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I've always been in support of this strategy. Tap maybe a meager 20 to 30 percent of our already inflated "strategic" oil reserve, and supply will skyrocket, causing prices to drop. But most importantly, they should do it without any announcement or fanfare, so that the speculators who have been building their fortunes on the breaking backs of the American public won't have time to start selling or shorting oil futures, and they'll take a big financial hit.

That's poetic justice, right there.

I do hope that the American voters out there are not so shallow to fall for mclames childish attack while Obama is coming up with solutions rather than mocking everything Obama says. Its sad that most of America's brains cant handle real substance over whqt the media is feeding them. The want headlines that attack and the attention span of Americans are about a 30 second soundbite and most ore gulliable to believe anythign they hear from the "news", just go ask all the educated folks in W. Virgina who think Obamas a mulim. Ask the great open minded people of Oklahoma whether they can vote for a black man for president. The reason why states just as N. Dakota, ID, WY, S. Dakota, Alaksa have consistantly voted republican is because 95% of the population is white! So it shows that a great deal of people will not vote for Obama simply because the color of his skin. Now those who say well its his policy I dont like...thats a cop out, they are saying that so they can disquise their true beliefs. Obama is smart to play the 50 state field, spread out, so if all those who say race doesnt matter, go into the voting booth and vote the opposite way, he has some build up in the EC to win anyway. if you take the worst case scenrio, all Obama has to do is to win all of the state Kerry won and add NH and he is in, all those other he can lose even with Ohio and Fla, and Va remaining red. Of course if he wins Fla or Ohio, thats icing on the cake. I suspect you will see Obama to start pulling some resource and putting them into VA, Fla, and Ohio for good measure. I suspect and hope Mclames national poll numbers has reach their peak. The EC map has not changed dramatically and Mclame isnt even close at this point. After the debates, I think a lot of Independents will fall Obama way and go for the "change candidate" over the old established w's 3rd term candidate. Obama need to keep on suggesting solutions and attack back v Mclame's childish mocking, jus the same ole Rove tactics. In the end, it will be this: " Are you better off today than you were 8 yrs ago? Thats the last question Obama needs to ask then humbly ask them for their vote in November! GOTO and win!

I thought that the offshore drilling was a scheme......

The Obama strategy of labeling the Clintons racists early on to win AAs and youth votes has REALLY backfired on him.

Democrats of all races and married into all races and with children of all races are now disgusted with how Obama manipulated racial tensions to steal the nomination. And how he continues to do so while pretending "they" ( his opponents: Hill or McCain) are the ones doing the scaring.

The Obama camp played up Bills true and innocent remarks in SC as racist. The Media flew with it to elevate the great Obama. The rest is history... and will go down as such in the history books.

Shady Obama ... Will we ever know what YOU really think? But again what can you expect from someone who is a one term senator? What a rookie mistake..........I guess Nancy and the DNC will give you the play book soon

You know what...Obama has been a part of the DO NOTHING CONGRESS too. However, he's only been a part of it for less than 2 YEARS.

WAKE UP...he does NOT have the experience to run this country. His energy plan only illuminates his major problem...I still can't beleive you people blindly follow him.

By-the-way...McCain has a plan, you are just blinded by Obamamania to read it.

I smell something...oh it must be B.O.

CNN, you should have printed Obama's energy plan in it's entirety. And also got a response from the Obama Campaign.

People CNN and Politico, really don't care about the American People because they are not reporting to you all of the truth.

It is just a shame, that when Obama win this election, that we can't sort out the mccain and hillary supporters. Why should they receive the benefits.

CNN, because I am a Obama supporter, I know you will probably not print this, but at least I know you read it.

jdc August 4th, 2008 12:43 pm ET

A BETTER idea…put all the worthless welfare recipients on a treadmill for 6 hours a day…let 'em earn their keep, generating electricity and keping out of trouble.

Jdc For President !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you serious "Candy", how sweet, you have an opinion.

This will do nothing and it is not the intent of this stockpiles usage.

Just like McCains loosening of the gas tax, this will do EVEN LESS and is a flip-flop strictly for political purposes.

How may positions can he "refine" in a matter of days, not YEARS, but DAYS?

Nothing new about his politics, here is worse than ever, comes off as some self annointed messiah, and he uh, uh, uh, uh can't make up his mind let alone change anything. MOTS.

Good grief this guy is the dumbest person ever to run for President.

"Oil and gas industry executives and employees donated $1.1 million to McCain last month – three-quarters of which came after his June 16 speech calling for an end to the ban – compared with $116,000 in March, $283,000 in April and $208,000 in May." AP July 28, 2008

What is Romney say Obama lied about? McCain received over 200% increases in donations from oil and gas excetutives after he announced he is for offshore drilling. This is not coming from the Obama campaing, it is coming from independent media sources.

You are an absolute moron if you believe that pulling oil from our strategic reserve is a good idea. I will say that regardless of which candidate is for it. It was bad enough when we decided to stop adding to it. (How much did that help?) Now we want to draw from it at the same time we have an extremely volitile Middle East and a hurricane season starting up where we could see many refineries taken off line. That reserve is there for a very good reason, and saving 1 or 2 cents (maybe) on gas is not a good reason to draw from it.

To Leslie: Obama and I share the same birthdate and my gift to him is to continue to voice my opinion and not to vote for him.

Obama thinks he can buy a lot of votes for the promise of a $1000 check.. how dumb does he think we are. he's lost his lead because he's allowed himself to be led around by the polls flipping this way and that .. he needs to get himself some new advisers.. or he'll lose even the "young and dumb" vote

BAD IDEA! The SPR was created for national EMERGENCIES ONLY – not consumer relief. What happens next year when gasoline prices climb even higher due to WORLDWIDE demand?? It is foolish to tap even a portion of this national resource.

BTW, looks like buying oil at $70/barrel was cheap compared to today's prices. (Democrats in Congress can eat crow.) What cost per barrel will it take to replenish the stocks in future years? $150, $200, ?? As a taxpayer I say keep the oil where it is and stop looking for election gimmics.

You got to be kidding. This moron OBAMA now wants to exhaust the oil supply so that we can not have fuel for our military if attacked. We are at war and a idiot would even suggest such a think is the height of ignorance. STOP THIS MAN NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.

"Obama stole the election from Hillary" is such a funny comment.
Ladies and gentlemen Obama didn't steal any election. Barack just outshone his opponent and won many many votes. He also inspired many people(including women) and myself(politics was dumb) to believe that there is intelligent life out there(in Washington DC).
I also like Hillary and want her as the VP but where is she?!?
I get the feeling sometimes that she is in politics just for her. If not then why aren't we be blogging about how hard she and Bill are campaigning for Obama?

70 million barrels of oil?? That's not even 3 days worth here in the U.S. It certainly isn't enough to force either the price of oil, or gasoline, down. What is needed is that we increase our own domestic production–but Hairless Harry and Sister Nancy (and their minions) turned their backs on the American people, and went home. They have given us the backs of their hands and shown, without question, their total disregard or concern for the welfare of the American people.

This is the dumbest idea!!! Do you reaise that 70 mil barrels will last about 3 DAYS. That will do NOTHING to help gas prices while hurting the reserves.

There haven't been any barrels going into the reserve for a while, so how does adding a 3 day supply help? STUPID!!!

All you people ridiculing McCain for the tire guage thing...get off of your high horse. It was a JOKE...and a pretty good one. Inflating your tires in this energy market is political suicide. It shows that he really has no ideas how to get us back on the right track. All Obama can do is talk about CHANGE...but he doesn't know how to CHANGE IT. The only thing he can CHANGE is his diaper.

i can't believe it; earlier this year bush told the american people go ahead and tap the reserves its not going to make a bit of difference. so what makes barack think it will make a difference now . and this 1,000 dollar emergency rebate giveaway MY GOD you've got to be kidding me i,am a obama supporter and will vote for him. but don,t be giving away the farm or making these far fetched promises of plugging the problem w/ monies or a rebate. and telling me to put air in my tires. seems to me the campaign has been all over the place lately. i understand the need to come to [the middle] but lets not go overboard.

wow obama supporting mccain where are you obama supporters now may i note as with alot of people over here has noted OBAMA HAS FLIP FLOPPED

Look! Look!! Oil down $4 today.

Proving once again that when the progressive messiah speaks, prices listen..

For immidiate needs this is a great idea.
Republics seem to fall for McBushes Idea that off shore drilling is the way to go, even though we won't see oil from it for a decade or more. Then the McBushes will probably sell that to China

Happy Birthday Barack! Your name Barack means "Blessed One" in Hebrew..and you are that!! You are so special and may God bless and protect you in all your ways!

Tapping the reserves is a good idea for the short term if and only if it is being used as temporary relief while a second, more permanent strategy is in play. Otherwise, it's just encouraging consumption without a long-term plan. have to see more details – from somebody other than a blogger or spam e-mailer – to make up my mind how I feel about the whole plan, including this.

If the Candidates looks come into play when choosing a President and as you Cnn have print negative about Obama then let us discuss McCains looks FAIR IS FAIR

John McCain
A short ,short legs, over weight , is missing hair thats white ,large head ,wide mouth ,walks slow and apears to be stiff .

