind are now affordable by comparison.

Bill Clinton is right. I work in the oil sands business in Alberta. The fact is oil consumption always outpaces oil production on a global scale. The industry is always playing 'catch up' due to this scenario.
Oil companies have no choice but to always explore for more sources of oil to keep up with demand and thats the plain truth folks.

One problem that may be alleviated is refining capacity. This too has an immediate impact on oil prices. Many oil refineries are outdated and in need of repair or replacement around the globe which includes the refineries in the States. Some companies have started big construction projects to replace these old refineries but much more must be done. Without enough oil refinery capacity there is a bottleneck in the flow of oil to the consumer and it results in high gas prices.

You know, say whatever the heck you want but if Bill Clinton was running for President , it would be the best thing for America right now. He was the best President the US had in the last 20 years.

He had the respect of governments and people around the globe.

CNN, stop talking about Rev.Wright and start talking about Hillary's idiotic gas tax scheme!

…or about the robo calls.
…or about the 'swiftboat' strategy.
…or about the OPEC support for the Clinton library.
…or about the source of Bill's speaking engagement money.
…or about her reversal on NAFTA.
…or about the $850k.

Heck, they both need to answer questions on…
…the impact removing corporate tax breaks has on jobs.
…the rust belt and whether efforts will be made to target job growth specifically in that region (based on NAFTA's impact).
…what is goign to stop companies from dropping healthcare when their plans are enacted.

Holiday Gas tax break

What Hillary ignores, and other people who are easily deceived by campaign gimmicks don't understand is that Barack Obama has experience as a state legislator on this issue.

Back in 2000, the state of Illinois experimented with temporay gas tax break and they discovered that it did very little at all. As soon as they came to the realization of the flaws in this they decided to eliminate it. This was back in 2000. So for those that conveniently ignore Barack's experience as a state legislator, this should be proof to you that Barack has the right experience, intelligence and temperament to move us forward. He understands what is at stake here. He is not about pandering. He tells us what we NEED to hear, not what we WANT to hear.

How come no one is discussing the Paul v. Clinton scandal or Rev. Procanick scandal as much as Hillary is beating to death the Rev. Wright issue??
unbelievable…..

Bill Clinton clearly does not want his wife to win. That's all I'm going to say. Take a look at his past comments/lies/fabrications/misstatements and the way he's been acting.

Obviously Bill doesn't want Hillary to win…

This is the first thing that President Clinton has said during the campaign that I agree with. I think that no president has a chance to permanently lower the price of oil until we can come up with an effect source of alternative energy. There isn't a silver bullet for this.

ANWR is not the answer. A) The only way we know how much is in there is to drill, and B) production wouldn't get up to speed until about 2015-2020. It's not going to help us now.

What could help us now is investigating the oil companies for violating anti-trust law. It seems pretty clear based on their profits that the oil companies are colluding to not compete for the best prices. That's about the only way I see this turning around in the near future.

So what did you or your wife do in the last 16 years about energy independence for this country? I’ve had enough of Clinton dynasty.

My My CNN..two comments, two truths and you refused to print them. What does CNN stand for…You All Guessed It. Enough said!

Obama's supporters are the same as their candidate!
Just joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hillary talks about how jobs in IN were sent overseas due to Bush, well she left one thing..her husbands admin had something to do with it. Enjoy the read, it'll make your blood boil on how much BS this woman spews…http://www.mcclatchydc.com/election2008/story/35337.html

If the Fed had kept interest rates where they were, oil would be below $70 / bbl today. There is over 4 months of oil inventory in the financial markets, indicating that the oil market is a bubble waiting to burst.

President Clinton's ignorance of energy economics is disturbing.

Here is a consideration Bill. You go get you a box of cigars, take your e.d. medication and go away find you an intern or young staffer. Don't have sex with her and generally shut up. You could perhaps get a vote or two by doing this and would be Hillary's hero. By the way Bill what did you do about oil prices when you were in charge. Last time I looked the U.S. is killing its youth protecting oil producers and perhaps would have some leverage. Oh sorry you gave us bush for 8 years so you have helped us enough. Say goodnight Bill.

There's a ton of oil in Calgary! There's plenty of oil but there's only a few crooks who are getting away with murder. And here is the establishment of Washington pandering like afew cents a the pump will truly make a difference.

Everyone is looking for an alternative fuel source as teh solution, but no one is looking at the problem here. The internal combustion engine.

This thing has been around for the last 100 years with no real advancements!!!

Instead trying to find to source to feed this beast why is no one talking about finding a replacement for the engine?

How about a 100 mile/gallon engine? That would certainly decrease demand for oil.

And don't tell me it can't be done…we have robots walking around on Mars right now.

Drilling in Alaska is a ruse for oil cronies to dupe the American public. It won't make a bit of difference. We had a choice between low gas prices and a stable Iraq. We got neither.

Nice try but additional drilling will make ZERO difference. First off, it will take 10+ years before the oil flows. Second, the oil reserve estimates in ANWAR (Alaska) are at 100 million barrels. The US daily consumption is 20.7 million barrels. So there is less than 5 days worth of oil in the ground in ANWAR.

We have oil in Alaska and other places that we can drill for! Why is this country so reluctant to drill in our own backyard? All those oil rich countries need to do more for the USA. When there's a crisis in one of those Arab countries, we run to their aid! We need to stop dealing with countries that don't have our best interest at heart! We pay more to China to export our goods to China, but China pays very little for their goods coming into the USA. Can you say (NAFTA)?

bill is the best thing that could happen to hillary. every time he opens his mouth he sticks his foot in it. go billary the other billary thanks you this funny . go obama clintons are better than sat. nite live lol.

The whole "in my lifetime" part of the quote is key. Can any politician over the age of 60 be visionary enough to see and to plan past the next 10-15 years of "their lifetime?"

I believe that yes, one can. But it's not Clinton and it isn't McCain.

Non-Baby Boomers unite! We need to elect someone with solutions for everyone else's lifetime under the age of 50.

wow………….i cannot believe the comments on here! He is our former president and gave much of his life to help this country.I cannot how disrespective all of you are. Maybe this is what is wrong with this country. Everyone here claims they love their country , I feel sorry for the next president what will you be saying about them in 4 years. Just a thougt maybe if those who think every past leader is so terrible. Go live in another country.

Billary is just trying to score a political point . What does he know about how it feels to pay $4 per gallon. Consumers do not be fooled by 18 cent rebate, that you will have to pay for in a hidden form. The game is just to fool you thinking that it will save you money, but before you get it gas has gone up at least 4 times more that amount. They just want your vote, and later they will drink champaigne with the Lobbyist and Oil company executives and forget how their proplsal affects you. After all with 100 MUSD you need not worry about gas being $4 -$7 dollars per gallon. Long term solution, that will take the total picture into consideration is what consumers need!

I do not believe some of these people in the blog. Bill Clinton is the best President we ever had in 50 years. He changed everything for the better. Despite his personal problem, he led the Country in the correct direction. How can you deny that? Bill Clinton is the smartest President in my life time and I will take his word on oil or anything he says about economy!!

To Uncle Sam -

I really don't know how you got your idea (although I know where you got it from). You and Sens. McCain and Clinton are thinking in the short-term. True, we may be saving a few dollars in the short run. However, have you thought about the long-term? While these two president-wanna-bes are pandering to the voters, their proposals are temporary and that the repercussions are greater than actually taxing the oil companies more which are more permanent. Also, the oil companies are the ones supporting both campaigns, sans obama's.

So, people, before you say something, research first.

Granted high oil and gas prices are probably here to stay. The problem is what to do about it and a "tax holiday" is not the solution. It is pandering for votes….sounds good and will get a few votes from those who do not know supply and demand, but when the "holiday" is over prices will be higher because the gas companies will just add that tax into the consumer price. Also higher taxes on oil companies will do the same thing.

Gee thanks Bill. I don't believe anything unless I hear it from you first. Why is it that every time something he says is reported…I feel angry and insulted.

Here's Bill trying to get another quickie. That band-aid quick fix supported by Billary and Lil McBush will be like putting a band aid on a snake bite. It won't make any difference. Until someone is willing to take the benefits and tax breaks from Dubya's oil buddies, the high gas prices will continue .

You Republicans voted this oil man in so deal with it. He's not gonna stop his buddies from getting rich especially with the kickback he's receiving.

Obama 08

All the oil experts, OPEC including, have stated that around 30% rise in the price of crude oil is pure speculation driven by greedy wall street hedge fund managers out to make a quick buck. Thus, it means that oil without speculation should be around $80 range. Thus the question that needs to be asked is what these three candidates are going to do, if anything, to curb this wild speculation that is bringing misery to millions globally.
The answer is probably nothing in keeping with super oil brat Bushs policy because curbing wall street goes contrary to the the principles on which America is based and run-Capitalism.
The powers to be are also least concerned that high crude oil prices threatens Russia turning into a economic powerhouse as well.

Its seems to me that Hirlary has roots in every state, give me a break!!

Obama 09-16

I have no idea why this is news…except that whenever Senator Obama gets into trouble CNN and MSNBC look to take the heat off by manufacturing a controversy for Senator Clinton. There is nothing controversial in what President Clinton says above. There is a limited amount of oil…we need a comprehensive energy policy. Senator Clinton has a thoughtful comprehensive policy.

