"Political anxiety in an election year is to blame for a lot of the bad bills Congress passes."
-- Rep. Jeff Flake, on a proposed $100 rebate to taxpayers to compensate for higher gas prices.

As if that wasn't completely obvious... Will they spend another $34million to send out letters telling us our checks are in the mail again, like they did when Bush took office and gave out tax rebates in a pathetic attempt to gain popularity? Not that I'll refuse any check they send me... but I still think it's a dumb idea. For starters, the cost of mailing the checks out to every tax payer is quite high. Then there's the total lack of proportion: taxpayers who don't drive at all get the same "gas rebate" as taxpayers who drive a semi for a living. Want to really help consumers out with the high gas prices? Repeal a portion of the taxes!