Saddleback Church is playing games. They said they would have information regarding the Civic Forum with Obama and McCain on their website on 8/1/08. It didn't happen. Now they are saying they will have the information on the website today. Still no information. The day isn't over, but this may be a ploy.

Oh well, they're in the tank for John McCain anyway. Barack is walking right into a trap.

I am very disappointed in Obama playing the race card this whole election. It's too bad that he felt he had to do that to win. He called a lot of people racist unjustly and they will never forget it. He denighed a lot of people the right to vote and they will never forget it either. This is the first time in history that I can remember that the Demcratic party threw other members of the Democratic party under the bus. And Clinton supporters are pissed! Even the ones that are voting for Obama don't really like him. He has done dispicable things and I don't want him for my president.

A very delicate position.....would like to hear expert and analysts on what this might mean for the country........

I can't believe how many people are still hanging on tooth and nail to drive their big gas guzzlers!! Do we really need to drive such big trucks and SUV's. I see a hummer and laugh.. what are these people just silly or to dumb to get the point? Just because some people want to race around in big trucks and not bite the bullet and get smart about gas mileage.. the National Park reserve in Alaska will be threatened?? Give me a break! Unless you need a truck for work park them..do us all a favour and save the environmet while you are at it!!
I find some Americans want it all.. big trucks and low gas prices it doesn't work that way. Quit being so spoiled and get wise about what your vanity is costing you!

Just like Bush:

cocky
mocking gloating
smug
self-impressed
unaccomplished
jeering
self-serving
self proclaimed UNITER that is a divider.

What has changed since he last opposed this idea. We were paying more for gas then as opposed to now. The only change is his numbers are going down with no end in site. He had to do something to stop his numbers from falling. That is why he is reversing his decision on this not to help you, just to help his numbers.

Wow, this guy is losing it. I think he is in panic mode. Anyone else beyond scared to petrified if this guy gets in?

Barack Hussein Obama you are a lying snake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Flip Flop or what? You and your ugly big mouth wife are arrogant.

Once again I see that the Hillaridiots are raising their pointed little heads again. You clowns act as if the primary was all one-sided, and poor defenseless little girl Hillary was beaten up by the playground bully. I suggest revisit what when on. Hillary took verbal shot after verbal shot at Obama. She distorted his record, she lied about her own experience (anyone dodge an imaginary sniper bullet lately?).
Hillary changed her position on major issues over and over again. First she was all for Michigan and Florida being denied their delegate votes until she realized she was losing. Then she was an "every vote must count" kinda gal.

The primary was hard-fought by both sides. Hillary, for all her "experience" and being coached by her husband Bill, lost, fair and square. Hillary was no defenseless little girl. She tried every trick in the book (including theatrical crying).

Those of us who voted against Hillary didn't do it because of race or gender. We did it simply because she was not ready for the job. She lost.

The only hatred coming out of this campaign now are from the Hillaridiots. Get over it. Go home. Shut up. Vote for McCain if you want, but be ready to accept the consequences of your actions. A vote for McCain in this election will be a lost vote for Hillary if she tries her shenanigans again in 2012.

Bush (should have) taught us that we should never vote for a self-proclaimed "uniter". That person is generally the WORST divider.

I will not vote for the Man who divided the democratic party I have loved for over 35 years.

I will never vote for a cocky, swaggering, self-proclaimed savior.

Sylvia, The sad day for america been for the last 8yrs that McBush have been a so called President.......If you are so sick of Obama why even comment or visit a blog where you know CNN will talk about the Democratic Presidental Nominee Barack Obama......Get a life and don't write about someone you can avoid (easily)........

Michael explain to me what exactly is your line of work? are you a economics expert? Explain why McSame have only a High School Edcuation?? And why you didn't run to become President since you know soooo much about the economy??

No one or McSnoopy explain why he should be the president! I get he went to war, what else do McSame have to offer other that his Man love for Obama via Ads??? People talk about experience when McBush had experience and look where "EXPERIENCE" got us!!!!

Happy Birthday Obama......Mine B-Day is only 6 days away...Go Leos!

it is kind of risky to deplete our reserves. It is like to use all savings - all savings, and then to have nothing in case of emergency.....

What a diversion!
Like or not, oil is the life blood of our economy. I'm all for developing alternatives, but we're not there yet.
XOM made 11B on 136B and paid 32B in taxes!.
Who got the real windfall and did not provide anything to get the stuff in our gas tanks????

Yeah, GO Obama – All the way to $12 a gallon gas.

Finally, a real DETAILED plan on how to deal with this important issue facing Americans today. In contrast, Mr. McCain like always, just dragging behind Obama's vision, gives us a NO Detailed solution and more negative talk against his competitor.

One advise for Mr. McCain...."Stop hating and more participating!"

elvin-

I don't like McCain or Obama, but McCain's energy plan is much better than Obama's....

And its not just drilling for oil, you mindless sheep- if you even took the time to go to McCain's web site you would see he wants to develop a great number of new nuclear plants – one of the cleanest and most powerful varieties of energy we have.

Man, you people make me weep. Its sad to see how little you folks think for yourselves, although i would have to say it seems that many more people are waking up to Obama and seeing him for the fraud he is. Obama is a bum, a thug, and a typical Chi-town politician. Grimy.

This is their GRAND SOLUTION??????

Obama in an IDIOT !!

He wants to exposed this country and its people to a potential catastrophy, and that is exactly what the strategic oil reserve is supposed to help stop.

The Strategic Oil Reserve is a BUFFER to only be used when things get real bad.

You don't tap your savings account to when normal prices go up, you tighten your belt, ( you cut spending ) and find and a way to make more money. That is, until the democrats take it all away in TAX revenues.

Didn't Iran just threaten the Hormuz Straights again today? Some kind of new advanced weapon??

I think Obama's position shift to greater oil access will be a significant factor in lowering gas prices. As we've seen over the past few months, the rule of supply and demand has become irrelevant in the face of speculation. Any news of a potential sudden increase will more than likely lower the market price of oil. As it's seemed to this morning. Is Obama savvy enough to realize that a shift in policy will steer swing voters in his direction once they realize he's the reason they spend less to fill up the tank and heat the house?

"What Sen. McCain neglected to mention was that during those 30 years, he was in Washington for 26 of them. And in all that time, he did little to reduce our dependence on foreign oil," Obama said.

Of course, what Obama neglects to mention is that during those very same 30 years, liberal democrats like himself, blocked every attempt at opening domestic oil production. i.e. increased supplies. Preferrring an all or none political strategy that has led us straight to $140 barrel oil. And more, if we continue to listen to liberal democrats like Barrack Obama.

Stupid idea, that will leave us even more vulnerable to the oil countries. Obama's inexperience is very dangerous.

Tapping the US reserves makes little to no sense. To lower our countries contigency plan against major interruptions to the nation's oil supply will hang us out to dry, and in the long run will only help to raise prices, as we will have to remove oil from the market to build back up the supply. The only way it could even be a remote consideration is if in the next year we significantly reduced our dependency on foriegn oil, which is very unlikely. Also a windfall tax on oil companies would yeild $0. If you take the profits of the oil companies and divide it by the revenues then you find they are only making around an 8% profit margin, which is too low to be considered a windfall. As prices go up revenue may increase, but the percent that is profit will remain the similar. Although 11 billion dollars may seem like a lot, an 8% profit margin is hardly considered a windfall profit. An additional point is that millions of Americans hold the oil companies stocks in their 401K's.
Solution: Although this view would be widely hated, we really need to do nothing to add to the supply of Oil. In the 1970's a huge crisis resulted when oil hit $40 dollars a barrel. As a result many of the fuel efficiencies that we find in todays cars were developed. By leaving the price of oil alone we actually will develop new technologies that will reduce demand and as a result the price of oil will fall on its own. This would be a win win as the price of oil will fall, and we will reduce our imports of foriegn oil, or our dependency on foriegn oil.

Also, as a side note I think this name changing should stop. Our canidates are John McCain and Barack Obama. Not John McSame or any other version of their names. This is EXTREMELY disrespectful. I believe CNN should not post a single comment that contains this disrespect. It looks badly on the poster and badly on CNN for allowing it.

this is a future, be on board.

This is a 30 day reserve. It will only temporarily increase the supply How will that change our dependency ? We must in the short term (10-15 years) increase our own production, while at the same time ramp up other methods of producing and consuming energy.

Think about it, It takes a minimum of 10 years to cycle a car through its entire consumer lifespan. Not everyone will be able to afford a new car. People who cannot afford new technologies will carry the burden of these No-Drill policies, not the rich. His $1000 rebate from a windfall profits tax will just be eaten away by the higher prices that will be charged at the pumps.

I want to hear "No New Taxes", "No Tax Increases" out of our politians. When we out here in America get a raise, the country gets a raise.

obamanites have a new excuse word

republican who canges mind is a flip floper

a democrat who changes mind is showing flexability

LOL

Obama has a huge amount of policies and incentives listed on his website. McCain has three pages, none of which have policies listed. For everybody that says Obama doesn't know what he's doing, go to his website and read his policies and ideas. They are listed there page after page. McCain doesn't have any policies listed on any website.