As an Obama supporter I agree with Bill Clinton. The oil companies may be getting advantages they don't deserve, but they aren't artificially inflating prices beyond reason. Oil is expensive because it is a commodity that is getting more and more expensive to recover and the demand is growing. As we export more and more manufacturing jobs to Mexico, India, China, etc, they are becoming more wealthy and so they can begin to live the American dream. Buy cars, for example.

20 years ago, Beijing streets were full of bicycles. Go there for the Olympics and you'll see Mercedes, BMWs, Hondas, and Toyotas on the streets.

Just like the clintons —— Do They Live In the Same House ? Do They Sleep In the Same Bed? Do They Talk To Each Other Before They Leave The House? These People are on Different Plains one does'nt know what ther other is doing and they come from the same house oh yeah thats right they don't know what each other is doing even when they live together remeber——– yeah th–aaaaa —-ts right
stanky stuff went on right under her nose.

The problem is that religion can only do religious things well. And when a Rev. Wright speaks at the National Press Club, or when a Billy Graham endorses a Nixon or when the adulterous Bill Clinton invited ministers to the White House to airbrush his squalid affair, or when McCain sucks up to the worst of the Religious Right that he once called "agents of intolerance" so he can get elected by religious nut-jobs, or when Hillary Clinton speaks of her faith and of carrying her Bible everywhere, so she will make good with those blue collar voters, it's hard to tell who's abusing whom — the preachers or the politicians. One thing is certain; the relationship of religion and politics does America no more good than the Oracle of Delphi did the ancient Greeks

Do your homework Bill…..The current price is not demand driven, commodity traders have overtaken the market, mostly underwritten by Russian oil giant Gazprom. OPEC has said that they have enough oil to meet supply, in fact Canada has the capacity to meet the domestic shortfall in the US, (see Fort McMurray Oilsands)

The government needs to reign in these commodity traders! That's what will bring the price down or strike a sideline long term deal with Canada, might be difficult to do when the Dems have basically ripped up NAFTA….this rhetoric has not played well up North, look for a rocky response!

How much are getting paid from the commodity trading lobby Bill? Hard to take anything you say without a slant, thats alot of speeches for $20M a year !

Some people are attacking Bill Clinton even without listening to what he is saying….

He balanced the budget and its not an easy task…

The remaining states are deciding the future of America and I hope the voters will make the right decision…

Bill Clinton was right when he said the oil price would remain high. However, when he sad that he would be surprised to see oil price below $100 per barrel, that was not a wise statement. It would well drop below $100 soon as U.S.dollar becomes stronger.

We should all drive less and try to work from home as much as possible!

CA Native
Legal or Illegal?

If people in the US boycott Chevron & Shell don't cha think that might lower oil prices? No gas sales- – no profit. I go to chvron now but if I drive by and no one is there I'll for sure go to 76 or some other brand

Since Bush Got in office Crude Oil and WAR started
he dont Want our troopes come home He wants them to stay
there and Die Bush has to get out of Office Since he got in Oil and Gas
Shot Up Liek a Rocket We need a New President

Mr. Ex-President, and once again Ex-President, thank you for your advises and analysis; we are not dumb, that much we can figure out ourselves.

Go and find another job …

Obama 08!

A.M.
Houston, Texas

That is EXACTLY why your wife's temporary tax cut will not work! It is the simple economic theory of supply and demand. America, please wake up!!!

If Hillary got her way and did a tax cut on gas prices, people would buy more gas……therefore the demand of gas would go up. Due to what Bill acknowledges as a "shortage of supply" in gas, the price of gas would skyrocket. Thus, bringing gas prices even higher than before. And then what happens? The gas tax is put back into the equation……raising prices once again……

Seriously, if America elects Hillary…..we are going to be in a huge STAGFLATION economy. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

So Bill is explaining why the gas prices are so high like there's a reasonable explanation, all the while the rest of the Democrats are trying to say it's George Bush's fault. Sounds like Bill's on the other side to me.

Manipulation by oil companies ?????? Surely not,— why, that`s illegal !!!!!!

Obama is correct on the oil prices. The Oil Tax Holiday is a disguise and a temporary illusion that your saving money. Obama understands the principles of economics. Please people we need real change. Don't be afraid of it. Don't be distracted by things that sound good. Please be smarter than that. Obama has said we need to start now on developing alternatives for fuel but it will take time. The only way you can decrease oil prices is to decrease demand. Let's start innovating new ideas. Ride your bicycles if you can to work and you get some excecise too. You can carpool. Take a different route to work. Keep up the maintenance in your car. You don't have to do this everyday just start learning how to cut your cost. You may give yourself more of a savings than the oil tax holiday.

Besides I don't believe the Cliniton's anymore. I've learned some pretty scary stuff. A court case in California happening in the next few months
Clinton vs Peter Paul and mainstream media has not attacked it. I guess they have a lot of money to keep peoples mouths closed.

Let's see… we drop the gas tax, demand goes up as prices drop, but there's no way to increase supply – so prices go back up to where they were, or even higher. Then, instead of the government getting the difference to do things like make sure bridges don't fall into rivers, the oil companies pocket that 18 cents a gallon.

Yeah. Sounds like a GREAT idea.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

Thanks Bill for getting us straightened out on on the obvious. Do you have anything profound to say or not?

Dear CNN Ticker, you can do better than this.

A Holiday from Gas Tax is ONLY a BANDAID..

Barack plan supports America taking back our country from big oil, feds, Washington lobbists, banks and large corporations who sabotage the American dollar.

Taking back our country is like learning our abc's.

my ABC's are ………. "Anybody BUT Clinton"……..

Yes.. We… Can… 2008

Clintons are greed. They are desperate to return to the White House-only to repeat like the Bush Family mission accomplish.

I have a question for the Canadians and their negative post. Are you Americans living now in Canada or just some of the Obama crowd from around the globe? You are not very nice. Why do you care?

THANK GOODNESS HILLARY IS SUPPORTING A GAS TAX HOLIDAY….

THANK YOU SENATOR CLINTON

I can see Obama has NO intentions of saving us money at the gas pump since is opposed to it, and calls it a gimmick….
Uh, Mr. Obama, saving money is NOT a "gimmick"….your campaign slogan IS.

INDIANA
4
HILLARY

Jay wrote:

"I'm ashamed of Obama fans…You guys are just pathetic. You guys are going to divided our party with all your hateful comments."

And just a few posts later, African American Woman wrote:

"You guys suck! yOU JUST WANT TO JUMP ON CLINTON FOR NOTHING…" and "It will actually make me happy to see McCain in office in January….sad"

Sad indeed. What's worse is that nobody seems to "get" the situation we're in. We're oil junkies, and there is only so much oil in the world. The more China and India grow, they're not only taking our jobs; they're also buying up all the oil they can get, running up our prices. They have the power now. And watch out for India, who, along with Pakistan, has just negotiated a deal with Iran for an oil pipeline. What's up with that? We're worried about Iran's ability to create a nuclear weapon and we decided to "isolate" them by telling all our allies – India, Pakistan, and Russia included – to not work with them until the Iranian's stop nuclear development. What do you think is going on here? India and Pakistan get oil, they both have nuclear capabilities, and they're going to feed that info to Iran in exchange. The Israelis just came forward with info about a Syrian & North Korean nuclear connection… look around… we've got bigger problems than oil, here. Vote for Obama – he'll talk to these countries and try to undo the damage done the past 20 years. He's our only hope. The new Obi-Wan, I guess.

As for oil, opening up Alaska and California aren't going to cut it; they're just as much of a bandaid as a tax "holiday". Vote with your wallet and curb your driving, buy renewable energy, install a solar panel… do something; don't just wait on the politicians to make gas cheap again. It's not happening.

This is so funny. Hillary is out there campaigning saying she will fix it. It is the Bush Administration's fault that prices are high and when Americans vote her into office she will solve all of our problems, and Bill is once again saying it isn't possible. I love it!

Who is the Candidate? Bill or Hillary? Hillary can't do anyting without Bill ; We don't need anymore Clinton… You are a couple of JOKES… You are selfish… Shame on you . Take care of you problem actually in Court in california… peter Paulvs Clinton… Why the media don't inform us?

Thank the tree huggers in congress! but then what do they care about us , This is what you get from far left radicals, I would like to see mcCain get in ,if it would mean getting rid of Nancy Pelosi and gang.No wonder they like the anti-american Obamas!!!!~

Bill you'r supporting a PROVEN LIAR, so I AM AFRAID YOU'R JUST NOT CREDITABLE BILL.

hillary offers solutions, obama offers empty rhetoric. his presentation even mimicks his pastor (who he threw under the bus, since his poll numbers went down).

To Jay,
You are on here all the time spewing your impotent rage at Obama. Being disgusted with us 'Obama' supporters is just more laugable noise from a campaign that is dying.
So Jay, what the deal…can't stand the heat?

Obamabots – remember, if you don't get to 2,025, you don't win anything. Splitting the remaining Super Delegates will not get you to the prize. Stop being so smug, it makes you look like a very ugly – nay BITTER – group.

