Has there ever been a worse idea than the Senate Republicans’ proposal for a $100 tax rebate to help Americans buy more $3 gas?

Has there ever been more convincing proof that Senator Bill Frist belongs in an operating room, not the White House?

In fairness, Washington Democrats aren’t much better.

Since I whacked Bill Graham for proposing to cut North Carolina’s gas tax, I owe the Democrats in Washington a whack for proposing the same thing nationally.

Two reasons:

• How are they going up to pay for building and maintaining highways?

• Why on earth do Democrats want to encourage people to use more gas and give more power to oil-producing countries?