Obama has a lot of ideas, lots of policies. This is the person with the judgment to be POTUS.

Obama 08/12

McCain, Bush and the Republicans have not done one good thing in 8 years for the American people. They created this mess we are in with the war, oil, economy....and now they want Obama to take the back lash. McCain wants you to believe he is our savior, he has helped do this to us and now he wants to save us, LOL McCain wants to save us from him and the Bush policies. How crazy is this. The Rep. are even mad because they went home before the energy bill was voted on. Why the rush now McCain... you had 23 years to fix this mess. Why now?

This makes good sense. Therefore, the Republicans are against it.

Excellent

I've been reading these posts here for quite some time now and it seems that there are some apparent consistencies. It is apparent that there are definitely a lot of bloggers who post themselves under different names to start up controversy and get other bloggers worked up. More importantly, however, is some people who seem to be first time bloggers who are very narrow-minded and don't understand the dynamics of "the big picture" and only post that- no this is a stupid idea or this will never work- when they themselves don't know what they are talking about. There are others who claim to want change from Bush and the Republicans and everything that has happened for the past eight years but then they expect Obama to run the same political campaigns that have led us to the situation we are in now. It is not a sign of weakness to compromise. Now I will say that Obama may change his views in some occasions to gain a political advantage but this particular issue shows a willingness to compromise for a solution, not for political gain. If you truly want him to be stubborn and unwilling to bend on his issues then what you really want is another candidate like the idiot we have in office right now that says it's my way or the highway. Besides what politician do you know has never done that? Now a lot of people also talk about his lack of experience. What experience qualifies someone to be president? McCain's experience in the senate have been that he has his political views and he has stuck with them for the past 20 some odd years and now that he is running for election he is willing to compromise? Old habits die hard....

Everyone needs to wake up and stop taking what the media feeds to you as fact. People run like a business, for their own self interest. That includes journalists as well. Ask yourself in your own workplace, have I ever disagreed with my boss? Have I ever complained about him in some way? Don't you think journalists are people too and no matter how hard they may try at some point one of their reports will be biased? Most americans don't give a lick about politics and if you asked them in the street to name the candidate they want to vote for and his views on the issues, most of them wouldn't be able to name them all let alone three and they want to give their opinion on who is experienced???? Let's first educate ourselves and really analyze what we want and how complex some of these issues are before making an opinion.

we will see results in two weeks

McCain has done and done it,(Obama ,CNN) where have you been. Nuts!

Does anyone really thing Obama is anything more than a populist politician who will say anything to get elected? Now he wants to use our strategic oil reserve to buy some votes. All that hype about change. Give me a break.

Tapping the strategic oil reserve is only good for Obama's campaign. What does he do down the road if Ahmadinejad of Iran makes good on his threat to close the Strait of Hormuz and forces a real oil shortage. His thinking is short sighted and politically motivated.

I USED TO BE REPUBLICAN BUT NOW I AM VOTING FOR BARRACK OBAMA HE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT MAKES SENSE MOST INTELIGENT , MOS PRESIDENTIAL , MOST POSITIVE AND MOST IMPORTANT YOUNG AND CHARISMATIC.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OBAMA OUR NEXT USA PRESIDENT!

CNN, you're not helping yourself. Posting this twice just highlights your Obama bias. Quick, get something about McCain posted before you are discredited!

"McCain is expected to spend Monday focusing on small business while in Pennsylvania. He'll turn his attention to energy at an event in Michigan this week. On Tuesday, he'll visit the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant outside Detroit for an event promoting his call for an increase in similar plants."

Funny, I heard he was spending time in Sturgis, South Dakota today to enjoy drunken debauchery, public stripteasing, motorcycle rallying, and a live performance by Kid Rock.

Whatever works, senator! We're behind you all the way.

if sen. obama told you what T BOONE actually said was that the urgency of getting independent of foreign oil is the danger of Iran going to war with Israel or the USA thereby cutting off our supply of oil he also said in a CNN interview he was in favour of drilling for oil, using coal nuclear or any other energy till we find a way to become independent of fossil fuels.to purposely mislead the public is ridiculous as he should know it will be brought out nd again he will lose credibility. using our reserves to get favor from the public and further his own agenda shows a great lack of judgment by putting the nation in jeopardy to accomplish a short term relief that he as repeatedly ridiculed McCain for

Great point, Rocky.

Happy B-Day BO!!!
Next one will be at the White House!

This quote says it best:

"On the one hand we have Obama offering a $1000 citizen energy rebate, a windfall profits tax on rich oil companies, 5 million green jobs and independence from Middle East oil dependency in 10 years. On the other hand, we have McCain offering a tire gauge, peeks at Britney and Paris, and a cameo by John's old buddy, Moses. This is going to be a very difficult decision"

OBAMA 08'

Way to go Obama! Why don't you learn something about our country and its strategic supply....Its there for serious emergencies like natural disasters and war..... No cause some cry babies like your gansta buddies like TI drive gas guzzling suvs. You're an idiot Obama.

Vote McCain 08!

Quoting the Arizona Republican as saying that "our dangerous dependence on foreign oil has been thirty years in the making," Obama leveled one of the more direct criticisms he's offered in this campaign.

"What Senator McCain neglected to mention was that during those thirty years, he was in Washington for twenty-six of them," said the Senator. "And in all that time, he did little to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. He voted against increased fuel efficiency standards and opposed legislation that included tax credits for more efficient cars. He voted against renewable sources of energy. Against clean biofuels. Against solar power. Against wind power. Against an energy bill that - while far from perfect - represented the largest investment in renewable sources of energy in the history of this country. So when Senator McCain talks about the failure of politicians in Washington to do anything about our energy crisis, it's important to remember that he's been a part of that failure."

Obama needs to keep saying it until people have it in the front of their heads.

Obama calls the energy situation a crisis, yet resists allowing the development of more energy reserves right here in the U.S.

Obama wants to have a windfall profits tax to fund energy aid for poor people. Energy aid may have some merits, and maybe we should discuss it. But the way to pay for it is not to levy an additional tax solely on the only companies capable of getting us more badly-needed enegy.

Why stop at big oil? Oil industry profit margins are less than the entertainment, cosmetic, luxury goods and pharmaceutical industries. Does profit = evil? Only communists and socialists and economic idiots believe that. Which one is Obama?

Obama wants to pull oil from the strategic petroleum reserve to provide price relief. A category 5 hurricane hitting Houston and knocking out 1/4 of domestic refinery capacity would be an energy emergency. Iran shutting down the Strait of Hormuz and the supply of oil from the Persian Gulf would be an energy emergency. $4 gas in an election year is not an emergency. Opening the reserve is worse pandering than the gas tax holiday Clinton and McCain put forth which Obama trashed as pandering.

Which all goes to show, Obama looks good and speaks well (at least when his teleprompter is working), but he's all packaging and no product, no substance. He is so ignorant of how the world gets its energy it would be comical if he wasn't a presidential candidate.

I am a firm believer that we need alternative energy sources. McCain is now bashing Obama for his energy plan. What about his comment in a town hall meeting right after the Pa. primaries. He said we needed to break our dependence on Middle Eastern Oil so that our youn men and women would not have to go to the Middle East and die for oil. That is what McCain said. The media sure hasn't said anything about this. Wonder why. I doubt that this even gets posted, as everytime I bring it up, I get censored. McCain has had 26 years to make changes and I just don't see them.

Yet ANOTHER one of Hillary's plans.......dems are fools.....

McCain = 3rd Bush term with ideas from th 1950's

"Apparent policy shift" = Flip Flop

And not only a flip flop but STUPID IDEA!!! How is it that ANWR drilling will do no good but the relatively small amount in our STRATEGIC reserve will help in easing the price at the pump? I want to see Barak's economics grades!!!! Show me a report card!!!!

Barack Obama sought to regain the political offensive on Monday, painting John McCain as part of the problem when it comes to comprehensive energy reform. Quoting the Arizona Republican as saying that "our dangerous dependence on foreign oil has been thirty years in the making," Obama leveled one of the more direct criticisms he's offered in this campaign.

"What Senator McCain neglected to mention was that during those thirty years, he was in Washington for twenty-six of them," said the Senator. "And in all that time, he did little to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. He voted against increased fuel efficiency standards and opposed legislation that included tax credits for more efficient cars. He voted against renewable sources of energy. Against clean biofuels. Against solar power. Against wind power. Against an energy bill that - while far from perfect - represented the largest investment in renewable sources of energy in the history of this country. So when Senator McCain talks about the failure of politicians in Washington to do

Obama needs to say that again and again and again and again .

Happy Birthday Senator Obama. I wish you many more years and a wonderful presidency! You are trying hard to bring solution on the table, but John McCain spend his time to criticize you without even suggesting anything. He has been so negative lately and we all see that. Since we don't want a third term of GWB, you will be our next president and good luck!

WOW INFLATED TIRES ????