Ok its simple the government could have stoped the high prices long ago. But why would they do that , it would under cut Bushs war and oil profit. If you honestly think that bush has nothing to gain from high gas prices then you my friend are a retard. Bush lives in Texas home of oil giants like exxon not to metion a few more. So with this in mind , remember that when you vote , if your not carefull you vote for high gas , home foreclosures , jumpimg food prices, pure corruption , and the unlikely hood that any one cares , the reason . Only the rich set the standard for what we see. I mean if you think anyone at CNN is voting for Obama or Mc Cain then you are a bigger sucker than you thought you were. Pay close attention to the so called New Agencys like Fox, CNN, MSNBC…….They all have something to gain from keeping a Republican in the office. Proof Republicans only care for the rich or well to do. That puts these hipocratic agencys at the helm of the ship, so when the ship starts sinking for you, let CNN, Fox and MSNBC know how you feel.

Bill is right. Although that is had to accept, oil prices will always be at above 100$ a barrel. Unless a new source of energy is found or cars start running at 100 mpg.

OK, so a gas tax holiday, then, is just delaying the inevitable, isn't it, Bill? Labor Day would come along and suddenly gas would shoot up 20 cents in one day and we would have lost a ton of jobs over the summer because we wanted to save ourselves a tank of gas over the summer? Wake up, media types, and see that the Clinton's have just admitted their plan is out of touch with the real problems this country faces!

Clintons are greed. What on earth they want to return to the white, only to repeat like the Buch family-mission accomplish.

I say lets have a Holiday from the Bush's Mccains and the Clintons!!!!!!!!

Two important names Clinton supporters should Google search. Norman Hsu (got 3 years in prison) and William Procanick (got 3 years in prison). Hsu was Hillary Clinton's major fundraiser, convicted of fraud. And Procanick was Hillary's pastor. Convicted of child-sex abuse. It's all there for you to see.

The problem is that religion can only do religious things well. And when a Rev. Wright speaks at the National Press Club, or when a Billy Graham endorses a Nixon or when the adulterous Bill Clinton invited ministers to the White House to airbrush his squalid affair, or when McCain sucks up to the worst of the Religious Right that he once called "agents of intolerance" so he can get elected by religious nut-jobs, or when Hillary Clinton speaks of her faith and of carrying her Bible everywhere, so she will make good with those blue collar voters, it's hard to tell who's abusing whom — the preachers or the politicians. One thing is certain; the relationship of religion and politics does America no more good than the Oracle of Delphi did the ancient Greeks

love Obama

A lot of different countries have been looking into an alternative source of energy for many many years. The problem is the money to test and implement other sources. Cars and trucks would have to be redesigned and parts made and the same for homes and businesses. Who would pay for all this? Who would pay for the new energy plants?

Analysts have come out against Hillary's tax plan on gas as being a bad plan and would hurt worse in the following months.

She is lying to the American people yet again.

Bill is right on, as always. Obama can't hold a candle to him. I hate to say it, I really do, but for the first time in my life, I wlll vote Republican if Obama is the candidate.

African American woman- pA:

You are obviously a Hillary supporter. Not an Obama, Hillary supporter as you claim. If you were supporting both you would admit that Obama has won this nomination fairly and within the rules and that Hillary cannot catch him. Yet because others criticize the Clinton's for staying in this race, pandering to voters who do not study the issues carefully and damaging the Dem party as well as trying to damage Obama you get angry at the Obama supporters. Sorry, you cannot hide your support and loyalty to Hillary.

THE NERVE OF BILL. I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MINERAL AND OIL RIGHTS HE GOT THROUGH NAFTA WITH THOSE DICTATORS.
WITH 100 MILLION PLUS HE CAN EASILY SAY WHAT HE IS SAYING. COME TO THINK ABOUT IT, DID NOT HIS WIFE SAY THAT SHE HAS A PLAN TO LOWER OIL PRICES. IF SHE BOMB IRAN THERE WON'T BE NO OIL EXCEPT FOR THE RICH. BY GODLY THEY ARE RICH. IF IT COMES FROM THIS MAN MOUTH IT MUST BE QUESTIONED. THIS MAN IS A WORST LIAR THAN HIS WIFE. THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER MAKES THE WORLD SHIVER.

A gas tax holiday? Hmmmmmm…let me see, i fill my 14 gallon tank 3 times a mont h for an average cost of about $156 per month. That holiday tax would save me about $28.00 over 3 months. Let's get something real done and not play on people's emotions about issues they really care about. If our boss told us he was giving us a raise of $2 per week …99% of us would curse him/her under their breath..Billary and McWalkingCain need to get in touch for real.

Hillary is trying to help. It may not be perfect but she is trying. Does Obama have any?

Obama is part of the problem by accepting huge $$$ donations from oil lobbyists.

I will never vote for Obama.

While there is some argument that easy oil we will peak sometime in the next decade. In terms of total oil supply to the world, we're a long way from reaching peak oil because it doesn't take into account unconventional oil.

If America would only committed itself to increasing it's domestic supply, publically, oil prices around the world would drop like a rock. Of course there's only one government body that can do that…, Congress.

Herman LA, CA – Who cares about your respect

You guys betrayed Bill Clinton.

Shame on you!

Hillary for president

Right, no more oil. We get it. How about you get the Oil Companies to release all the patents they've snatched up over the years that prevents us from getting FREE energy like the Tesla Rod.

Seriously, we have the technology to end a lot of this. Just rent 'How They Killed The Electric Car.'

ANYONE BUT MCCAIN '08!
No Country For Old Men

Bill knows what he's talking about and people would be wise to listen up. I would also like to say that I've been astounded by the Dems and others on this site who have shown absolutely no respect for Bill since January. Have you forgotten that he gave America 8 years of peace and prosperity?

Please, we don't have a chance! When the people that own your banking system also own your oil, you are pretty much screwed!

I don't think any of these candidates can really help us! There are people more powerful than these candidates will ever be controlling this, and these people are not in the sharing mood!

In sales you call this election race a 3 option close!
Give you three options to make you feel that you are in more control! But all options lead to the same conclusion!

Until you are ready to stop what Eisenhower and Kennedy warned you about! You are only pissing in the wind!

HIGHER TAXES ON OIL COMPANIES – means give more profit to Clinton's… The Clinton think american people are stupid. We deserve better than that.
Do not forget they get profit from theses companies…

LOL!!!!!!

keep talking Bill.

Bill clinton = J. Wright

CNN

It seems to me you all don't like anything but negative ads. I try to post postive ads and they never get posted. Try something different besides the trash you have been publishing.

He should know he is the one who started the deregulation of oil
and gas companies. Hes also responsible for nafta, and the so called
columbian deal that he and penn made 800000 dollars from (each).

And lets not forget the negative campaign oh and brought race into
the campaign.
I cant understand why people can still vote for hillary.

Wake up, Ba-CRAP-O-Rama supporters! It's not just $25 we're looking at! EVERYTHING you buy includes transportation cost. You stand to save hundreds just on groceries….oh….or at least your parents will, since it's they who pay for everything while you're cyber-masturbating on the computer all day…….

Life is good, you should get one!

I LOVE BILL! ROck on! You are the best. Wish that we could have you for another 8 years.

HILLARY 08!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/29/gas-tax-holiday-splits-cl_n_99296.html

Most analysts believe this gas tax holiday will actually increase oil prices!

Of course high prices are here to stay. This "tax holiday" is foolish and will hurt us in the long run. What the government and industry need to work together on are several ways to make more fuel efficient cars, and cars that don't need gasoline or anything to burn. Why hasn't there been any greater amount of increace in fuel efficency? Why are there SUV's that could fill the space of two compact cars? Who needs that kind of vehicle? If you have kids, a mini-van works just fine I know because I have one.

We went to war for oil.Where is it?

Thank you Clintons and Bushes for nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh God God Love you. Hillary had a big plan this morning to solve the high price of gas , this is until the economist started agreeing with Obama , that the plans she and Mccain proposed won't work. In addition to taking funds from our infrastructure and bridges. I know she mis-spoke. Of course oil will not go below $100, if Opec wount't lower the price for Bush and he is hand holding buddies with Prince Bhandar they will not lower it for Hillary. Nor will we see any oil from Iraq even if we are there for 100yrs.

Both the Clintons arses and have no business in politics. He's a big liar (I didn't have sex with that woman), and she's an even bigger liar (me and my daughter had to duck sniper fire all around). Lokk, the gas tax may very possibly need to be raisedd not suspended. Politicans like the Clintons and McCain will probably do as much harm to this economy as Bush has with their hair brain ideas. Over 300,000 highway and other related construction workers will lose their jobs as a result of their stupid wanna be somebody ideas. Obama has said that the truth is what going to help this country and its citizens. Not more Washington politics as usual. Both Clinton and McCain are starting to show exactly why senators aren't elected as presidents. Thet suck!ASnd they have a nerve to imply Obama is an elitest when neither of them have bumped gas in years and years. Clintons cheap stunts won't work! The folks in Indiana and North Carolina are on to you and none too soon. Unlike Pennsylvanians who apparently could less about how big a liar she is. Says a lot about their character doesn't it. Maybe they will see too that Obama is the best person for the jod after all.

So, does this mean that cutting the gas tax won't really help? What's that? Cutting the gas tax will cut 300,000 jobs? So, the price of oil will stay high, your wife wants to lower gas prices marginally at the cost of 300,000 jobs, resulting in almost a half million people really not being able to afford gas.

Oh, yeah the best part about Hillary's plan to cut the gas tax over the summer: she'll still be campaigning! She acts like this will be her first executive decision. If Hillary or McCain win, God help us.

