Andrew Sullivan comes out in favor of a gas tax to pay for the war. To be honest, I think he makes some perfectly valid points. Personally, I’m a bit off the reservation on gas taxes because I do think there’s a good national security argument for weaning ourselves away from oil (and/or boosting the domestic exploration market). I know, I know there are lots of good arguments the other way and I’m not actually advocating raising gas taxes right now. So let’s have that argument later. But what I do like is Andrew’s claim that “A gas tax for the war would be a great idea: it would mean a real general sacrifice…” coming just days after he admitted he does not drive and never has.