Stop complaining!

Editor: Stop complaining about high gasoline prices, for the good of California! If it wasn't for President Clinton using his veto pen in 1995 to veto legislation authorizing drilling in ANWAR, and if it wasn't for the Democrats in Congress and the Senate blocking every effort to allow drilling, prices could be down $2 per gallon and that would reduce the amount of sales tax collected by our state.

California collects $5 billion a year in sales tax on gasoline now and if that is reduced, how will we survive?

Since the Democrats took over the Congress and the Senate a year and a half ago gas prices have doubled, so they're doing a fine job for us. There's a bumper sticker circulating saying "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less," but there needs to be one saying "Vote Democrat, Don't Drill, Pay More" if you care about the Golden State.

Skip Athey

Hanford

(June 20, 2008)