What a fine president Obama will be!
At 3AM Obama will make the WRIGHT decision:
throw everybody else under the bus–blame everybody else, anything
to escape responsibility and save himself!
Look out Obama's family and friends!
With Obama as a friend, you don't enemies!

Please know the Real Bill Clinton " For Sale Bill"

InfoUSA has paid Bill Clinton $3.3 million, although it’s not at all clear what he was supposed to do for the money — other than fly on the company’s jet for vacations and golf games with InfoUSA’s CEO. InfoUSA CEO, Vin Gupta, has made the InfoUSA corporate jet available for the Clintons to travel in style to Hawaii, Switzerland and Jamaica — at a cost of more that $900,000

You talk about ELITISM AND BEING OUT OF TOUCH, Hillary Rotten Clinton went on a trip to the gas station with one of her supporters, BUT get this, SHE DID NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO PUMP GAS!!

This woman probably hasn't pumped gas since when? 1980? So all that over talk about being a down home gal pal of rural white Americans is a BIG FACED LIE!! The most RURAL AMERICANS can do for Hillary is be her tax paying, vote for me, unemployed peasants as she rule that Clinton dynasty from the White House!

I am sorry, but I refuse to believe anything the Clinton's say because you don't know what is the true and what is a lie.

How much money will we save by cutting the gas tax for the summer? Thirty, maybe forty dollars? At this point, that doesn't even fill my gas tank. So where's the upside to this?

How can you tell me that this will be good for the American people?

We don't need more gas-efficient vehicles. We need cars that are completely independent of gas and oil. As long as we rely on it, gas prices will continue to rise.

With the high cost of oil, food prices rising, the sub-prime mortgage debacle, and jobs going overseas, we should be the largest third-world country in no time.

OKAY Bill…

So how about dishing out some of that $109 million and filling up our gas tanks why don't cha. Hillary can even help pump the tanks and Chelsea can clean the windshields!!

What a jerk, as if Americans DON'T know how HIGH the price of gas is. This may comes as a surprise Bill, but we DO actually work and drive OUR cars to work. Americans are not driven around by Chauffers and private jets.

When was the last time either Bill or Hillary has ever PAID for gas?? Do they even drive themselves? Yeah right.

Whose the elitist here?

Shut up Bill!!!

What did you do Mr. Clinton about the oil shortage for the 8 years you were in the office?
You should have taken preventive measures to stop this from happening. Your lack of action on Iran is a huge part of this problem.
What did you do? You had the power and the people behind you.
What did you do?

The attacks from the Obama camp are only driving us further apart. Obama is going for the nomination right now – not the presidency. You people better shape up if you want to have any "hope" of seeing your candidate in the White House. You NEED Hillary's supporters to make that happen – don't burn your bridges.

I THINK THESE PEOPLE THINK WE ARE A

NATION OF MENTALLY & MORALLY DEFICIENT

INDIVIDUALS, BASED ON WHAT THEY TRY

TO SELL US. & THEN MAYBE THEY HAVE A POINT.

LOOK AT WHO WE HAVE BEEN VOTING FORE.

Since 2001, InfoUSA has paid Bill Clinton $3.3 million, although it’s not at all clear what he was supposed to do for the money — other than fly on the company’s jet for vacations and golf games with InfoUSA’s CEO. InfoUSA CEO, Vin Gupta, has made the InfoUSA corporate jet available for the Clintons to travel in style to Hawaii, Switzerland and Jamaica — at a cost of more that $900,000

As an Obama supporter, I've got to admit that although I disagree with nearly all of Bill's comments that make it into the news, I love it when he opens his mouth because it's so good for Obama's campaign every time I hear about it.

They're both liars. Send them home.

Obama 08!

hey herman, your saying your voting for obama because he won iowa? why because you vote for who you think will win!? also tell me why you liked bill clinton after the monica lewinsky scandal but NOW you lost respect for him? what has he done so bad since then??? and as for the fact that you are "african american" it sounds a little suspect i dont know any black person that calss themselves an african american. i only see that term used by the media and white people……

Since 2001, InfoUSA has paid Bill Clinton $3.3 million, although it’s not at all clear what he was supposed to do for the money — other than fly on the company’s jet for vacations and golf games with InfoUSA’s CEO. InfoUSA CEO, Vin Gupta, has made the InfoUSA corporate jet available for the Clintons to travel in style to Hawaii, Switzerland and Jamaica — at a cost of more that $900,000

These are the con artist who take advantage of our seniors and Hillary Clinton knows about it. As long as the Clinton's get paid it alright!!!!

You gotta love the reality of a king, no matter which one he happens to be experiencing at the moment. But let's take a look at the reality where only the number of opened refineries determines the price of oil, and not oil's ultimate availablilty in the ground. Then why hasn't that patriot, [R] savior, and economic champion Bush opened hundreds of new refineries to drive the cost of oil and gas way down, as the king supposes Clinton should have done when he was president? Why Bush must be an laughable idiot! ….by king's own logic.

The sad thing is, all you neo-reality kings out there that put this current cretin-in-charge in office — TWICE — are having real difficulty in understanding that no matter HOW you try to justify your pathitic failure with twisted logic, YOU elected someone so pathetic, he is an IDIOT in any reality — and by the logic I learned in school, therefore so are YOU!

Well Bubba, I think with peak oil looming, you are correct in that oil will not go below $100 for any significant length of time. So what would the purpose of cutting the gas tax be other than a meaningless band-aid. Shouldn't Hillary be campaigning on upgrading our railroads, finding alternative energy and advocating energy conservation? No that makes too much sense for her, why do that when she can score cheap political points by adopting McCain's ideas.

I think Bill is trying to imply that with his economics, he can bring it back down. No Bill, you are wrong. Hillary's support for the war in Iraq is the main reason why the price of oil is so high.

YES! She was endorsed by the oil company!

Will be appearing on the Oreilly factor tonight…hmmm

What's her motives? What are you up to Hillary?

A gas tax holiday is a quick fix. It will only be for THIS summer, what about next Fall??? The price of gas is going to continue to go up and once the holiday is over (this Fall) It will suddenly go up 18+ cents and that will hit our pockets harder than anything else. Come up with a real solution, we are adults, we are too old for the flashing lights and smoke, we see through the nonsense.
OBAMA 08!!!!!!
We vote here in NC next week, lets see what excuse Bill and Hill give for stayin in the race once they get blown out here…

Ok, great Bill. So AFTER the summer everyone can get back to not feeding the kids once the gas tax is implemented back.

Come on people, see it for what it is, PONDERING.

Here's a question for Hillary during that circus stop at the gas station: How many fill up can you get with 109 millions?

And for those that have forgotten, BILL were is the donor list that we are still waiting for?

the top economists in this counry with no party affiliations said today ina good article in Yahoo……….because CNN will not publish facts, specially if htey speka the truth about clinton

that McCain and clinton proposals owuld only bring higher prices and get us the regular people in deeper economic crisis……….so there yu ahve it, just go to google

why is cnn so in love with billary and specially with billy booo he does not care he is taking money from the saudis…… why the heck would he care they give him money and give him oil…………….

ohpleaseee get over the clintons..

We can thank Bush for the increased oil– How many 100,000 of barrels has he taken off the market and stuck in the strategic reserve since he became President?

Want cheaper oil? Tell him to release some of those.

Ole three-dollar Bill is at it again.

WE ARE FEELING THE NAFTA & IRAQ EFFECT BILL.

DO YOU KNOW , WHO WE HAVE TO THANK FOR THAT?

OH!!!! ITS YOU & HILLIE & MCCAIN & BUSH.

He is using a fear tactic to try to push Hillary's gas tax holiday. Oil will definitely not stay above $100 after Bush leaves the White House. Bill knows that. The U.S. has been building a stockpile of oil ever since 9/11 which is larger than it's ever been. The Saudis say that there is plenty of supply in the system right now and current prices have a 30%+ speculation price built in. The low dollar value and the war in Iraq are two huge factors in the cost of oil and once we get a new President who can handle these issues and get America on track these prices will come down quicker than Bill can sneak his mistresses out the back door.

The clintons should not be worried about high gas prices, they own a share of the oil money with the Saudis, and guess how they made $109.million.

These people, (the Clintons) would not feel a thing,because they don't even buy gas. Everything is been done for them, even their groceries.
Do you think thelClintons' feel your struggle or pain.

Hell NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hillary's new stumpt speech: "If you vote for me I'll give you $20! …. over the next 3 months… in $1 and $2 increments. Wow!"

Both candidates support a movement for alternative energy!

It is a sad sad sad sad day for all Black people

One Black tries to come up

The other Black pulls him down

Pls my fellow black people- not this time..Not this time these weird divisive black leaders from Civil Rights era can steal our dream of seeing a Black President in this country…our dream our great future…

Obama is not Rev Wright…

Obama 08

President Clinton is probably right, and the gas tax holiday that Hillary is proposing, using oil profits tax to pay for it, is the best plan yet for at least temporary help at the pump. She also has the strongest plan yet to find and build sources of alternative energy.

Wasn't there a 5 Cent increase in gas tax during the Clinton Administration (early to mid 90's) that Billy asked for and he got, which by the way we are still are paying it. Ask Ed Shults, they were discussing that on his show. I think it was this past Monday. Apparently that is another reason why Clinton and McCain's gas holiday plan won't work.

