The Hillary Clinton-John McCain gambit on sky-high gasoline prices — suspend federal gasoline taxes for the summer — is a tactic sensible voters might constructively latch onto. Not because it would end the pain, rather, because the political class seems to have more violent things in mind. Maybe we could appease the great congressional beast by throwing it a little tax recess. I wouldn't bet much money on that prospect, but you never know.

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