Graham: Obama Policy Is ‘No’ To Energy Challenge
ABC News’ Gregory Wallace and Bret Hovell Report: Speaking Monday on a McCain campaign conference call on energy policy, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, alleged that the Democratic rival fails to respond to the "great challenge" of energy independence and "just says no to everything."
"There is always a reason [for Obama] to say no, and the reason is roots," Graham said. "He never tells the left anything they don’t want to hear."
McCain campaign advisor Doug Holtz-Eakin was first to describe the Illinois senator’s position as dismissing ingenuity, discussing McCain’s $300 million dollar prize for the development of commercially available electric car batteries.
"The important thing to know about the prize is that Senator McCain is interested in results," Holtz-Eakin said. "In contrast, Senator Obama has no plan. Or maybe his plan is to say, ‘No.’… Senator McCain believes that you can’t say no to anything."
The McCain campaign has been critical of Obama’s opposition to off-shore oil drilling and nuclear power. McCain now supports lifting the federal ban on off-shore drilling, allowing states to pump oil off their coasts if they choose.
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Posted by: Smart Democrat | June 23, 2008, 4:53 pm 4:53 pm
HA HA thats the funniest thing i heard all day. The truth in life is the funniest.
Obama is the making snide comments about everyone else but has done nothing. HA HA
Posted by: blue that turned red | June 23, 2008, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm
McCain has made his game plan very clear…Pander on domestic issues and use the fear card regarding the middle east. I guess he figures that there were enough stupid Americans to vote for Bush twice, that it may just work again.
Posted by: Jim | June 23, 2008, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
perhaps another terrorist attack will drop gas prices?
what is sad is that obamas plan isnt based in fantasy land…
so were going to give 300 million to some german?
Mccains energy plan is simply BS gas tax holiday, drilling? a new battery?
how about, oil companies can drill where they already are cleared to do so, and then we can enjoy that oil in ten to fifteen years…
gas tax holiday would probably be helpful to truck drivers at the tune of a couple hundred dollars, and twenty bucks to us normal people
now the car battery is a good idea, but where are we getting the money for this?
obamas plan is this
we need to tax the oil companies and provide every american family with a thousand dollars for gas relief,
then he wants to send out another round of stimulas checks
then from there, he wants to invest in clean energy…
we need to STOP THINKING ABOUT OIL ALTOGETHER
imagine the impact if we as a country were rid of oil except in the very smallest amounts?
Clean up our emmissions, invest in car technology like obama has planned, bring back jobs for america here in america instead of making the oil companies rich
the republicans are WAY off base on this argument
Posted by: bhrandon | June 23, 2008, 5:09 pm 5:09 pm
Obama on closing the Enron Loopholes.
Government officials recently testified before congress and stated that unregulated energy trading is one of the main causes for the rise in gas prices over the past several years. They estimate that gas prices will drop 20%-50% overnight when this law is repealed.
Why is everyone so excited about McCain open drilling when this will make a difference overnight.
The Republicans are trying to keep the focus off this because they make money everyday on it.
Posted by: becky | June 23, 2008, 5:11 pm 5:11 pm
bhrandon: the $300 million dollars McCain has promised to pay is from us. Lets see I do believe he said if every american paid $1 then that company or person who invents this machine will receive $300 million. Now I know it is just a dollar, and a good thought, but where does he get off saying I will be paying this?
Posted by: becky | June 23, 2008, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
becky
what do you think about the old fool in canada telling us how good nafta is for us –and how we are living in a time of great prosperity—where in the world does this guy live.we should send him to canada to live or perhaps china would be better.
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
Neanderthal after dumb neanderthal sent to pound their sticks on the table while simultaneously beating on their chests saying absolutely NOTHING.
Today’s voter is better educated in understanding so-called “stances” that a politician has. There is not one expert economic analyst that has come out in support of this plan other than oil companies.
Hmmmmm, why’s that?
CLOWNS
OBAMA 08
Posted by: Nat Turner | June 23, 2008, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
300 million –where would it come from——us taxpayers—what an act–nothing but more bs.30 years and has done nothing—-must have an idiot for advisor.—-opps. now he is bashing bush what a hipocrite.
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
the republicans oil companies and traders are getting all they can as at the end of year-democrats will clean house –no more big oil government.