You may not want BC's opinion or HC, but in the end you will be begging for it. OB is shadow, and has fooled all of you who are not sophicated to know the truth. No blinders for me!

CNN, MSNBC Hardball & Verdict actually all the channels ..ask "will the Wright issue go away??"
If you guys would let it go away it would!!!
Who invited Wright to speak at the National Press Club Conference???have your pick: republican party supporters and/or Clinton Supporters..
Someone said ( after the Pa. primary) was: the only way Obama might lose the nomination is if something comes to light to weaken Obama's image. All of the press, radio, TV,m newspapers ..have your pick… are doing the job of keeping the Wright issue alive..for whose benefit???

So what's the SOLUTION, Bill?

"that would give consumers a price break at the pump this summer"

yea, a whopping $50 savings for the entire summer! why not "get in touch" and push a long term solution like the other candidate?

Why don't we hear this from Hillary instead of Bill? Clever.

No matter, a windfall tax on the oil companies would go further than HRC's plan. The oil companies have no incentive to invest in other fuel sources–why should they so long as they can make a killing at the pump? Congress should create a penalty for not investing in alternatives or a reward for doing so.

Bill – if high oil prices are here to stay, how is your wife's gas tax holiday proposal ($28 per avg American) going to be a "REAL SOLUTION" to the ongoing problem of high energy prices?

Billary are talking out of both sides of their mouths as usual. Anything for votes.

Im just not buying into this whole gax tax holiday thing. The savings dont really seem to justify what we are giving up.

As for our oil dependancy, its just something we as Americans are going to have to learn to live with and change our lives around (ie reducing our consumption). It will be hard for a while but eventually I think we will be better off. We are just now starting to feel the pinch that other countries have been experiancing for a much longer time.

I think that too many people are not willing to give up any of their comforts to benefit the greater good. We want it all and we want it cheap….

One of the biggest shareholders of Exxon oil, the ROCKEFELLERS, has made it known ,that Exxon needs to change the status quo on delivering energy, and start looking at other sources, like ethanol. This was just announced to day. BARACK OBAMA,has made that a central strategy of his energy platform, while CLINTON, AND MACAIN, simply want to introduce a band aid, short term solution to the problem, by supporting a summertime tax break at the pumps. Robbing Peter to pay Paul is not a solution, bridges and roads need to be maintained, has CLINTON AND MACAIN forgotten the bridge collapse tragedy in Minneapolis last year?

Congress could always allow OUR oil companies to drill offshore (where foreign comanies are currently drilling) or they could allow us to drill in Colorado, or in ANWR. But no, Congress has decided that our citizens do not need access to these areas, even though they possess more oil reserses than Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia combined.

It is time to tell Congress to "get with the program" and stop hurting US citizens.

I have stated this numerous times before, but CNN always sensors my statements on this issue.

There are 2 problems I have with the gas tax holiday.

1. It won't offer any real relief and doing either means getting the approval of congress. So it's an easy way to pander, much like the so called stimulus package. Folks if you were 3x your income over your head in debt would you offer to give away money?

2. It doesn't address the part of the problem that would really make a difference. If we are going to drop a part of the gas tax we should drop it for commercial vehicles so that it would give a drop in overall cost to all American businesses (now theres a republican idea) and at least helps hold total costs for everyone down. This would be true over the summer months when all demand will go up and that will affect all consumer costs.

There's no doubt we need to find some long-term solutions to our oil dependency.

Perhaps a start would be to not accept large campaign donations from big oil special interest groups and lobbyists like Hillary has!

But please… you can keep my $28 that this would save over the summer. Or how about this idea… whatever I SAVE from this "price break at the pump"… I will donate to Barack Obama's campaign!

Who's in with me?

We hope something can be done because, if not, the high gas prices are going to badly hurt our country.

And it is OK for him to campaign for his wife!!!!!!

Hillary 08

Well said Herman. And your story is the same as many African Americans.

Hillary had my vote, because I didn't know Barack. Now I realize, I really didn't know Hillary. After Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, I know more about her than I'd care to know.

Obama 08

Uncle Sam April 30th, 2008 2:35 pm ET

It turns out the gas tax holiday proposed by Sens. McCain and Clinton could actually save our country billions of dollars due to the effect that lowered transportation costs would have on our general economy.
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Who ever suggested that to you is flat out lying. The holiday is only 3 months. Prices will not be adjusted, if anything companies will keep the extra savings to make up for lost profits.

2ndly demand increases naturally during the summer. If people drive more due to a perceived price break, the price will be go up due to higher demand.

Lastly, READ BETWEEN THE LINES YOU SHEEP! He just contradicted Hillary. He is saying prices are high due to increasing demand. Hillary is saying the prices are high due to market manipulation, so with regulation it will come down. I believe he is correct. So the price of oil will not come down Sharon Minnesota.

The Clintons just want to get back in the white house.

He may be right…?!
there is no end in sight as of yet…..tough times….
I like Hillarys plan for a price break on fuel in the summer season….
smart idea and could be a good move if done…who knows…?!
Some people out there are showing our former President alot of disrespect and I think it is wrong and he did a wonderful job as our leader…i remember and things were good too in the 1990 s….so was the ecomomy too and employment and wall street too!!!
funny how everyone wants to forget or erase that fact which is truth!!!
Not very nice things said out there…..WE ARE AMERICANS…..WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS!!
Thank You….

As a 4th Generation Hispanic from The Lone Star State, I never had any respect for former President Bill Clinton. He disgraced the Whitehouse with his sexual encounters on a personal level, but also he allowed Bin Laden to get away and in return we were attacked in our own land.

This is the same concern I have about Barak Obama and his connections to Kenya and his cousin who is an avowed Muslim
and currently waging war in that country.

No Bama or Clinton

I am so sick of African Americans saying Bill Clinton has lost their respect or he played the race card, or they were going to vote for Hillary blah blah blah. Vote for whom you believe in and stop making excuses why.

The problem can't be fixed overnight……at least she is coming up with something…..what's Obama proposed? Oh wait he's going to raise taxes…..yeah that will help. I need the extra money it will pay 3 months worth of water bills for me.

Baron Hill of Indiana just committed political suicide backing Obama!!!!
You lost my vote for re-election Baron.

At least they talk issues and not personal issue judgement all the time and whats worst the TV channels keep giving him free airtime. to say He is like a uncle………..I never knew this man ……..I only wrote a book with his sermon title. ……….OH the mentor is not a mentor………..he was just my pastor…………the pastor is a liar……..whats funny is 2 weeks ago all the bobots were also defending the rev now they all say hes crazy……..didn't take them 20 yrs I guess………he will never win

Clinton is correct on price. He is wrong on solutions.
Recent price estimates are for $150 per barrel in 2000 and $225 by 2012. This will happen regardless of America's wishes or plans.
Short term relief involving gas taxes compensated by Windfall Profits taxes is a little like placing a new mortgage on the house in order to buy a cheeseburger. Better to use the income tax system, giveaways or writeoffs to accomplish the short term goals.
Bill, like Hillary hasn't got a clue on Energy or more specifically they actually do have a clue and are doing what they are best at….running for office.

Ethanol is another cheap trick to pick up voters in the midwest. It is not a viable option. Only one candidate has the courage and braintrust around him to really innovate and his name is Obama.

Bill is right….it will never come back down.

We need someone with brains and that person is Hillary!!!

Go Hillary!!

I'm an Obama supporter but it is what it is! What Bill said is true but most people here are too dumb to see past their dinner time: let alone the future. They're just waiting for a rude awakening. None of the presinential candidates are gonna help you ease the pain on the pump because the population is growing rapidly while oil, like many other things, is a finite resource

Thanks for the optimism Billary….you have $109M to live off of for the rest of your life…all we have is HOPE….so don't kill it! Tell your wife to keep her $30 or so bandaid to the gas problem, while creating even bigger ones….she sure is not very fiscally savvy is she! But just like she did to poor people in Ohio and in Pennsylvania lying to them that she understands their struggle and that she didn't support NAFTA , when she did and benefitted financially. Here she goes again tricking poor people into thinking this gas tax is a GREAT idea….if McCain proposed it first, we know something is wrong!

Obama '08

Bill you and Hillary can't change you clothes without a squabble so how can you say Hillary will change the gas tax for the summer. What forum is she going against to make this happen.

For the record that was McCain's idea not Hillary's one ????? again the Clintons stealing ideas…. Not a Surprise.

By the way that is not an idea that will work, wouldn't save enough money to families…Do not let the Clintons foolish you!

Why dont' they open drilling in alaska again? Isn't it true that we could have all of the oil we need if we did? That may solve some of the problems we are having with oil if that's true.

Read the article with the head of Shell. Far left leaning liberals are helping keep the cost high by stonewalling production and exploration in this country. If we just allowed drilling in california and Alaska prices would immediately start to drop because our demand would be slashed on the world market. Drilling is very safe the enviornmental worries that everyone has are ghost tactics at best. I am a democrat who says we need this along with alternative energy to get us off foreign oil and increase OUR economic stake in energy. Tankers cause the spills and enviornmental problems when they run aground or get caught in storms. This can be averted. Alaska and California have to be opened up.
Jason
Califfornia.

Bill Clinton: High oil prices here to stay

Hillary Clinton: Lower oil prices when I win the White House

Typical of the Clinton's doublespeak – Bill say one thing and Hillary campaign with the opposite.

I just dont trust what to believe with the Clinton's!

