The Republican Party is broken because of the neocons. Bush in 7 years spent $37 trillion more than Bill Clinton's 8-year administration did. Only the Libertarian Party now stands for the free market and less government spending.

McCain is yesterday's neo-conservative leadership. Vote for the only true conservative in this race... Bob Barr!

I actually have tears in my eyes from laughing at this one.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but most people know that the offshore drilling in the US will not provide oil immediately and will not yield enough oil to affect the market anyway. We invaded a country with the world's second largest proven oil reserves in Iraq, according to our Department of Energy, and that did not lower the gas price at all. Iraq is effectively under our control. The oil companies know where the oil fields are. Yet the price of oil is still going up. No, we have to find an alternative to oil. Offshore drilling in the US will not lower the price of oil either in the short term or in the long term.

Bush can do something that will help to lower the oil price and raise the stock price.

McCain can't give credit to one person for a mere coincidence, which is exactly what this was. It was a comination of multiple things. Several of which are: T Boone Picken's plan to help us remove ourselves from dependence on oil, Al Gore's plan to help us provide all of our electricity cleanly, and Congress holding the hearings, to name a few. I find it hard to believe that lil ole Bush had anything (especially solely) to do with the drop from his removing the Executive Ban.

Get a grip with reality McCain

The GOP message is so retarded that even if GW could talk and the prices would go down, then why does he not continue to talk?

Oh yea, because it has nothing to do with reality, a concept they do not seem to grasp real well. Tic toc, tic toc, please let the debates start.

Peace.

Bush may be has half a loaf, McSame has no loaf.

Even he states that there would be no oil from increased drilling for 5-7 years. If that is the case then he is saying that oil traders are looking at increased supply in 5-7 years and therefore are dropping the price of oil. I don't know of many traders that are looking 5-7 years down the road let alone 5-7 weeks.

The other thing that I want to know is when oil prices go up on a daily basis, I see an IMMEDIATE change in the gas prices at the pumps. But when it goes down almost $20, I only get to save $.01 or $.02 per gallon. So who is ripping who off?

However the name calling is really getting old. I know you all believe that "McSame, McLame, McBush, McOld, McWar, McWrong, McRacist" and any other names you think are creative and/or brilliant, in reality just show how ignorant, shallow minded, and immature you all really are. This is a Presidential election, not a reality TV show. So please show some respect for a WAR HERO. I've made it a habit to skip any comment that uses any name calling because it's shows lack of credibility. I'm sure I'm not the only one that does this.

mccain you are so sad, I really feel sorry for you.

This is a plea to the republican party. Please stop mccain, he is making you all look like fools.

What's next, credit Bush with inventing the internet?

Do you really think that the people that have the oil today is scared of you saying you are going to do something that won't affect them for 7 to 10 years? Even if you did do something its not enough to last you more than 3 years if you kept all of it in the US? Also, do you not think that the oil companies would put that oil on the global market as well. Think about it people. I am sad to say, your plan does not make much sense. You better list to T. Boon Pickens and figure something else out.