Andrea Mitchell has NBC’s gas tax fever  What the heck is in the
water at NBC anyway? First it’s Tom Brokaw, now it’s Andrea
Mitchell. Both now out of the closet as pro higher gas taxes to
,,, you know … make us energy independent. My guess is they
won’t be driving less, just you.  This afternoon Andrea Mitchell
is discussing Paul Ryan’s proposal that would cut the budget by
$6.2 trillion over 10 years, with Republican Vin Webber &
Democrat Martin Frost. The clip begins withFrost’s silly
statement that Ryan punted on taxes and concentrated on
spending. Ridiculous!  Ryan is the first politician to take on
reform of the budget busters Medicare and Medicaid. And his guy,
Obama has punted on the entire fiscal mess, that, by the way, he
and Washington Democrats blew up in two years, turning a
bleeding open wound into a gaping gash.  But what really makes
this worth watching is Andrea Mitchell’s out of the blue
suggestion to make us energy independant.  Clearly NBC is paying
these folks too much. Higher gas taxes w