HOW INFLATED IS MCMOOOOORON?

HOW DOES 30 YEARS OF O, O, O, O, ACCOMPLISHMENTS

QUALIFY MCSENILE AS EXPERIENCED.

OK YOU GOT ME. I TAKE IT BACK !!!!!

HE IS A VERY ACCOMPLISHED SLEAZY FAILURE.

John McCain is the saddest excuse for problem solving we've ever heard from. Nothing but critcism and ridicule because he has no original plans or policies of which to speak. Where has the maverick been 95% of the time he agreed with Bush? 5% difference hardly qualifies him as a reformer or independent of Bush(whacking).

It's interesting that many of these blogs cannot hold more than one point in their minds at one time. Obama has combined MANY proposals in his energy policy to solve the problems of energy dependence, conservation, and job creation.

It is too bad so many voters and the media can't see the big picture.

18 Republicans and 0 democrats stayed behind to work on an energy policy after Pelosi and fellow democrats hurried through the adjournment procedings so that they could go on vacation.

The democRATs obviosly don't care that Americans are sufferring, bu Republicans do !!

Drill here, Drill now. And create American jobs and security !!

Hey, you Obama bashers. Tell me what McCain has done to make us energy independent during is time in Washington. I can't think of one thing. The Republicans do a great job of representing the 2 % elitist wealthy people of this country.

McCain complains of a 'Do Nothing Washington'. Remember, he has been part of that ‘Do Nothing Washington’ for a quarter century.

So Obama wants to use the US's EMERGENCY oil reserves... reserves that are put in place so that in case our oil supply is disrupted our ambulances, fire trucks and generators has the power to run so that our society doesn't go into total chaos. Well that is a great plan. I hope Obama knows that with the US's current oil demand, those reserves wouldn't last us more than a couple of days, if even that long. If you limit the reserves to a city, then yes, it would make a difference, but across the entire nation, not a chance.

Now say that the oil reserves are going to be used to "ease" the gas prices, do you honestly believe they are going to remain empty after we use it in a few days? No. It is going to be refilled using OUR taxes. I really hope people are smart enough to understand that most of the money that the government uses comes from our TAXES. All the money that Obama promises to give out comes from our TAXES.

No. This is just another trick in a politician’s book to get our votes. It is just like his $50billion give out, which if only 1/3 of the citizens would get would come out to be $500. Now is that really going to save you? It will help pay for maybe your credit card bill, once.

Sorry Obama, but you cannot fool me.

Listen. Read. Question. Vote Smart.

Rocky, the bill that Obama voted for was called compromise. Ever hear of compromise before? It contained the largest investment in alternative energy ever. That is why Obama voted FOR it and McCAIN voted AGAINST ALTERNATIVE ENERGY!!!! Now YOU explain that!

OMG. Do NOT vote for this flip flopper! He will agree, disagree, or change his mind to get votes! That's all he's done! He gives nice speeches and no ideas. He'll say he wans this or that if it will make u vote for him. Now more then ever I despise him. Now he wants Florida and Michigan to b fully counted after he didn't before. Now he wants to allow some offshore drilling... What was last weeks flip-flop cause I know there was some. Don't vote for him!!!

People don't know that we get most of our oil from Canada..if we find a way to create alternative oil, and continue to buy the inexpensive Canadian oil, we should start to crack down on our debt with the money we save, and eliminate our ridiculous dependence on Middle Eastern oil. Great plan Obama.

McCain is hiding behind his childish attacks!! NOT very presidential..

He hasnt had to answer for anything!! Hence, i dont know anything about him.. He spends his money attacking his opponent, portraying negativity and immaturity!

why doesnt he try sell himself on the issues??? simple.. Barack stands for everything America needs right now! McCain does not!
He can not and will not win on the issues!

so keep attacking John! You're lot arent capable of doing anything else..

Obama 08

Obama's beginning to sound like an old clock; flip, flop, flip, flop.

Also, I don't understand why it's bad for McCain to accept donations from oil executives but OK for him to do it. Obama must be able to do it without getting any oil on his hands.

You are all a bunch of idiots if you really think that there is one iota of difference between these two clowns. When will you realize that only by voting third party candidates can you really bring about change.

Michael

Wow your comments are so nasty until it's almost as if you know what to do about our economy. Well dummie do you? You have your nerve saying these people have no clue about the econmic's what do you suggest mr big mouth? I get so sick and tired of negative people like you always making comments as if you can do better, in your case and your level of knowledge I think not.

Obama

What does he plan to put in the gas tanks of aeroplanes in 10 years time?

If it is not going to be petroleum, he better start designing and producing new power plants that run on coal or solar energy or whatever.

10 years is not very far off !!!!

Can Boeing count on you?

McCain is doing nothing but trying to push the wishes of Big Oil. Those big donations to the RNC come with big expectations. I don't see where McCain is looking to the big picture about anything related to energy. I only see him running negative ads.

I remember when Bill Clinton released some of the reserves and it brought down the price of gas. This is a short term fix but it's immediate, unlike McCain's plan which would not have any effect on the price of oil at all; in fact, the oil will not be fully developed for 12 years, let alone the oil companies DO NOT have to release the oil to the US markets, they can take it anywhere – another fact you McBush supporters and PUMA (lol) don't understand or don't care.

And I love how you McBush supporters want off-shore drilling, yet you don't live anywhere near the coast. Our governor said (Arnold), it won't happen off the California coast. And if you want nucelus energy, let's plant it in your backyard; bet you change your tune real quick.

this is the time we need to say no to saudi arabia and its terrorist reign.

Sen. Barack .H. Obama inexperience candidate
Hillary 08 or Mc Cain 08

You see thats why i like obama he seems hes willing to compromise and work across the asile to help the american people FAR TOO LONG WE HAVE HAD A MY WAY OR HIGHWAY PRESIDENT THATS WHY WE ARE IN THIS MESS, THATS HOW MCCAIN IS JUST LIKE BUSH HIS WAY OR THE HIGHWAY, WHEN MCAIN MADE THE STATEMENT SAYING MALAKI WONT REQUEST TIMETABLE FOR TROOP WITHDRAW BECAUSE MCAIN CLAIMS HE KNOWS HIM TO WELL THERES PROOF MCCAIN WILL NOT COMPROMISE IT WILL BE HIS WAY OR NO WAY, WE DONT NEED THAT KIND OF PRESIDENT ANYMORE OBAMA WILL COMPROMISE EVEN IF HE DISAGREES, THATS THE KIND OF CHANGE WE NEED!!!!!!!!!!

I love the way people hate common sense and want dogma instead. This is why America is going to be second rate to China, India and Europe if McCain gets in. McCain's plan? Put your head in the sand and relax and enjoy that feeling from behind.

It's a pleasure to hear from a political that puts forth a workable plan.

All McCain can do is keep saying more negative commects about Obama, which is due to the fact he has nothing to say for himself

McCAin is a real looser.

Wake up America.

There seems to be a whole lot of finger pointing without rational thought in these comments. Yes, Obama has done a 360 on his previous position. But yes, every solution to this crisis is going to drawbacks. Despite his faults, I am impressed that Obama is using good judgement and taking the input of knowledgable parties to heart.

Opening Reserves: Pro-Immediate and long term impact on prices. Con-Drain emergency reserves slightly (even though they are at a record high.

Tax Holiday: Pro-Immediate and very short impact on prices. Con-Further detrimate to a struggling economy (our #1 issue)

Drilling: Pro-Impact on prices years down the line. Con-Immediate and VERY detrimental effect on environment. Also, distraction from ideas to lower dependency (ie-effecient cars)

Look at the facts. No right answer but definitely informed ones.

WHAT ? He just noticed that Americans (voters) are having a difficult time ! HELLO ! Where has he been? Posing for pictures.
Also, the blame does not go on Senator McCain alone. Past Presidents, Senate AND Congress have had their chances for more than the LAST 30 years to resolve this problem. We had a "energy crisis" back in the 1970's ! What were they doing then, sleeping. Its' just like the CEO's in the American Auto industry. What are they paid big $$ for. The HAND WRITING has been on the "WALL" for a long time. Where are the energy efficient cars? They should have known what the Asians and Europeans have known for the last 100 years. FUEL is expensive, build smaller more efficient autos. This "blabber" is NOT about what HE will do for you its about getting your VOTE so he can get lots of $$ when his term is over. Its ALL about $$ This is why we are in the mess we are in. Politicians are only looking for your vote so THEY can make MONEY, NOT help the AMERICAN VOTER or our country! WAKE UP – SMELL the REQUEST for WHAT IT IS.

I’m a republican voting for Obama; let me make something clear, the Republican Party is not above lying! Notice how McCain is nothing but double take and criticizing Obama with a lot of half truth. McCain is insulting the American people, he and his campaign really think that we cannot see or read between the lines. He wants to do what Bush has done. He wants to let us the people solve our energy problem with no help or incentive from the Government. Meaning more money for the Oil companies who come up with energy plans that will profit them first then TRICKLE DOWN TO US THE PEOPLE. Who does that sound like? BUSH! The big tax brakes for large companies did not result in more jobs for the people, not to mention the fact that Bush and McCain want free trade do all the companies who got the tax brakes sent the trickle down jobs overseas to other country for fewer wages, get the picture!

