Candidates scramble for fix on energy cost

As drivers fumed at $3-a-gallon gas prices and BGE customers tried to figure out which plan for higher electric rates they shouldbe socked with, political candidates this week scrambled to show they were doing something — anything — about high energy costs.

Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, R, running for U.S. Senate, called on the federal government to temporarily suspend its 18.4-cents-per-gallon gas tax.