Schweitzer Rasies Taxes

Our intrepid Governor, Schweitzer, has decided to fight this nasty recession, he wants to <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/01/29/news/state/18-taxproposed.txt">raise Taxes</a>. I thought the thing to do in a recession was lower taxes and stimulate the economy, not raise them and strangle a segment of the economy. If I remember right, Schweitzer is always complaining about the high price of energy, and won't raising taxes on energy raise the price for everybody down the road? I guess I'm just stupid yet again for not understanding these things.