Hold on, just had to check the latest polls to see what Obama was going to say next! Holy COW, what will this man not say or shift on next to get elected? You Hillary supporters shout be outraged now that he wants all of the votes counted in Michigan and Fla. UNVBELIEVABLE..GOD help us if this man get's elected!!

Oh boy BO hit a nerve today.

Obama 08

I listened this morning to his whole energy policy and it is the ONLY thing that will work!!!! We should have done what Brazil did 30 years ago to get off foreign oil but NO Regan was backed by big oil. Please, please do not get sucked into that again. McCain has had 26 years to change the policy and didn't. Let Obama and his team change things in this country and we might beable to survive!!!! Republican voting for Obama!!! Do NOT listen to the republican ads. Smear tackticks!!
I'm sooo ashamed of the republican party!

There are still people who thought Obama stole the nomination? Obama has more elected delegates and superdelegates, no matter how the delegations from Michigan and Florida are seated, and people still believe that he stole the nomination? The reason Hillary lost is because she did not compete in the caucus states and more than 40 percent of white females in the Democratic primary did not vote for her. Hillary's supporters can cry sexism all they want, but her own demographic group cost her the nomination. They can cry media bias all they want, but the media do not force people to vote against Hillary. The more Hillary's supporters attacked the media, the more the media will be against her in the future. And yes, the media will still be there in 2012.

I wouldnt touch the reserves because oil prices are already falling every day. So far its down %18 from a couple weeks ago. However its the age old problem of rising like a rocket and falling like a feather and gas prices are only down 5%. So if anything its the oil companies still trying to make as much money while they can. Releasing from the reserves isnt going to make a barrel of oil drop any faster....... or make the oil companies lower gas prices any faster either.

and will this also go unnoticed ?

Mr Obama changes his mind frequently based on the public mood, not what his principles are. Is he a politician ?

Flipping more than Flipper!

Maybe he should ask John Kerry to be his running mate, since Edwards is too busy with his girlfriend!

NoBama 08

I am not Racist!! – Really I am not. I am not a snob!!! I just can’t stand to see the Democratic party actually succeed in a national election. Also, I only support whiners.

McSame ‘08
Hillary ’12 – not really!!!

This man is a socialist, pure and simple. He thinks he can TAX our way of energy dependence! He is another Jimmy Carter! Who needs it?? Wake up people, the guy has become drunki on his own coolaide. If you think taxing oil companies who are subject to the same market forces as the airlines when it comes to paying high prices for oil is going to solve the problem, you're living in the 18th Century. Production is the answer, and that means INVESTMENT.

As a auto worker in Michigan Obama is full of hot air....Many of us do not support him. He made empty promises to the auto workers in Lansing today. He has no clue how to fix the auto mess in Michigan anymore then he can run this country...McCain will have mine and many more dems in Michigans vote. Because we trust McCain and we do not trust Obama and Obama has no experience in politics....

This is a stupid Idea. Taking Oil from the strategic oil supply will do nothing. When Bush came out with authorizing the drilling of oil on the continential shelf and Anwr the price has dropped . I can not stand Bush but it worked. If the democrats would vote for this in congress in one month the gas prices would be in the two dollar range. The mideastern fanatical countrys know they have only one weapon ,oil. If we drill and use our own resources and seek other energies they are screwed and they know it. Obama wants to keep the oil at a shortage because he is tied in with the BIO-FUELS you know the program that has driven up food prices and starving his black kinfolk in the african nations. I guess that is a good plan to the liberals and blacks as l;long as Black liberal canidate thinks it is ok.

Question:

All of the Republicans who were making a grand stand on tv today of course did not vote for bills that put money in the pockets of big oil, right?

Flip...flop...flip...flop....
Both ways Barrack, he wants both sides of an issue!

Talk talk ...blah blah...the spineless wonder speaks...

Obama voted to tap our phone lines, so why not tap the oil reserves?

Happy birthday Barry!!! We love you and wish you the very best. Change the world baby!!!

Flip and Flop! The Obama Twins...

Dumb dumb move. Prices won't even whimper when this happens and he will look like a fool. Drill NOW in the US. Drill here, drill now! What don't you people get?

If you keep naming off ideas, you will hit on one that resonates with your wife before the election. Good grief. Just another politician. How about if we all just push our cars to work and make-believe we are having dinner?

Dear House Divided,

Go take your meds, you're dillusional. Barack is responsible for uplifting the Democratic Party. Before he came along we were getting ready to vote for a liar, and a fiscally irresponsible person, Hillary Clinton. So if anyone has divided the party, talk to the Clintons.

Bill knows he was wrong and he has been apologizing ever since.

SUV
For
Sale

The oil reserve contains 70 million barrels. We use 20 million barrels every day according to nationmaster.com. We have enough oil on reserve to get us through to Thursday at noon. What happens at 12:01 Thursday afternoon?

How about we address the real problem. Drill our own oil. Increase nuclear power. Research alternatives and gradually wean off the oil and nuclear as the alternatives become viable?

Here's an idea that would work. Let's say that offshore drilling produces oil in 7 years. How about we tap into the reserve tank now, and in 7 years when we get this new offshore oil, we fill the emergency reserve up with that oil. Therefore, prices would decrease now, and they would decrease even more after 7 years, when we have oil from offshore. However, I wouldn't tap into the emergency reserves until we know that we are drilling offshore, so we know that we'll have oil to fill the emergency tanks back up, without having to buy it from oversees to refill it. Make sense?

"Obama calls for giving 'full vote' to Michigan, Florida delegates"

WHY IS THIS NOT THE TOP STORY?

WHY WAS COMMENTS CLOSED SO EARLY FOR THAT STORY?

WHY WAS THE NEWS RELEASED BY THE DNC ON A SUNDAY?

THESE ARE THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.

OBAMA STOLE THE NOMINATION AND HE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF THINGS COULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD ALL VOTES AND DELEGATES BEEN COUNTED IN MICHIGAN AND FLORIDA BUT THE PRESS IS JUST HAPPY TO TREAT THIS AS ANOTHER STORY. FOR ONE,

WHY DID OBAMA GO AGAINST FULL REPRESENTATION BEFORE? WHY WAS IT SO CRITICAL BACK THEN THAT THAT HAPPENED?

OBAMA IS PLAYING POLITICS AND THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA IS JUST LETTING IT SLIDE. IF HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE HIS WORD, WHAT DOES HE HAVE? HE HAS GOT NO EXPERIENCE. AND PARIS IS MORE OF A WASHINGTON OUTSIDER THAN OBAMA, WHY DON'T WE ELECT HER? THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

BRING HILLARY BACK!!!

The Republicans are responsible for ruining this country. If you've notice all those rats who raced to Washington to declare GW the winner and plan his inaugural are no longer around. Some, like Karl Rove are even dodging subpoenas.

When will America wake up to the fact that George Bush has changed our lives in a negative way–forever. Is the solution voting for his clone? No.

Another flip and a flop coming when he votes for off shore drilling.
If people actually vote for this fool were in trouble
Doesn't he also want to have a windfall profit's tax on oill companies?
That's right, piss them off, great way to get higher prices at the
pump.

Sen Obama not inspiring at all when it comes to communicate

real issues the people need to hear, here Sen Obamas' not so

glib tongue is abating as fast as the swift currents rushing down

an overflowing river. On the other hand Sen McCain is less on

fancy talk and more on substance...explaing issues well...

Independent......voting....McCain.....2008 !!

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I totally agree with Obama. He is showing flexibility to get something done that Bush has never shown. If you have to give something to get a lot back, then do it. That is good business and good trade. If you just stick to your guns for political reasons and not bend, nothing would be accomplished and that is what has been happening in this country for the last 8 years. You do need a President who is interested in compromising for a greater good. This is not a weakness, it is a strenfgth.

McCain will win because good always trumps evil.

There, I fixed that statement.

What a gimick. Just another diversionary tactic from the Democrats. Blame Big Oil. Blame the Republicans. Blame speculators. Focus on everything but the real problem. It's supply and demand – Economics 101. We've tried this before and it only served to reduce domestic production and increase prices. Tapping the oil reserve would do little beyond a few cents or a few days. Even if you buy into his idea, who should get those $1,000 checks? Everyone, even those that don't drive or have short comutes? How do you distribute it fairly? The only way to fairly and strategically deal with the problem is to reduce prices by increasing supply AND promoting alternatives. While Pelosi and Kucinich waste time considering the impeachment of Bush (who won't even be here next year) and other useless matters, our bank accounts get smaller. In my opinion, at least half of Congess should be impeached (Democrats and Republicans) for gross negligence over the years.

At least Senator Obama comes up with ideas. All we hear from McCain and his cronies are attacks-attacks-attacks. No clear cut ideas are coming from the republican candidate. I don't know what McCain stands for. All I see is the continuance of the Bush era.

This man is such a fraud. He's flipped on everything. NOW this!