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
Is it just me, or is this 300M prize idea awfully bizarre? An idea like that appeals more to greed and fantasy than to resolving the fuel quandary.
Posted by: kat | June 23, 2008, 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
now we have to get ready for the bin laden tapes and back to the yellow and orange security alerts i bet were gonna be in orange all fall
Posted by: angie | June 23, 2008, 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
he gang i will give you a billion dollars if you build me a car to run on cosmic energy—any takers
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 5:45 pm 5:45 pm
I will tell you how I feel, I feel like my Government is holding me prisoner, that is how I feel.
The economy is not effecting McCain, Bush or anyone else associated with them, for them tell tell they care is like them spitting in my face.
Let me tell Canada something, I went to store this weekend, $5 gallon milk, $5 loaf of bread, by the time I got a few items it costs me $50. I am living on Bread and milk while McCain is telling everyone I am living the American Dream. I stopped dreaming now I am a pissed hard working white woman voting for a new dream.
McCain can stick it where the sun does not shine.
Posted by: becky | June 23, 2008, 5:48 pm 5:48 pm
becky–he treats all of us like we are idiots and do not know his game—-this guy is an insult to my intelligence——-thinks he is talking to illegal imigrants.
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm
rodney: maybe we are idiots, we have allowed ourselves to be treated like idiots for 8 years. Believing lie after lie from those people in Washington because of fear and war. I am sick of it. Never again.
Posted by: becky | June 23, 2008, 5:57 pm 5:57 pm
becky
if we spent a fraction on alternate power and fuel that was and still is being spent on iraq—the arab new diet would be sand–wich
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm
Obama is becoming more and more of an embarrassment not only for Illinois, but also for America. He is playing the “race” card more and more. Even today, Spike Lee is doing the same without any admonishment from Obama:
Spike Lee Sees ‘Chocolate City’ Under an Obama Administration
“It’s going to be before Obama, ‘B.B.,’ and after Obama — ‘A.B.’ — and some folks need to get used to this,” Lee said Thursday. “And I’m going to be at the inauguration — getting my hotel reservation now.”
In vouching for Obama, Lee also told the audience, “We need a real chocolate city.” Lee has endorsed Obama’s candidacy.
The words echoed remarks New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin’s made in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Nagin called for a more “chocolate” New Orleans, advocating the return displaced blacks back to the city.
Posted by: Jack, Chicago IL | June 23, 2008, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm
McCain is slamming Obama for US production of ethanol, he would rather use ethanol produced in Brazil. What does this say about US energy indepenmdence?
Again I do not understand this man.
Posted by: Thinking | June 23, 2008, 6:06 pm 6:06 pm
Jack, anyone with a brain knows Obama did not play the race card. He has every right to warn whoever he wishes that the Republicans will use it. They even said they intend to on the news this weekend. The man is 1/2 black, 1/2 white with an middle eastern name. There is the truth, now get over it. Either vote for him or not, but get over it.
Posted by: becky | June 23, 2008, 6:06 pm 6:06 pm
rodeny: if we even used a fraction of what the war costs daily to catch the men responsible for 9/11 we would be in a better place today.
Posted by: becky | June 23, 2008, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
Obama is always saying no because he has no plan of his own. He continues to promote the plans that the Democratic congress led by Obama’s mentor, Nancy Pelosi have constituted the last 8 years. Lets see, Pelosi, like Obama said that with the Democrats in charge, our country would take a turn for the better. Lets see now, gas per gallon has risen over $1.50 per gallon, over $78.00 per barrel and this has just been since 2006. Obama continues with the same ideas Pelosi has, however, he fails to give any conrete or rationality to what he says. I’m a Democrat and can see right thru Obama and will vote for McCain this time, as well as many, many other Democrats. Obama has switched gears during this whole campaign to suit him but he fails to deliver to America. I see his numbers dropping, only leading McCain by 3 pts according to Gallup, but yet he is outspending McCain 4 to 1. This tells me that America is not buying his shallow rhetoric and still see him as an empty suit with no substance. It seems that in just the past few days, Obama is on the defensive and seems to be imploding. This is good, America doesn’t want him.
Posted by: david from texas | June 23, 2008, 6:12 pm 6:12 pm
becky: What does the war really costs? Do you really think most military expenses would go away if the troops were removed?
