It's simple, which is key. At his RNC speech, Fred Thompson tried to counter Obama's claim that 95% of Americans would not be affected by higher taxes by saying, "So unless you buy groceries, gas, clothes, or work for a business, it won't affect you.". Big standing ovation, right?

McCain's Plans Would Add Trillions In New Spending. A DNC Analysis of McCain's new spending proposals show they would total between $7.2 trillion and $8.7 trillion, while the savings he's proposed would total $183 billion, leaving a short-fall of $7 trillion to $8.5 trillion over ten years.

Just to give an idea, gas at 28.1 percent less would take gas down from 3.74 to 2.69 dollars

Oil prices may be determined by OPEC but oil is like any other product it sells at retail price and manufacturer price. OPEC says big oil company sell oil no lower than this price what if the government gave the oil company a tax break under the condition they kept gas prices under a certain amount. Gas would be cheaper and the oil companies get there money.

PLOT: Show a man in 2000 choosing Republican over democrat. Then show him losing a job...something like "I can't afford to keep you". Next show him in 2004 choosing a Republican over democrat, next show his empty wallet as he has goes to pay $4 a gallon at the pump. Next show the same man in 2008. But pause with the following text on screen "Can you really afford another republican president?"

McCain and his surrogates have attacked Senator Obama for not supporting a summer gas tax holiday but with summer here and no legislation from McCain or any Republican supporting such a ban, McCain & Co. should be asked to put their money where their collective mouth is.