Federal fuel taxes haven't gone up in over 20 years. I'd say we're overdue. How else do you expect to pay for all of the roads, bridges and tunnels that we take for granted in the USA? Some people will complain about ANYTHING.
Be nice, don't be an angry liberal. Learn the whole story, actually think about it. We have paid to repair roads and bridges and such 100 times over, it is the theft and misuse of our tax dollars that causes the need for any additional taxes. What our politicians have done with waste and worse would make Bernie Madoff proud. When you look at the entire tax history over 20 years, the name of the tax, gas or otherwise becomes meaningless.