Posted by: Soetoro No! | June 23, 2008, 6:14 pm 6:14 pm
@ becky:
Obama has played the “race” card. What you are calling a “warning” is nothing more than a subtle way to say , “America, they will pick on me because I’m black” which is an outright lie. Obama played this race card by calling his grandmother a “typical white person”. Those are the facts, now you deal with it and face reality. Obama is a racist, as well as his wife. These are words that came out of his mouth. No matter how you spin it, America has heard him say it and now, America is turning their back on him. I’m glad to see him open his mouth, the more he does, the easier it will be for McCain to win this election. Becky, can you say, “Welcome, President John McCain?” If you can’t, you will get used to it.
Posted by: david from texas | June 23, 2008, 6:17 pm 6:17 pm
@ Anne:
Excellent post! And you’re right….Obama has already showed not only his arrogance, but his ignorance as well!
Posted by: david from texas | June 23, 2008, 6:20 pm 6:20 pm
david from texas: Obama grandmother is a typical white woman (is what he said). Yes, those are the facts. I am also, so I knew what he said. He did not candy coat it for you. He straight up said it. Grow up.
Posted by: becky | June 23, 2008, 6:21 pm 6:21 pm
Anne: Just look at the way he literally looks down his nose at his own lemmings! The man is an elitist and arrogant person as you suggest. Not presidential material.
Posted by: A | June 23, 2008, 6:22 pm 6:22 pm
Obama’s energy policy is to punish the oil companies and to build windmills. SOME POLICY!!
Posted by: Jimbo | June 23, 2008, 6:29 pm 6:29 pm
lets see now–a bright energedic young man wanting to make a life here better a change from the old school–the public is stupid polititions.—
or same old ideas oil run government an old man borderline senile changing policy day by day trying to tell illegal immigrants what great economy we now have due to nafta–does mcbush think we are all that stupid–only a republican would believe the dumb crap–300 million for a battery–i have offered a billion for a cosmic power car–what a laugh.
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 6:33 pm 6:33 pm
It’s too bad the old Soviet Union folded when it did. If they could have hung around a little longer they might have acquired a new satellite under the leadership of Comrade Obama.
Posted by: Jimbo | June 23, 2008, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm
Does anybody remember the oil reserves, Bush wouldn’t let that be released it would mean less $ in his pocket. When is solar panels and windmils going to be all over the USA
Posted by: Rose Szymanski | June 23, 2008, 6:40 pm 6:40 pm
jimbo
we have 13 wind generators in area and 57 more being built—-i know you love the arab oil people– but all that will eventually change—-along with the republican war mongers.and all our money going to china our new bank for the bushy people. give you economic stimulis-borrow the money from china -pay it back with interest with taxpayer money—what a joke—this is fact not fantasy.
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 6:41 pm 6:41 pm
hey jimbo If I could have all the energy i need to keep my home functioning i’d hsve a windmill in my yard. or 2
Posted by: Rose Szymanski | June 23, 2008, 6:48 pm 6:48 pm
mccain—-war in iraq was due to failed intelligence—i would say in more ways than one.
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 6:51 pm 6:51 pm
DON’T WANT MCBUSH OR OBAMA I WANT HILLARY
Posted by: Rose Szymanski | June 23, 2008, 6:51 pm 6:51 pm
We could plant Solar panels and windmills from coast to coast and from Canada to Mexico and… AT THE MOST IT WOULD PRODUCE A WHOPPING TWELVE PERCENT OR SO TOWARD OUR ENERGY NEEDS. OIL IS THE ANSWER AT LEAST FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE. WE AT LEAST NEED TO DRILL…..NOW!!! IT MAY NOT DROP THE PRICE ALL THAT MUCH, BUT…… IT COULD MAKE US MORE ENERGY INDEPENDANT. MANY OIL ADVISORS SUGGEST THAT IF WE TAKE AN AGGRESSIVE DRILLING APPROACH IT MAY IN AND OF ITSELF CAUSE OPEC TO LOWER PRICES. THE DEMS ARE TOTALLY AGAINST DRILLING BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS. Obama really doesn’t have an energy policy that will produce more energy for us.