This campaign is all about political posturing, ego trip and self-serving interest for a presidential family who made $100 millions after they left the White House!

give me a fresh face who is a complete break from the past – Obama '08!

Think on this for just a moment. If we can kill people while sitting in a room hundreds of miles away, put men on the moon, along with all of the rest of our high tech, including machines that do the work of real people, why is it that we cannot have cars and trucks getting 40-50 mph.? Seems to me that neither the auto industry or the oil companys want us to. Think about it. More mpg means less gas used. Less gas used means less money for the oil companys. Don't even think that ethenol is the cure. That is the biggest joke yet! We have oil wells capped in the gulf, yet buy our oil overseas. Other countrys are drilling off of our shores. We have more than enough oil in North America to supply our needs. Oh, a vaction from the gas tax. Yeah, right. Where does the money come from in the mean time to keep our roads up? As much as I would like to see a vaction, common sense says it is crazy even to think it.

Bill don't have a clue about what is important to the American People. Today we had Hillary riding in a pick up truck and Bill on a flatbed. What they want do for a buck. Also Hillary paid the 70.00 for the ride Bill.

My point is if Hillary and Bill wasn't so racist in this race it would be fine to vote for Hillary but she is lying and through her teeth. First she lived in Scranton PA, now she lives in Indianna. Tell me if anybody or somebody know where she lived? Bill and Hillary can't lower the gas taxes people because she ain't the Prez.

Do anyone think Bush will let her run the White House and voice her opinon. No way the only thing he would say when she calls him at 3:am, is what do Hillary want , by gosh some people think they can run over people and do what they want and say. Not this time Hillary you and Bill had your chance and didn't use it so when you move you lose.

Obama 08

This is nothing, but typical political promises for votes…we're all use to that from the Clintons. Come on, does Senator Clinton honestly believe that we're going to believe in her "gas tax holiday"? Do not insult our intelligence.

How is this going to help the average family when there is so much more needed. Why all of a sudden is she putting together this solution when she did nothing in the Senate as the prices soared and have been for the last 4 years. As a matter of fact, none of the candidates did anything. Of course now Senator's Clinton and McCain have proposed their solutions and Senator O'Bama has not come forward with his…if he has one. I believe he was right yesterday when he made a statement about this is only a typlical political ploy for votes, but he too needs to come forward with his proposal/ solution so the American people can make a choice on this subject.

I can honestly say that I will NEVER vote for Senator Clinton because she will say/do anything to get elected…many, many folks in Va. feel this way so I do not see her carrying this State if she is the nominee. Yes, Senator O'Bama will carry this state. We do not register in this state as a Republican or Democrat so before some folks think I'm all for Senator O'Bama please think again.

I am for the best candidate who will/can change the course of this country. Enough is enough of this typical political promises, solutions…etc. Can we move forward with a Democratic nominee who will put "us" first and not their political agendas. This country is suffering and what's going to happen to us future retirees and our 401K, IRA's…etc. If we do not change the course of this country we and our children are going to face some very tough times.

Please Senator Clinton, step a-side for this country and your party. You and President Clinton had your time in the White House and we do not need another Clinton administration.

ABC…Anyone But Clinton.

Why is Bill stepping into it again?

The Hll and Bill show continues to go. Please SD end this madness and nominate Obama already. He is the man for the job.

GOOD NEWS FOR THE CLINTON,MCCAIN & BUSH STOCKS.

THE WAR WAS REAL GOOD FOR YOU GUYS,

NOT SO GOOD FOR US.

A gas tax holiday is not "innovation." So what will happen when the summer is over? A tax-hike? Didn't she promise not to do that? This is a cheap trick to pick up a few shortsighted voters.

Isn't he contradicting Hillary?

"There is a limited amount of oil in the ground and everyday more and more people can afford to buy it so they are gonna bid the price up"

Taking cut, causes people to drive more, which increases the demand on the limited amount of oil and then oil companies will raise the price becuse of their inventories.

Bill is completely right. Oil will never go that low again or for very long.

I will rather have Bill in the White House again than Obama-rosa as the First Lady any time. That woman just screams "socialist" to me. Have your heard any of the latest speeches:

"The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and a revamped education system, then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more." She'd come Tuesday to meet with 50 working women who filled a room at a Harrisburg preschool, anxious to talk to Barack Obama's wife 4/8/08 tuesday.

Obama-rosa is Kim Jong-il in a dress!!

Fox, I still do not know who is that guy Obama and why he deserves sooo much attention?
What he has done sooo out standing for the country? Controversies one after others!
Is that the best that we can have out of 300 000 000?

And one more question: Why Hillary Clinton is not good enough for us? Oh, yaaa, she is not that cool and entertaining!!!
We do not need serious and heard working President and beside she is a woman! That is not cool at all!!

Love you Hillary!

President Clinton is correct. Oil is never going to be below $100 a barrel again. Alternative fuels through corn are not the answer either, since it takes more fuel to convert it to ehtanol. What we need is to increase production here in the US, search for other alternatives for fuel, and begin drilling off of Alaska and in Alaska.

By putting a tax on the Oil Companies, that is going to stop them from spending money on Research and Technology.

Gee, Bill. Thanks for the hope! What a moron. Please Indiana. Please end this mess and get this man and his pantsuit wearing ego trip of a lying wife out of my face. We tried to do it in Pa but there were just too many people there who like a good lie. Or in Bill's case, lay? I just don't get the appeal of these old-school Washington typical politicians. Experienced Washington politicians got us into this mess. How on earth can you think that the same old thing will get us out of this mess?

Obama 08

Follow the superdelegates… they are falling like PINheads for Obama

I lived in Alaska when the Prudoe Bay pipeline was completed and the AK gov. was happy to have $12-$14 a barrel for oil and I can remember filling up my car for $2.00 worth of gas. How times change. I also agree with Bill Clinton. The existing oil supply is spread over many more countries and the US has not developed more oil off the coasts of Florida or California. Developing ANWAR now would be too expensive for the amount of oil recovered. High fuel prices are here to stay. A tax gas holiday would only help marginally for a very short time. The oil companies should pay higher taxes unless they explore and develop more fields immediately.

Who cares what the Ex- First Black President has to say. Like someone wrote go find Monica ..or Jennifer or Kathy or Paula Jones…..

The clintons are hedging their bets again.

So he's admitting that this gimmick of repealing the gas tax for 3 months won't work. Thanks Bill!

It is so unfair that Bill Clinton gets to campaign for Hillary and Chelsea…who does Barack have – Michelle. That's 2 on 3 at best. And one is an ex-president! And if (heaven help us) Hillary were to win the White House…you gotta know that Bill Clinton will muck it up for her in there – the two of them are DISASTERS and need to go away.

Everyone in the US can thank the tree-hugging liberals for our oil situation!!

Why?? ANWR – the largest oil fields in the world but tree-huggers forcing liberals in congress to block exploration.

Wake up people! If we took all the money we have spent on the Iraq war and put it into R&D for an alternative fuel we would be there already.

Instead we have chosen to sacrafice hundreds of thousands of lives not just our own but innocent iraqs to continue on the path of distruction of oil. Not only is it raising our cost of living but also harming the environment and giving us terrible reputation across the world.

Why didnt we just take that money and invest it in finding a new way energy source…

Looks like the terrorist have won. We do not need to fear bombs or attacks. Our country is owned lock stock and Barrel (OIL) by foreign countries.
We no longer have faith in any part of this government or the big biz power brokers who have sold us down the river for cheap labor , lower taxes, and the almighty millions of dollars they make.
We should be terrified, we have been invaded and the pain has just begun.
LOU DOBBS for president!

Those Obama supporters who are eagerly counting Superdelegates as they come in are forgetting one crucial fact… Superdelegates can change their minds at any time! There is no math to this game until time runs off the clock. Just dig in and wait. Nothing will be decided until DNC. And I am pretty sure it will add up for Hillary. btw… Gallup poll has her ahead nationally despite all the states the Obama "won." Knowing what we all do now, who will those state choose in November? That is what is important to Superdelegates.

Everything President Clinton is saying makes perfect sense, given the demand that India and China are currently making on the world's oil supply. That demand will only increase, as other nations also seek to modernize their economies. Thus, President Clinton's conclusions seem reasonable. Perhaps energy experts might debate this point with the former President and present another scenario. However, most of the rabid Obama supporters on this page show their basic ignorance of economics and supply side theory in a global market.

Just once — try not to attempt to shoot the messenger. Also, try a little basic respect for a man who left the USA economy in better shape than it had seen for decades. Our current dilemma may be rightfully dropped at the door of President Bush and his administration's regulatory, trade, and foreign policy. But to suggest Bill Clinton doesn't understand the U.S. economy is just stupid!

The price of oil is so high because the US Dollar is worth so little. People are buying oil and investing in oil because they don't want to put their money in the US economy. We need to get back on the gold standard. If you compare the rise in oil prices to the rise in gold prices, it's comparable. End the Fed and get back on the gold standard.

If Obama wins the nomination, this Dem is riding the tide to the Republican Party. He is a joke – and his supporters (the ones who are screaming HOPE and CHANGE) are a disgrace. If you support the man, then please do so – with some dignity. You claim to want peace in Iraq while at the same time viciously attacking Hillary supporters and Republicans (odd, considering you also claim that Obama will work well with the Republicans). SPIT!

