This time, the pushback against the gas tax holiday should emphasize more the point that it is unlikely to lower gas prices at the pump, hence it is actually a disguised giveaway to the oil companies rather than a sop to consumers. Thus, it is just another trademark Republican special interest scam merely dressed up as populism. The type of thing you'd expect Cheney or Tom DeLay to do.
This pushback has the advantage not only of being true, but of reversing the populist narrative, whereas just calling it irresponsible (although that's true too) would concede the point.