Posted by: Jimbo | June 23, 2008, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
tHE WAR IN IRAQ WAS BECAUSE BUSH’S BACKERS WANTED PAID BACK FOR GETTING HIM THE PRESIDENCY WHERE HAVE U PEOPLE BEEN HIS BACKERS BEING HIS OIL CROONEYS AND BESIDE HE WANTED TO FINISH WHAT HIS DADDY STARTED.
Posted by: Rose Szymanski | June 23, 2008, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm
rose
if hillary is for us -she will work just as hard for the democratic party–
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 6:57 pm 6:57 pm
THIS PRESIDENT AND THE TEXAS MAFIA SHOULD HAVE BEEN IMPEACHED 3 YEAED AGO
Posted by: Rose Szymanski | June 23, 2008, 6:58 pm 6:58 pm
Rose.
Do you really believe that one or two windmills will take care of your energy needs. DID YOU GO TO HARVARD TOO?
Posted by: Jimbo | June 23, 2008, 6:59 pm 6:59 pm
jimbo —–you need an education.between solar –wind –bio fuel and nuclear—-the arabs can eat their oil—-this is a great country–just mislead
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 7:01 pm 7:01 pm
Obama is full of empty promises…
Posted by: michael | June 23, 2008, 7:02 pm 7:02 pm
@ Becky: I have read many of your posts and you have a really good way of spinning stories to suit Obama, just like him, just like Obamambots in general. What Obama actually was referring to, was that he indicated his “typical white” grandmothers opinion of a black man if he approached her without knowing him. Obama said this in a condescending way and America knows it. Go ahead, and try to spin it, pander it, anything you want, however the facts remain the same….Obama said it, meant it, America heard it! Now, to take a quote from you, “Grow up!”
Posted by: david from texas | June 23, 2008, 7:02 pm 7:02 pm
HEY RODNEY SHE GOT 18,000,000 VOTES THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING SHE KNOWS WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS AND HOW TO GET IT THATS MORE THAN THE REST OF THEM. IT MUST BE HARD TLBE BETWEEN A RACO AND A HARD PLACE, IN HER SHOES WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE
Posted by: Rose Szymanski | June 23, 2008, 7:03 pm 7:03 pm
rose–i will say it again–she now needs to work for democratic party–this would also show that she is not self centered
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 7:05 pm 7:05 pm
Recent polls suggest that a WHOPPING nineteen percent of voters say that Iraq is an issue for them. Even Obama isn’t pushing it. He is deathly afraid of us winning there….. WHICH WE ARE!! Iraq is now safer than Chicago. It would be dumb of us to come home anyway until the Iran question is dealt with.
Posted by: Jimbo | June 23, 2008, 7:07 pm 7:07 pm
@ Rose:
I’m with you, Hillary should have been the Democratic nominee. She would be much further ahead of McCain now than Obama is. Remember, Hillary did not quit her campaign, she merely suspended it and kept her delegates. Actually, Hillary could still win the nomination on the convention floor, especially now that Obama is imploding, making mistakes right and left. The Superdelegates are probably scratching their heads about him now. I would love for Hillary to get the nomination. She’s smart and is just waiting for Obama to fall. If Hillary wins the nomination, she gets my vote. If not, I’ll go with McCain. America doesn’t need a politician than will turn our country into a race war and speaks out of both sides of his mouth!
Posted by: david from texas | June 23, 2008, 7:07 pm 7:07 pm
jimbo–what do you think we would have won—-oil for big business—-and at what cost in lives and money
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 7:09 pm 7:09 pm
Its amazing how these Obamabots that HATED Hillary are now sucking up to her supporters because they know Obama can’t win without her! I LOVE IT! Hillary still has Obama beaten and controls him! I hope and pray that somehow, Hillary will get the nomination. 18,000 voters can’t stand Obama and he will never get their support. Anything to keep this racist out of office.. America doesn’t want Obama!
Posted by: david from texas | June 23, 2008, 7:09 pm 7:09 pm
Dems don’t want us to build nukes either
Posted by: Jimbo | June 23, 2008, 7:09 pm 7:09 pm
and what mistakes are those David???
(I’m not for Obama, but I don’t see many. He lacks experience)
Posted by: michael | June 23, 2008, 7:10 pm 7:10 pm
david—spoken lika a true republican—if hillary won mccain would be smiling from ear to ear.