L.O.L.

Keep talking Bill, keep on talking. We don't mind a little boost here in the Obama campaign.

A top economic advisor said that the Clinton and McCain plan is ludacris.
He stated that Senator Obama's plan made sense. Americans must know that these two will be George W. Bush all over again. Vote for CHANGE.

Obama 08.

So I will save only $35 dollar for a whole summer that is about a $1.70 a week off of 85-90 dollars. This is straight politics. Think about it the tax that they want to give us pays for the roads and over 300,000 road workers. Gas will rise due to demand and we will be back in the 70's. Also, you will need the entire house of Congress and the Senate to all agree in 2 weeks. Then you have to make sure that Bush doesn't VEOT it. What an idiot you are if you really believe it.

Wake up and stop listening to politicians. People will say anything to get the presidency.

MAN I AM SURE BUSH LOVES THIS AND CLINTON IS JUST BEING HONEST. THAT IS WHY CLINTON IS THE GO GREEN PRESIDENT.

I WISHED EVERYONE WOULD GO RESEARCH ALL CANDIDATES AND HOW THEY WORKED THERE WAY UP. GO ONLINE YOU MIGHT LEARN SOME REAL FACTS….JUST A THOUGHT

from aware April 29th, 2008 6:25 pm ET

Hillary Clinton 2008 and 2012 – Solutions not cheap talk!

Obama is neither authentic nor credible. Wright is right. Obama just says what he has to say as a politician.

Obama obviously knew all about Jeremiah Wright and his ideology for 20 years. Also, from Barack's comments in San Francisco and Michelle's comments they both agreed with their pastor to a large degree. Then, there is the fact that they have continued there with their two young daughters.

Interestingly, Obama was most angry about Wright's comments about him. Sounds like an arrogant, narcissistic chip off the old block!

I agree with former President Clinton.

China and India is now getting heavy industrialized, they are buying oil to support their economy; that's the reason price of oil now is up to $100/barrel. We have to take advantage of lands we have and plant soybeans, corn, peanuts and turn them into biofuel, that will cut our consumption of oil at least 50% if not more. Carmakers also must start building engines that can use 50 miles per gallon AT LEAST. The technology to do it is there.

WE CAN THANK HIS HILLIE & HER VOTE FOR

THE IRAQ WAR FOR THAT BIT OF GOOD NEWS.

TAKE WARHILLIE WITH YOU & GO SOMEWHERE,

ANY WHERE, JUST NOT HERE.

As Obama said when he first got into politics and helping the community Wright told him to start going to church since he didn't attend one or wasn't religious, in other words political positioning because you can’t have a US politician who is not church going. Too bad he picked the wrong church. I don’t believe Wright is not the same man he meet 20 years ago I believe Wright is and always will be the same man and Obama is once again positioning himself politically. Do or say anything to get elected. Same old same old he claims not to be, a hypocrite and a liar is what he is.

BIll and Hillary are has been. They're liars too.

Di you hear?

Obama walked on water…. but then Rev Wright came along and outshone him by rising on the 3rd day.

No doubt something needs to be done. I really don't think McCain cares or will do anything about it.

HILLARY IS THE ONE…..GO HILLARY GO!!!!

Hillary has requested 2.3Billion in earmarks for the year 2009. ( no this is not a typo) Do you folks know what she plans to do with this huge amount of money? She has most of it earmarked for her home state of New York, not Pennsylvania, not Indiana, not North Carolina, not any of the other states that she pretends to care so much about. (just to get your votes) You can check this out for yourselves on huff post. Seeing that earmarks have been a political touchy subject, I would have thought that cnn would report on this.

Um, no this is not innovative.

Bob Dole ran against Bill Clinton with this stupid gas tax holiday idea. This policy is more stale than a popcorn fart.

Mere pandering on Clinton's part. Google "gas tax holiday economists", every single one agrees this is a horrible idea that is only going to increase gas prices in the long run, and rid our infastructure of needed funds.

Sharon in Minnesota you should know better. I'm a Minnesotan too, and I seem to remember a bridge falling into the river due in part to a lack of funding. Our infrastructure can't afford this loss.

" that would give consumers a price break at the pump this summer. "

As Obama says – a temporary fix which will solve nothing. People need to buy smaller cars, car pool and learn to conserve our resources. Less demand and the prices should hopefully go down.

Why is that so hard for people to figure out???

Quit make promises that won't solve anything and start looking for an answer that will lead us to the solution. This is why I'm voting for Obama.

I've heard so much about Wright but I'm still waiting to hear about voter suppression Robo calls in NC being placed by Clinton Supporting Non profit…. Ahhhh voter suppression Karl Rove would be proud. Or Peter Paul … After all these will be issues the GOP will use.

Economists said that since refineries cannot increase their supply of gasoline in the space of a few summer months, lower prices will just boost demand and the benefits will flow to oil companies, not consumers.
"You are just going to push up the price of gas by almost the size of the tax cut," said Eric Toder, a senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center in Washington.”
I love this line from Obama "This (Hillary & McCain’s bad idea) isn't an idea designed to get America through the summer, it's an idea designed to get them through an election."

You mean the great God Obama won't be able to fix it?

But only HE can do everything for all people, at all times…

Well with constantly changing, morphing, evolving rhetoric at least.

Dump the Obama.

There is one way to get lower oil prices.Take over the oil companies.

GREAT WISDOM?

WE GOT THAT FROM BUSH.

WE DID NOT ASK NOR WANT HIS OPINION.

Sure propose a short term fix just to get votes without knowing the long range impact of such actions shows just how out of touch the Clinton camaign is with the ecomony. She was right about one thing jobs, jobs, jobs. But what she didn't tell us is that we will lose jobs, jobs, jobs.

Obama 08

You guys suck!

yOU JUST WANT TO JUMP ON CLINTON FOR NOTHING…

HE IS TELLING THE TRUTH >>>>

WE NEED ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES

HONESTLY, AS A OBAMA AND HILLARY SUPPORTER, the Obama freaks are really scaring me and turning me off to him. I just cant stand to see the party beating up on the Clinton's. This is a competition and they are trying to compete! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT? Do democrats have to try to jump on him every chance that they get. Geeez you guys are far worst than the republicans!

As a lifelong democrat of 20years I am ashamed of my party…

I will be voting Independent in Nov. bc I cant stand my party anymore. We eat our own. We deserve to lose.

It will actallly make me happy to see McCain in office in January….Sad!

I couldn't agree with your more Mr. President, it is not a renewable source of energy. The best thing we can do right now is move towards biofuel, Brazil is way ahead of us on that. They've move to biofuel after the oil embargo in the 70's. Hillary has a good plan how to do it, the biggest problem their would be less food supply in the world market, we would be using corn, soybeans, peanuts for biofuel. USA is the bread basket of the world, but we have to take care first of our own backyard before we start worrying of our neighbor's backyard. Countries like Philippines is now moving towards renewable energy, there's a plant that produces natural diesel, their government is funding the planting of such plant for biodiesel. The engine don't have to be modified to use it.

Whether you are a Hillary supporter or not, there is one thing Bill Clinton does know and that's economics and how money works. I support Obama but if Hillary is the nominee she will get my vote.

BILL YOU ARE ALL (BULL)

Oil companies have been investigated time and time again for market manipulation and haven't been found ONCE to have ever done anything wrong. It's troubling that Senator Clinton fails to understand the basic laws of supply and demand.

Which is why we need alternative fuels…..which Hillary supports.

Judging by her economic plan, Hillary knows even less about economics than Bill does, or both are willing to peddle what they know is false.

The problem with the gas price is the similar problem with the housing bubble, both products of the deregulation from the Clinton administration. The dollar is falling, the investment refuge is moving from real estate to oil. Fix the speculation! That's something that Hillary will not do, because she's part of the problem.

Whatever happen to "Vote your hope not fear."

Barack has cut his albatross, but Hillary unfortunately can't cut hers.

O8ama

Yes, let's borrow more money from the Chinese to pay for the "tax holiday" and send the funds to the Middle East. What a stroke of genious! While we're at it, let's tax the oil companies who will in turn raise gas prices to cover that expense.

I wonder if Billarys are behind the North Carolina robo-calls attempting to disenfranchise voters likely to vote Obama?

see dailykos

How is it possible that it won't go down if it was George Bush's fault?, lol. Finally some recognition that global market conditions (Chinese and Indian demand) are the true cause.

I hope the media can stop giving Rev Wright free publicity long enough to mention that Hillary's gas tax scheme is idiotic. Sure i'd like lower gas prices but you can't fund it by charging oil companies. When you add operating costs to a corporation they do one of two things 1) cut jobs to offset the cost, or 2) raise their prices.

Another reason to not let the Clitons anywhere near the White House-

""""This time Bill will have nothing to do"""""

Look what he did when he has a job.

I'm ashamed of Obama fans…You guys are just pathetic. You guys are going to divided our party with all your hateful comments.

To: Parents/ Families of soldiers now fighting in Iraq

We won't forget the sacrifice of your sons and daughters. We will bring this war to an end with dignity. We are not a police state, and do not have to referee a civil war. We will prevail for the soldiers and for America.

We will also vote to have the men and women who are injured cared for–and it won't just be lip service. We will never forget their sacrifice.

Obama 08

GO HILLARY GO BILL – You are right – and much better than Wright!

Hillary Clinton is our best hope for the White House.