He beat Hillary up in the primary saying a windfall profits tax was "pandering" and it was just a B.S. tactic to win votes. NOW HE'S FOR IT!!!!!!!! And you koolaid drinkin' reporters won't even call him out on it. You guys are pathetic.

Hey, I heard Obama say last week that all the main stream media journalists should go jump off Niagara falls. Since you do everything he says, you better get going. I know you don't like to upset the King.

I am a Democrat and I will vote for Obama in November. However – disagree with him on this issue. The strategic oil reserves are there in case of a true emergency. If, for example, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia were to stop selling oil to the US. It allows our defense organizations to continue on uninterrupted. It lets the railroads and trucks continue to deliver goods. It is not there so that we can still make trips to the mall when oil gets a little expensive. No, we need to leave those reserves alone.

BORN IN THE USA Happy Birthday Mr. Obama

Born in Panama....and hates the Panamanians, for being latinos, what a fraud the man is, that is mc c

What he doesn't say (as usual) is in the past doing this very thing DOES bring down the price of gas at the pump.....a few pennies. More hot air. More empty promises. More bumber sticker sayings – NO REAL CHANGE!

Anybody but Obama 08!!

Do not do a windfall tax. Its been tried and failed. Releasing the reserve is bad too. We should be building it up in case Isreal attacks Iran. We need alternative energy and offshore drilling. Democrats get us those two things and you will be fine. Where can I get one of those cool tire gauges?

America has been "held over the barrel" long enough.......Alternate energy sources and high technology is the answer, We are not going to drill our way out of this energy crisis.

I think BHO should change his name to Barack "Mr.Goodyear"Obama.... I had no idea proper inflation on your tires would save gas. I heard the Obama campain is conducting research as well about jack rabbit starts lowering your fuel econmy but that is still in the reseach phase and will be a part of his "Comprehensive Energy plan' that you can read on his sight.

But dont ask him about it in person because he didnt write it and may not know the answer

Ha! This guy flips and flops more than a fish out of water.

Great choice DNC! I say DNC because the real voters wanted Billary and the DNC selecte the false messiah. Another brilliant strategic plan, brought to you by Howard (YEEHAAWWW) Dean and the Dimocratic Party.

You guys are so much fun to watch..................

Vote McCain or join the insane..................

Obama is starting to sound like a true Democrat,e
Flip Flop then Flip Flop, One minute he's against it all, then he's for it, come on Obama, you either want to help the American people or you want to help yourself, What is it?..........stand up, lead and work for the American People or get out of the way and let someone else put the economy back in shape......

It's funny how democrats hate when big oil companies make profits, although they also want big oil companies to spend money to do research on alternative energy choices, and on new drilling and such. Well, if they aren't allowed to make these profits, then who will pay for this research that you liberals are calling for?? Also, remember that people don't get paid yearly salaries. They get paid hourly, so it really doesn't matter what profits are. They are already paid. The profits go to the stock and mutual fund shareholders, which are average Americans. Did you liberals ever think of these things?????

Now, Obama proposes something with the word "tax" attached, so I'm automatically against it, and I'm also against tapping into our emergency oil reserves unless we put back what we take out at a later time.

Are the Obamabots aware that Newt Gingrich has stated recently that we should go into the nation's strategic oil reserves to stop the speculating of oil in the financial markets? Speculators are a major factor in the price increase.

Now, that either makes Obama smart like Newt Gingrich, or Gingrich is equally as dumb as Obama. Which is it?

See http://www.afa.net/newtvideo.html

Why would you squander our buffer against a real energy disaster? Oh yeah, to make political point with your uninformed legions of sheep.

McCain's plan: Off-shore drilling, Nuclear power; Incentives for American technological advances in battery efficiancy, Wind, Solar..

Obama's plan: harness the power of polls, put more air in your tires, tap our emergency reserves, hope, change, audacity, blah, blah, blah...

i love how repubs all try to get the first tirade posted,to the point they don't even read the article,they haven't listened to the details,they just spew their anger at everything obama says.they are so desperate for a 'movement' of their own,but,they no longer have bush to lead them.so they choose the best candidate they had[ eight years ago],to run this year,when he's so old,that he has to have crist or lieberman there to hold his hand and show him which way to go.you republicans are the reason our problems have been covered in dust,for thirty years,and now that were desperate for change,you cry for more of mcsame!

My friends – I intend to spend all my campaign money bashing Obama's ideas. That got my best friend W elected twice, so you fools will elect me because I'm like W.

I'm John McWarmonger, and I approve this message.

Finally someone who does not pander the American people!!!!

Go Obama! 2008 + 20012

mc c has been, is, and will be a disgrace to this country

30 years in congress and what has he done? AGAINST THE GI BILL, WOMENS RIGHTS, MLK´s BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY

Remember KEATING 5 billions of taxpayers money.....wasted

Family values:

you just saw the ad about Paris and Britney: he prefers young girls, that´s why he dumped Carol, his legitimate wife for what?... a younger one, of course

If additional off shore drilling is allowed, what would be the impact on the financial ledgers of the oil companies. Would their stock go up due to the potential future earnings? Would the large stockolders benefit? would those with stock options at preset prices benefit?
Wake up !! ENRON, anyone?

Unfortunately, some are incapable of understanding Obama's high level thinking, and how important it is to compromise in ANY type of relationship when you want that 'ship' to move forward.

There is a difference in the actions of off shore drilling and tapping the reserve. The first, unfortunately, opens us up to disastrous oil spills and may not produce a usable product for some time.

The second means using a bit of what we've already stored for an emergency . Our reserves are at an historic level currently. If anyone thinks we're not in an emergency, you're not thinking clearly

Vote Hope for us all!

Obama's solution during this crisis was to tell us all to inflate our tires...now "overnight" he announces this "brand new" plan to tap the nations oil reserves (cough cough Pelosi) and also to tax the windfall profits and offer rebate checks paid for by said proposed taxes...(cough cough more Pelosi).
The problem is...As we all know, Obama like the higher gas prices.
So I want to know...
Will Obama now go around the country telling the citizens here that his pro windfall profits tax rhetoric should be viewed as more about political positioning than a clear articulation of policy plans? ...:P
....I'ts obvious that inflating hot air is the only solution that Obama can truly stand by and claim as his own.

a southern bell for OBAMA:

"WE ARE HAPPY YOU WERE BORN ON THIS

GORGEOUS DAY SENATOR OBAMA. &

EVEN GLADDER YOU WERE BORN TO US, AMERICA."

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He isn't Jesus – I bet you pray to Obama at night, don't you? CREEPY.

Rocky...

Don't let facts get in the way of Dalai Bamas claims.

Shame on you...

Obama 08... Change for the sake of change... and if you don't like it don't worry... he will change his mind again later... prior to adjusting his position on the previous change...

It's quite funny how when every other candidate has a policy shift they are hailed as poster children for not having sound judgement when it comes to certain policies, but when Obama shifts on policies it's lauded as him being flexible and sacrificial. Obama is a joke!

McCain 08

CNN (Most trusted name in news) Please point out the details of Obama's plan. I watched the entire speech and it was the most detailed I've seen.It was awesome! Please don't make the headline out of something that has nothing to do with the issues.

Proud of you Barack! Happy Birthday , You Rock!

Which way are the polls blowing today? That's the way BHO leans. Yes, treat McCain like he's the sole problem for our government not doing anything to fix the problem. What about your surrogate Bill Clinton who was in the highest office in the land eight of those years ... and did nothing about it?

Geez. Hindsight is 20/20. How about present a reasonable solution, Obama? Your fairytale thinking isn't going to solve anything. You know what the Bible says about hope deferred? Look it up.

Bush's enery policy is what got us to $4/gallon gasoline. McCain wants to continue with Bush's policy. There is no debate here. McCain is wrong.

Barack that is one of the dumbest ideas you have ever said yet. You don't want us to drill for more but want us to use the strategic reserve for an emergency so we can save a nickle off a gallon of gas.

Once again you prove you are too simple and naive ever to get elected president. What are we suppose to do in a real emergency then? Wish we didn't follow your plan? What part of strategic and emergency do you not understand.

A presidential nominee would be better off saying you would make a law that all cars must get 60mpg in 4 years, and phasing out all gas based cars in 10.

But no Barack, have America pull its pants down and hope no one noticed and takes advantage.

will sen obama define windfall profits. what percentage of return on your money is the cut off point on your investment? if it applies to oil companies why not for profit universities (huge profits there) or other successful businesses. will he guaranty his party will vote for this Pandora's box legislature. if Michigan gets to build ALL the new hybrid vehicles of the future.what will happen to the jobs in the other states that are now building vehicles.if he opts out of NAFTA like he told Michigan the last time he was chasing votes from the unions how will he build that pipeline across Canada obama as a big credibility problem am 64 years old with a grade nine education which to-day would be the equivalent of maybe grade 6 or 7 . point being if i can see the idle rhetoric in the speech i heard to-day why does obama think he can keep insulting the intelligence of American people

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING...

The reserve is like America's savings... You don't blow it over this. It is there for something far worse then high gas prices.

