Let's give 'em the benefit of a doubt...
Could it possibly be not just that the "relief" for motorists will get votes, but that perhaps the floundering economy would be boosted by cheaper freight and shipping costs, etc.? Or has anyone even bothered to do the cost-benefit analysis? I heard a guy from the Cato Institute (not your basic commie pinko outfit) on NPR the other day saying the gas tax holiday is not only a stupid idea, but that doing it just before the summer driving season was the worst possible timing. I could find nothing in his logic I disagreed with.