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 7:12 pm 7:12 pm
http://electionfraudnews.com/News/US/McCainCrimes1.htm
The truth about John McCain, Charlie Black, Phil Gramm, Wendy Gram, Bush & Cheney, Big Oil, the Enron Loophole, John McCain’s role in the start of the Iraq War, Keating 5, and on and on…
Be Informed
Posted by: What MSM wont report | June 23, 2008, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm
Obama Supports…
1) Sex Education For Kindergarten Students.
2) Giving Drivers Licenses for Illegals.
3) Affirmative Action.
4) Abortion.
5) Eliminating Discriminatory Borders For Those To Vote.
Posted by: michael | June 23, 2008, 7:14 pm 7:14 pm
I am not suggesting there aren’t alternatives to oil, but we need oil now to give us time to create those alternatives. But windmills? Really?
Posted by: Jimbo | June 23, 2008, 7:15 pm 7:15 pm
jimbo
my biggest fear is that we will find ourselves back in the same situation as the 1970s—at all cost we need to be self reliant—arabs are controlling our country with oil.
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 7:16 pm 7:16 pm
http://electionfraudnews.com/News/US/McCainCrimes1.htm
The truth about John McCain, Charlie Black, Phil Gramm, Wendy Gram, Bush & Cheney, Big Oil, the Enron Loophole, John McCain’s role in the start of the Iraq War, Keating 5, and on and on…
Be Informed
Posted by: truth | June 23, 2008, 7:17 pm 7:17 pm
you can not really complain too much about the prices of gas….
You could spend the same as what they are in Europe….
I doubt anyone has a plan to get the prices lower than what they are…
Posted by: michael | June 23, 2008, 7:18 pm 7:18 pm
jimbo
you have no idea as to what wind generators are capable of—-one can produce enough power for up to 400 homes–these thinks are huge
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 7:18 pm 7:18 pm
Now that Clinton is out of the race and he can no longer mimic her policies, he has absolutely no solutions to energy costs, ecomony and foreign relations. He is a blank slate–a dud.
Posted by: Mary | June 23, 2008, 7:20 pm 7:20 pm
and you need 2 in your yard imparently???
Posted by: michael | June 23, 2008, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm
michael
i would not have any problem with the price of oil,if the money stayed in our economy—arabs are like bloodsuckers sucking the life out of us.
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm
Obama is a SOCIALIST THROUGH AND THROUGH!! I find it very ironic that Western Europe is turning quickly from socialism and toward conservatism and pro business, ESPECIALLY GREAT BRITIAN AND FRANCE… WHY?? THEY ARE FINDING OUT THE HARD WAY THAY SOCIALISM DOESN’T WORK!! IT’S SAD THAT APPEARENTLY HALF OF OUR VOTERS THINK IT DOES!!
Posted by: Jimbo | June 23, 2008, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm
That’s just great!! WHEN THE WIND BLOWS!!
Posted by: Jimbo | June 23, 2008, 7:26 pm 7:26 pm
jimbo
that is why we need nuclear– solar–and i forgot natural gas–and not the human kind.
we can make the changes–this country is not stupid–just run by self interests
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 7:33 pm 7:33 pm
OK, But we will never see another nuke plant with the Dems in charge.
Posted by: Jimbo | June 23, 2008, 7:35 pm 7:35 pm
then we need to kick butt no matter who gets in—it is not about mccain or obama—it is about us–and i think we have had enough corruption–political prostitutes.
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 7:38 pm 7:38 pm
Din – later.
Posted by: Jimbo | June 23, 2008, 7:39 pm 7:39 pm
Windmills, ethanol and nuclear energy.
First, windmills, if I drive 20 miles north or south from my home, I see hundreds of windmills and I don’t consider them a pretty sight against our blue sky. They take up lots of farm land acres.
A gallon of ethanol costs more to process from corn than from our high- cost oil at this time.
There is problem with the waste fron a nuclear energy plant plus the possibility of a leak. People do not want them close to their homes.
There does not seem to be a perfect precription to reduce our energy costs any time soon.
Even with all the windmills in my area, my home energy cost keeps going up every year.
Posted by: Mary | June 23, 2008, 7:41 pm 7:41 pm
mary
alternate power is now a no choice as it should have been in the 1970s–we would not be having this discussion now—and by the way there is no known deaths in this country due to powerplant failure–even three mile island—just a fact
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 7:45 pm 7:45 pm
corn is not the best—sugar cane is much better—cuba one of the highest producers—-we do not trade with–why—chinese are ok–more political crap.