Obama has no experience and will ruin this great country.

Mac '08

BILL & HILLARY MADE RACIST REMARKS.

YOU CAN'T LIVE AS LONG AS THEY HAVE & NOT KNOW

THAT THOSE REMARKS WERE NOT RACIST. HOW CAN

ANY ONE SAY "HARD WORKING WHITE BLUE COLLAR

WORKERS" & NOT KNOW IT IS MUCHO RACIST. YOU'D

HAVE TO BE A MOOOORON. BOTH CLINTONS ARE VERY

WELL EDUCATED INTELLIGENT PEOPLE. AND BILL'S

"FAIRY TAIL" COMMENT COULD HAVE ONLY REFERRED

TO OBAMA'S RACE. KENNEDY HAD LESS EXPERIENCE.

WE HAVE HAD MEN ELECTED BEFORE., ONCE OR TWICE??

So we have a choice:

Tapping Oil Reserves = Nanny State Spoon-Feeding

Offshore Drilling = Free-market Capitalism

Great idea... Let's destroy our reserve which sole purpose is to protect our national security incase of war, foreign government's attempts to bully us, national emergency, natural disaster, etc, etc, etc.

This is not the answer to lower gas prices a few cents for a few months, this a crude and uneducated decision to get votes.

If we elect this man we will be bullied by foreign gov'ts... We have no leverage if for some reason an oil producing country veto's trade with us.

Obama will put this country in scary position of being the completely unprepared incase of a serious attack.

ALL THAT THIS POLICY SHOWS ME IS BARRACK OBAMAS LACK OF EXPERIENCE...

Johnny Mac would never put our country in this position... YOU KNOW WHY... HE ACTUALLY HAS SOME MILITARY AND GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE

this is the time of truth for all americans who keep talking about off shore drilling you are an idiot if you think it will help lower your gas cause it won't does Obama have to lecture ever american about this to understand. The bottom line is americans are lazy you all want the easy way out you all talk about your pride for your country but the truth is all you want is things been giving to you. Obama is a very smart man you all say you want relief and he says lets tap the reserves which will be a fast relief but no you all start to cry and whine like a baby.
What happen to a country that use to be respected,the people are positive,hardworkers not anymore you just a bunch of whiners.
Vote for maccain and lets see if you guys will be better off the truth is america is afraid of change while the whole world is changing all americans want to do is sit on there hands and blame,point fingers.
Reality check america is a second world country cause it is a poor country now.

Did he give up on just putting air in our tires as his energy plan?? Maybe, there's still a chance Hillary will be the democratic nominee now that Obama wants to "unite" again and count all the FL and MI votes–One can only HOPE

Obama made the national discourse all about race by playing the race card and inspiring hatred in his newbies.

Now that he has safely stolen the nomiantion, he wants people to forget the dirty tactics he used to trash the better candidate.

NOW he wants the campaign to no longer be a referendum on race.

TOO LATE

we will we will teach you
we will we will teach you

We need to nationalize the oil companies and now.

Ironic that on the same day Obama says he wants to tap into the Strategic Oil Reserve, Iran boasts of being able to close the Strait of Hormuz, where much of the world's oil supply goes through. Obama obviously doesn't understand the meaning of "Strategic" (merely WORDS I suppose).

Kinda reminds me of Al Gore giving Global Warming speeches during blizzards.

McCain is such a scum bag. He talks about Barack's lack of support for GI's!!!! Give me a break, he has voted against 9 bills to support GI's the latest one about a month ago and yet he cares????!!! puuuulease. Next he will say that he supports latinos when in Feb 08 he said 'off camera' the only they were good for was cheap labor. Fortunately someone got it on their cell phone.

The obama is desperate. Poll go down, so he tray to do something to change polls. He soooooooooo domb. I would not hire him to be ceo of small comp.

Once again, the Republicans ONLY concern is for whatever benenfits Big Oil!!! Tap the stupid reserve already!! Country BEFORE Party!

A windfall profits tax? Will $1000 actually help the general public MORE than letting it stay in the pockets of Big Oil... hmmmm, that one's a NO BRAINER!! They've made how many BILLIONS of dollars last quarter alone. Record profits again? Time for them to return some of the cash they've robbed from us American Citizens.

Time to vote the Republicans out of the Oval Office and out of the Congress... haven't they done enough damage already with Bush's policies and the Congressional filibusters (more filibusters in the history of Congress!!). Time for them to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This guy changes directions more than Hillary ever did. Is he joking? Placing MORE taxes on an already over taxed industry? And give that money to whom? Do you HONESTLY think that any American, right now, given $1000 will do anything with it other than to pay bills? I agree that opening the Strategic reserves will drop prices, but its only a band aid on a very large open wound. Open up the oil shale area, open up the off shore drilling, promote more Nuclear Power Plants, more energy efficient and cleaner burning coal. Don't tax an industry just because it looks good politically. At least McCain has a plan other than tire pressure gauges and the same old song and dance with the democrats of TAX, TAX, TAX!

I really can't wait to see Obama and McCain debate, it's going to be the best realtity show series to date.

lets tap those reserves and bring some of that oil out so we can have cheaper gas prices Obama 08

Once Again Obama changes his stance on an issue. Big Surprise..

Obama is a joke. If he would admit when he was wrong and stop changing his opinion on something every other day, America would have more respect for the man.

Fact: Obama said the troop surge in Iraq, would never work.
Fact: Its working.

Fact: Obama said that off shore drilling in the gulf of Mexico is a Washington gimmick and will not reduce gas prices at the pump.
Fact: Obama now supports off shore drilling.

Go McCain

The content of the article didn't match the headline. Most of this article talked about McCain and his response and stupid gag gifts instead of the details of Obama's plan. CNN stop your bias.

God forbid should a politician "shift" on a policy in an attempt to rid us from dependency on foreign oil and to bring about comprehensive energy reform. I wonder how many will educate themselves on Obama's belief that should offshore drilling take place, it should come from the areas that are currently owned by oil companies and shouldn't be expanded any further than those areas. Will the anti-Obama crowd bother to to be dismayed that McCain is against the current offshore drilling proposal because it calls for taxation of oil companies? Oh, but wait a minute- McCain is for offshore drilling (so long as his oil buddies that donated millions to his campaign don't bear some consequence). Cue the anti-Obama attacks in 5,4,3,2,1...

Now McCain is going to respond by telling us his energy policy or he is just going to attack Obama. Im betting its the ladder.

I guess if McCain couldn't change it in 26 years, I'm pretty sure you wont be able to change it in 4 years, and you agree with what he said. What make Obama think, he's plan will work in spite of anyone else plan. It's good to hear something different, but REALITY is a whole different ball game.

Obama,

Change eh? Wasn't this idea launched a few months ago? Another "new" idea from this weakling. The joke continues!

Arrest Howard Dean for treason!

cnn, didn't you just post this story? what's wrong are getting senile like mcbush?

Why would the americans want something that although it will lower our gas prices and provide immediate relief it won't make john mccain's oil buddies rich? Come on America, stop being so selfish thinking only of your pockets, john and cindy and their buddies need to continue to make billions off of us and they can't do that with Baracks' sound plan of tapping the oil reserves.

At first I was against this but filling it back at a later time after price's go down does make more sense, aspecially if this will bring price's down while helping the average family and the economy.

See if the old fart Mccain spent half his time also focusing on energy instead of smear campaigning against Obama maybe they could both think of some good solutions, but instead he's thinking of clever ways to make fun of Obama, what a waste, republican trash, with 100 million of his wife's money it's abvious why he could care less.

Only the sheople are still listening.

The true democratic people walked away long ago.

Hatred and race-baiting and force and threats to steal the nomination will do that.

This is a fact Obama voted for the bill that gave the oil companies the tax break. McCain voted against it. I would interested to hear BO supporters defend this vote.

I think it's a bad idea to tap into our reserves–Iran could cut off the ports if they decide to and we would be in a world of hurt...

WE ARE HAPPY YOU WERE BORN ON THIS

GORGEOUS DAY SENATOR OBAMA. &

EVEN GLADDER YOU WERE BORN TO US, AMERICA.

Obama makes me SICK
this democrat for McCain .......
sad day for America

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh Barry, what YOU failed to mention is that while McCain was in the Senate the group of people that fought new refineries, wind farms, nuclear energy and coal usage etc, etc were uh, uh, uh, uh Democrats.

Start drilling smartly NOW on what WE OWN and instead of 30 more years of DEMOCRATS TALKING and doing NOTHING, let's actually start finding and funding the alternatives while USING what WE OWN.

Does that sound like uh, uh, uh, uh and energy plan?

It should, it is what McCain wants to do.

Disagree here ... short term relief ... almost as bad as McCain trying to drill our way out of a crisis ...

When your oil or emergency reserves are gone, you are left over a barrel – a barrel of oil.

Very short-sighted ...

Sorry to say I am a democrat. I am no way republican either. People like Obama makes you think twice before giving money to the Campaign for Change. What a rip off.

NO OBAMA, NO MCCain.