Obama/Drama – No Obama
New polls out show Clinton is favored to win!!!

Lets get this tax holiday, its a good step, its not a long term solution but it could help us here in Virginia over the summer when our economy needs tourism to survive. If they do not come we (and many other states) will be in serious trouble. This is more than just a catch phrase to get votes, it should be a serious attempt to keep our vacationing population traveling to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and all of the tourist spots here in Virginia. The reach of such a tax break are more than just regular commuters…when did the media get so narrow minded to only look at $30 for the commuters, what about the resort areas that depend on thousands of travelers coming who might not if gas prices continue to climb.

Why is this news? Let me guess…Clinton News Network couldn't find enough to keep Hilary in the lime light.

Bill Clinton is a big fat liar. Just like he couldn't put down those Whoppers, he can't resist telling them.

This man is toast, and so is his lying wife.

O8ama

Bill you Know that that gas tax Holiday is a scam because it will only save the average American 25 dollars and it will cost America 10 billion in taxes that goes to Highways and Bridges I don't know if you rich elist people drive down these roads in America but we need every dollar to go to these roads not even talking about the American that will be out of a Job because they are construction workers

Wow. This is encouraging! NOT!
So, is Hillary's plan only going to help for this summer?
OUCH!

I agree with Bill. However, it is one thing to point out the obvious, and it's another to actually address how we will solve our dependence on fossil fuels and the issue of global warming. What is sorely lacking from all of the presidential candidates is a specific plan regarding the country's energy policy.

We've had debates about lapels and religion. I want to see a debate regarding energy and the environment! The candidate with the best understanding of the most important issue of all gets my vote!

I do not believe any of the candidates are in a position to promise any relief in the near future. There are too many hurdles to over come, primarily with in the House and Senate. What needs to be done is those lobiest for the oil and auto manfacture companies need to be banned from the system and the government needs to force them into producing vehicles with greater fuel economy. What I do not get is why are we changing fuel types each year, why not just stick with the better of the two. Additionally, gas companies know they must change over every year, so why do they not have a better system set up… ie storage facilities that allow a smoother transiton without the spike in costs to the consumer. Lastly if there is a shortage of oil, why are we exporting Alaskan oil?

Get over it Herman..It was Obamas camp that spun SC out of control.

Of course. He is one of those that benefit from the high price.
So he and Hillary have no plan to make the price come down.
very unfortunate.

If oil prices are hear to stay then he and his wife should get out of the race. Yes I now it is his wife who is the canidate. But since prices are hear to stay I don't know how in God's name a Clinton adminstration is going to pay for all the pandering policies thy intend to implement. Telling people what they want to hear only works before the polls but it is different after the results.

This is not true.
There is every possibility we could move prices back 15-20% for some time if we could increase our oil and natural gas resources in U.S. controlled real estate, and waters.

Why has our senate–refused to take any action against increasing oil resources and production?

We need realistic politicians–who won't wait until the train wrecks to fix "inconvenient" but eminent problems. If he'd not blocked drilling in Alaska–we could be using those resources right now to help lower our prices–because scarcity–at least in the U.S., wouldn't be an issue despite the global markets.

Thanks Bill.

THE FIRST SMART THING BILL HAS UTTERED DURING THIS PRIMARY. THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE THAT WILL GO HEAD TO HEAD WITH THE OIL LOBBY, AND INTRODUCE SOME COMPETITION, IN THE FORM OF ALTERNATE ENERGY SOURCES, LIKE ETHANOL. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE COMPETITION TO DRIVE THE PRICE DOWN. ALL THIS BULL ABOUT ETHANOL CROPS BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGH FOOD PRICES AND SHORTAGES, IT'S ALL PROPAGANDA BY THE EXXON BOYS, WHO WOULD LIKE ETHANOL TO GO AWAY. OBAMA IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE THAT WILL PUSH FOR ALTERNATE ENERGY SOURCES.

Ok, sound bite politics has risen it's ugly head again. Look below the surface of this story run the whole video and you will have to agree with President Clinton #1.

There's more than one way to skin a cat. Lowering the price of Oil is only one way to get cheaper fuel to keep us moving and living well.

We need inovation and Hillary Clinton is the candidate to provide it.

It is ABSURD to lift the gas tax 18 cents when gas is going to rise 100+ more cents before the summer even starts. How about doing something to FIX the problem, instead of putting a band-aid on a flesh wound?

So who is running against Obama? Bill or Hillary or both?

The reason super delegates endorse Obama is because is Hillary's baggage is too big compared with Obama's issues.

The republicans are going to eat her alive inpsite of her saying otherwise.

When will the Clintons be transparent and divulge the list of Oil OPEC donors to the Clinton Library? Oil people from Middle East areas like Kuwait, Saudia Arabia, UAE. If there is nothing to hide and no conflict of interest, the Clintons need to provide the list of donors.

Didn't ole' Bill just make the case against his wife's summer tax break idea. A tax break would delay a market adjustment, prolong the discussion in which we adjust to growing gas prices, and even worse, push up demand increasing the price of gas thereby eliminating the savings all together. Hillary appealing to the lowest common denominator and Bill talking sense, this thing is a train wreck.

Give voters a break from what? I doubt that $25-$28 is going to be a real break for anyone. This is nothing more than political pandering to get votes. Most people don't understand that the real gain here for working Americans is a big fat zero. The real issue is that Bill says the cost of gas will not go down as if it's supply and demand and not politicians who can control it. If that's the case, her gas holiday means even less.

Bill doesn't get it! It's about supply and demand. A tax holiday will do nothing to curb demand, it will raise it. Rising demand will mean…rising prices. We need to encourage using less gas, not more.

Oscar

I don't think we're interested in anything Bill Clinton says – nor is he the president or running for president!

Allright, Bill – keep sabotaging her. I feel your pain – being married to this monster for decades is not an easy thing. So it's time to get revenge.

Why is he still campaigning.

Bill to Hillary as Wright to Obama

Hope???

So Sen.Clinton will not have gas affordable???

I hope SDs are watching… empty promisings

It turns out the gas tax holiday proposed by Sens. McCain and Clinton could actually save our country billions of dollars due to the effect that lowered transportation costs would have on our general economy.

Bill, weren't you surprised that the Monica thing caused you to be impeached? Seems you are not always right in what you suppose or expect???

And how many oil refineries did you support opening during your administration…., Bill??

Bill….do you think that just because it is you saying that this is a good thing…that it is?

C'mon. Save the crap. The gas tax relief is not going to do any good. You can keep my $30 bucks or so and put that towards technology that will get the American people out of this mess.

OBAMA 08

Unfortunately Bill is absolutely right. We need an alternative source of energy to fuel our cars. Wasn't there a synthetic fuel about 20 years ago?

I am fearful President Clinton may be correct. There is little or no evidence of gas going down, but there is plenty of evidence of prospects showing a rise. The UK has been paying $7.00 per gallon for quite some time. That our dollar has lost value and continues to decline translates to higher prices at the pump.
If we all did one thing and made the sacrifice permanent, we could help ourselves, but, we are a selfish people and leave the sacrifices to others. Don't complain if your not part of a solution. Perhaps two presidents would be better then one to clean up this mess!

But, of course. So why stay on the same Course… A change of direction is needed..

Bubba – Go find Monica!
You and your wife need to go and retire.

With you, your wife and the oil companies hand-in-hand, I guess not. Which is why we don't want her. Obama 08

Smartest Man I Know.

THANK GOD BILL IS BACK…everytime he opens his mouth something stupid comes out!

Good job giving Americans hope!

Thanks to your crap in the White House, we have suffered with George W. Bush for 7 years.

How long is this country going to pay for your SINS!

the only holiday i want to see is a day, week, month and many years from clintons.

Is it true that Hillary got 64 delegates from PA, and Obama got 63? If that is the case, I'll take it.

Obama 088888888888888888888888888888888 ! Yeah!

Oh yes, and Hillary was right to vote for the war! She has proven she does not think beyond how it will affect her campaign. We need a president that cares about us. NOT JUST GETTING AND STAYING IN OFFICE.
WE NEED OBAMA……He is the only one that tells the truth and has the smarts to get us out of this mess.

And you'll do everything in your power to make sure that happens, right Bill?

What a sleazebucket.

Scare tactics won't work, your wife is a liar and so are you.

Obama 08

As an African American male age 48, former president Hillary and Bill Clinton has lost all of my respect. I use to like Bill Clinton and even voted for him and stood by him during his very tough times in the White House when he was going through his impeachment process with the Monica Lewinsky. Let me just say one thing that I was not in favor of voting for Senator Barack Obama until after his win in Iowa. I was strongly leaning toward voting for Senator Hillary Clinton and she had my vote locked in.

However, after Senator Clinton’s loss in Iowa she seems to have lost some of true appeal that really had my heart as a voter. Then Bill Clinton starting playing the race card and bringing the country to a stand still on the issues and allowing race to dominate the presidential campaigns.

In closing what a shame because Hillary had my vote if the Clintons had taken the high road to her presidency because she is a smart woman. However, I believe that after seeing her run her campaign it would only indicate just how dysfunctional her administration would be and it would be an administration that can forge our country ahead in the 21st century in regards to race relations. This is not only need in our own country but in the foreign world as well which is extremely important now because our planet is in pearl and we need a leader that can at least try to bring about some sense of peace through out the world.