Send Sali Your Gas Information

I’ve for a long, long, long, long time been suggesting that Republicans needed to get on board the blogosphere train. A couple weeks ago, Norm Semanko made a guest appearance on my humble blog while I was out of town, which I appreciated.

Now Bill Sali’s re-election campaign has launched a blog and I have to applaud the effort. Congressman Sali is a leader in the fight for fiscal responsibility, the sanctity of human life, the protection of our Second Amendment liberties, and now his campaign has taken a key step in leading Republicans into the blogosphere.

This blog will provide vital information and content that is original to the blog. It will provide voters with necessary information as they make an important choice this November.

Congressman Sali’s got a challenge on his blog right now. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) has decided that, while Americans suffer under high gas prices, Congress needs a “well-deserved” vacation. Well, Congressman Sali wants to get the word back to the Speaker that Idahoans need relief and are suffering under the burden of high gas prices. He’s requesting Idahoans let him know how much they’re spending on gasoline.

Usually, my trips to the gas station don’t cost me as much as some other folks. I usually fill up when my tank is half full. Still, last week was a tough week for me on gas. I filled up my rental car before driving home from Portland and filled it up twice before getting back to Boise to keep up with my half a tank policy. Then, after flying back to Oregon, I drove my new used car home to Boise. The total cost for gasoline on both trips: $155.57.

Ouch! There’s only one silver lining in this cloud.

It could have been worse.

The vehicles I drove were a 2008 Chevy Cobalt and a 1993 Ford Taurus. The Cobalt got about 30 MPG on the Highway, and the Taurus got 27.

Imagine what type of week you had if you were an over the road truck driver. You probably drove three times as much as I did and maybe more. Your vehicle only gets 6 MPG. Conservatively, you’re looking at somewhere between 15-18 times what I spent. No wonder family trucking firms are feeling the squeeze.

If you’ve bought gas in the past week, let Congressman Sali know. He’s your voice in Washington and is working to get Nancy Pelosi to come off the book tour and get to work for Americans.