Republicans weren't elected to raise the gas tax

◼ Our one-word response to Republicans looking to raise the gas tax: NO - Washington Examiner EDITORIAL

Politicians and pundits have spent a great deal of time trying to find the precise meaning of the results of the 2014 election. No one disputes that it was a great day for Republicans, but there are still many valid and varying interpretations.

But whether the election was a true mandate for the GOP or simply a repudiation of President Obama, voters most certainly did not hand Republicans the U.S. Senate and elect them to a historic House majority so that they could raise federal gasoline taxes.

This should really go without saying...