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As Dana mentioned earlier, in a bold move to aggressively combat high gas prices, John McCain today proposed a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax, which is currently 18.4 cents per gallon. So if your car has a 15-gallon tank, that means when you fill up, you’ll save a whopping $2.76.

Thanks, President McCain! I’m not worried about losing my job or paying for health insurance anymore! Who says Republicans don’t have solutions to our economic problems?

— Paul Waldman

Paul Waldman is a weekly columnist and senior writer for The American Prospect. He also writes for the Plum Line blog at The Washington Post and The Week and is the author of Being Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn From Conservative Success. Follow @paulwaldman1