That should have been the be subject line of Copeland’s angry email. It would have been more honest. Instead he went with:
GOP Statement On Democrats Proposed ‘Temporary’ Gas Tax Increase
When I read that headline I was left wondering if Copeland’s statement was going to be the typical “Grrr!! TAXES BAD!!” nonsense the issues from the ass end of the DEGOP every once in a while, or was it going to offer some Republican alternative? Needless to say, I wasn’t wondering for long.
Newark, DE –The Chairman of the Delaware Republican Party, Charlie Copeland, this morning released the following statement after learning of a proposal by Democratic lawmakers that would increase the state’s gas tax over the next year:
“The last time Delaware’s Democrats increased taxes, they told us that the increases would be ‘temporary’ and would ‘sunset.’ They lied to us — and those tax increases became permanent, hitting the paycheck of average, hard-working Delawareans. Now Democrats Sean Matthews and Michael Mulrooney are proposing a huge increase in gas taxes and they are claiming that they will ’sunset’ these taxes.
“Sunset my ass.
“You can’t fool us twice. Democrats would have you believe that this is a ‘temporary’ tax that would ‘sunset’ next year. Well, we don’t have to look over our shoulder too far to see that, when it comes to taxes, Democrats don’t believe in the word ‘temorary’ (sic). It is simply one more move by progressive Democrats to push for big government.
“We need to take swift action defeat this irresponsible proposal or we can expect to lose much of the savings they are now enjoying at the pump.”