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm
A PARTING THOUGHT—HOW MANY GAS STATIONS DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR AREA WITH BIOFUELS—TELLS THE WHOLE STORY.
Posted by: rodney | June 23, 2008, 7:59 pm 7:59 pm
If we wait until someone has developed the battery, the market will reward that industry or person with way more than 300 million dollars. The governments job is to help finance good ideas, as good ideas require money to become reality. I would rather see that money go to NREL, as they are already set up to help folks in this regard.
Posted by: instix | June 23, 2008, 8:30 pm 8:30 pm
All the CNN guys were laughing the Obama seal today. I think they all should apoligize for they’r unrespectfulnes, or they all should get fired.They may be just a bunch of racist idiots.
Posted by: Lucy | June 23, 2008, 8:57 pm 8:57 pm
Algea only need Water and sunshine to grow, and on one acre we can produce 7000 gallon of fuel.Corn on one acre of land only produce 200 gallon.Algea can grow on non agricultural land, like in Arizona where we have a lot of sunshine,and as the fuel is shipped out on railway tankers to places like Chicago, the empty tanks could be filled up with water from Lake Michigen to bring back to grow more algea.
Posted by: Kanawha | June 23, 2008, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm
He scoffs because the batteries have already been developed, the electric motors have been developed the specs exceed the needs of almost all non- commercial use. A car, ANY SIZE YOU WANT IT mini to suv, 95 to 110 MPH, 300 mile range, AC, regenerative ABS, air bags, the whole nine yards. All of it is available and ready to go. the development stage is over and it is time for mass production. Why are electric cars expensive? Because they are still built by hand, one at a time. The highest estimates for a first run of mass produced electric cars have a reduction in production cost (fewer parts required) of 30% over current automobile manufacture. Give me 300 million and a lease on a closed manufacturing plant in Detroit and I’ll put 2000 people to work and turn out 50,000 cars my first year with an MSRP of $7K and double that production at a minimum the next year.
Posted by: Louis | June 23, 2008, 9:18 pm 9:18 pm
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor to keep us from stopping them from their conquest of oil in the western Pacific. Will history repeat itself 67 years later?? Perhaps.
Posted by: Jimbo | June 23, 2008, 10:38 pm 10:38 pm
Thinking:
Try living up to your Screen Name!
The reason McCain favors Brazilian
Ethanol is that it’s made from sugar
not corn and it is CHEAPER! Fool!
Obama supports U.S. Ethanol because he is tied to U.S Ethanol producing
companies! Your Empty Suit Candidate
wants us to pay more so his buddies can
get rich!
Just Say No To Obama! No You Can’t!
Posted by: reaganfan | June 23, 2008, 10:42 pm 10:42 pm
President Bush conveniently does not remember his brother, Govenor Jeb Bush’s opposition to off-shore oil drilling in Fla. Since they were related it was not a big issue. How long has Sen. Lindsay Graham been in the U.S. Senate and not given a hoot about energy policy? At least he has not done squat about it all of these years! Senator McCain has paid lip service to it but, as is now evident, he is doing another flip flop on the issue.
His statement that States should be able to drill off shore if they want to is just another sound byte designed to be as evasive as he has always been about energy issues and renewable technologies that would help to escape an oil based economy. The politicians have slept through the whole process for the last 16 years and not been smart enough or caring enouph about the people of this country to do anything but raise money to get re-elected.
Posted by: Len kay | June 23, 2008, 11:12 pm 11:12 pm
‘The McCain campaign has been critical of Obama’s opposition to off-shore oil drilling and nuclear power. McCain now supports lifting the federal ban on off-shore drilling, allowing states to pump oil off their coasts if they choose. ‘
This was last week’s news; what takes you so long to print anything “pro McCain”? It’s like a repeat of the way you guys treated Hillary!
Posted by: eyes wide open | June 24, 2008, 1:17 am 1:17 am
We are required to make ethanol from corn because some mid-west senators realized their states don’t grow corn or sweet beets or anything else more efficient. So they required us to do the least efficient ethanol to bring money home to their own states and the rest of our senators/representatives agreed. Vote them all out.
Posted by: X marks the spot | June 24, 2008, 5:35 pm 5:35 pm