For immediate release from John McCain's campaign:

When questioners suggested that this move wouldn't actually change how much consumers spend to fill their tanks, McCain responded "Well, neither would my previous proposal".

In unrelated election news, the McCain campaign announced that P.T. Barnum has been posthumously appointed as their policy director. Also, Hillary Clinton has proposed a suspension of the law of gravity, at least during the summer flying season, to help the beleaguered airline industry. Barack Obama reportedly had no comment on these suggestions, other than to say that Americans are definitely "atwitter" about gas prices.