What he [McCain] also failed to mention was that he has no long term goal to get us off of dirty energy. Nuclear power as an alternative locks us into a 2-decade financial committment for every nuclear plant instead of making a long term goal for more green energy and a new green job industry.

This is poo..

In the U.S. we also possess the largest and most technologically sophisticated rubber and injection molded plastics manufacturing industries on the planet. You can't make that with solar, wind, or natural gas.

Sweet talk and pretty smiles from this beautiful half-black man will not make reparations for gutting and trashing Hillary by using dirty politics of division and hate.

You played the race card and inflamed racial tensions.
You inspired hatred in your cult folowers and it divided the party.
You ridiculed, denigrated, mocked and demeaned fellow DEMOCRATS.
You used strong-arm tactics to steal votes at caucus.
You hired lawyers to prevent votes for Hillary from counting in Fl and Mi.
You stole the nomination by cheating.

You did not care because all that mattered was YOUR OWN SELF.

I couldn't agree more with the direction Obama wants to take this country to deal with energy.
And by the way, keeping your car tires properly inflated DOES save gas!
Senator McCain would not know that of course as I am sure he has never put air in a tire before! Rich people pay others to do those mundane tasks!

As much as I like money in my pocket- does anyone actually think handing out more checks will solve our problems?!?!?

It's true that McCain is in the pockets of big oil and has been for 26 years.
He is running a lying, dishonorable campaign, trying to win by attacking Obama's character rather than on the issues. This is an honorable man? He's not worthy of the presidency.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, SENATOR OBAMA.

Tapping the strategic reserves would immediately lower oil and gas prices as it has every other time we've done it. Furthermore, the strategic oil reserve has more oil in that ever before in history. Tapping 70 million barrels would still keep the reserves at historical highs. Bush doesn't want to see the gas prices go down as well as most of his Republican allies. They are buddies with the big oil companies and are trying to get them more land before Bush leaves town.

Don't believe the Republican liars. They will lie straight to your face without blinking an eye in order to help out their buddies.

We love the way you (Obama) try to find real answers for our problems. Yet, ALL John McCain can do is attack with no answers of his own. See America you should for John McCain because he doesn't has any plans to help us.

policy shift.???..please....McCain flip and shift everyday

SOOOOOOO !!!!! MCMOOOOOOORON !!!!!!

30 YEARS IS NOT LONG ENOUGH TO GET SOMETHING DONE??

XXXXXXNOT A THING XXXXXXXX

THAT IS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE DOING NOTHING !!!!

X

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SENATOR,

SOON TO BE PRESIDENT OBAMA.

A BETTER idea...put all the worthless welfare recipients on a treadmill for 6 hours a day...let 'em earn their keep, generating electricity and keping out of trouble.

I prefer this temporary fix to the offshore drilling. We still need to concentrate on finding alternative energy and conserving what we have.

Place an additional tax on the people that refuse to give up their SUVs to conserve gas. Make them pay more for licensing their oversized vehicles. I understand people needing work vans and pickups for work but I don't understand the soccer mom mentality of the people driving Hummers, Expeditions, etc. when it isn't necessary.

Bill Clinton did it and it worked and the price went down for awhile. But lets stop fooling are selves the market control the price of oil and we're not the only big dog drinking and that big pond anymore. The best plan is to start moving away from oil by trying to find other types of energy. Mr, Picken who's an oilman is trying to tell us something and we better listen.

California has you covered Mr. President. Of course you will lose in Orange County, but we all know how red the county is.

O/08

I heard Sen. Obama's speech in Michigan and was truly amazed at his vision for the future. He's absolutely RIGHT, if we, as Americans DON'T step up and start working together on finding NEW energy resources and working towards renewable energy we are setting our nation up for disaster. We need a President who is BOLD enough to PUSH this nation's energy goals to the forefront. We need a President who is willing to think "outside" the box and focus on NEW and BOD technologies to reduce our dependence on foreign oil supplies. He is challenging this country to STEP UP and start using our vast wealth of "technology" across this nation.

Sen. Obama is absolutely RIGHT. NO one thought we could put a man on the MOON, and we did!!! NO one thought we could go from railroad tracks to metro rails, but we DID. IT takes a President who is willing to take the necessary RISKS to bring this country into the next decade of NEW and MODERN technology.

So I found this speech to be RIGHT ON and a speech that was sorely needed and Michigan is the state who has proven that they are AHEAD of the game and they KNOW that new technologies and how we do business is KEY, when it comes to our energy future.

I heard a good portion of Obama's energy speech. It was aggressive and detailed. It contained short-term solutions and long-term solutions.

Now it will be interesting to see what the mainstream media deems worthy of reporting on from the Obama energy speech.

Obama's energy speech was by far the most detailed energy policy speech given by any presidential candidate in this election.

"...I couldn't agree more with the explanation that Sen. McCain offered a few weeks ago."

Obama has never had an original thought in his life. He used to take his ideas from Senator Clinton. Now he takes his ideas from Senator McCain.

Is everyone starting to see the picture more clearly? Scripted speeches does not a leader make!!!

Taxing energy companies and giving it to consumers? Sounds like a good plan except for the rest of us working people who will pay higher prices to offset the higher taxes. Are not higher taxes a disincentive to exploration and production? I guess I am out of the loop. Are corporate profits (and shareholder dividends) now a bad thing? Apparently now they are very bad. Should the governement provide 100% of jobs and all services? Apparently now, yes. Wow, Sen. Obama will unite us together in a socialist paradise! Change, now!

This man's ignorance on this issue is staggering. And would someone please explain to this moron the difference between "profit" and "profit margin. While you're at it, explain it to Durbin Shumer, Pelosi, Reid, and every other demagogic Democrat, who education in economics seems to have stopped at the elementary school level.

Happy Birthday, Barack.

My birthday gift to you will be my vote in November. May you get a majority of votes.

O/08

Obama stole the nomination by doing the impossible: trashing 2 GREAT LEADERS and solid democrats- Bill and Hill- by labeling them and all their followers as racist.

He secured the black vote- he did not count on losing the women and the lifelong democrats by playing dirty.

BUT... WE WILL WE WILL TEACH YOU
WE WILL WE WILL TEACH YOU

Sexism is bad... reverse racism is still racism... vulgarity does not win you votes... cheating is not winning.

R E S P E C T
F A I R N E S S

McCain will not win because good always trumps evil. Except for the last 7 years. Americans have had a nightmare, and we are just waking up.

Rove wants John to win so he will have a fighting chance against Republicans who rightfully want to send him to jail.

O/08

McCain + big oil money = Americans getting screwed.
Simple math.

On the one hand we have Obama offering a $1000 citizen energy rebate, a windfall profits tax on rich oil companies, 5 million green jobs and independence from Middle East oil dependency in 10 years. On the other hand, we have McCain offering a tire gauge, peeks at Britney and Paris, and a cameo by John's old buddy, Moses. This is going to be a very difficult decision.

I'm glad to see that he's open to listening to the people who will be supporting him. Since most Americans support it, this was a good strategic move Senator Obama.

Yes. We. Can.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT THINK OBAMA HAS FLIP-FLOPPED ON OFF-SHORE DRILLING – YOU NEED TO BE EDUCATED!

What we need in a president is what Obama is showing and that's flexibility. Obama said that if he has to support off-shore drilling for oil now in order NOT TO create a govermental log jam in trying to move forward with alternative energy sources, then he would support off-shore drilling.

HE WOULD SACRIFACE HIS POSITION IN ORDER TO GET THINGS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION!!!!

You all know this man should be our next president...VOTE OBAMA!

He's right on this one. A bipartisan compromise is what it will take to move this energy issue forward. I haven't heard McCain's position on supporting the compromise, I hope he supports it.

CNN – please stop repeating McCain's campaigns comments as fact without fact checking them yourselves. In this article CNN states on the ticker page "Obama's call for tapping into strategic oil reserves is an apparent policy shift." Is it a policy shift? Is it consistent with his plans?

Romney says an accusation that John McCain received over a million dollars from oil executives is dishonest although it appears to be fact given that McCain received $1.1million last year! And yet you repeat the Romney talking point as if it is correct!

Get off your behinds and do some real journalism! I think you can! If you can't, close up shop!

While I don't think you will print this, I think everyone at CNN would benefit from reading this.

HAPPY BIRTH DAY SENATOR OBAMA.

AND NOW ON TO A LESS APPEALING SUBJECT.

MCIDIOT HAS HAD 30 YEARS TO GET SOMETHING DONE,

ANY THING, JUST A SMALL ACCOMPLISHMENT, ONE TIME RIGHT.

OTHER THAN MOOCHING ON TAX PAYER DOLLARS AND

AND SLEAZING AROUND FROM CORNER TO CORNER

OF LOBBYISTS FOR A BIGGER DOLLAR. HOW HE CAN FOOL

ANYONE IS A MYSTERY TO BE. HE MAKES BUSH LOOK GOOD.

Obama has the right idea. We need to completely eliminate this countries need for Foreign Oil and he is the only one with a plan for doing it...that will work. McCain had many years in politics with many opprotunies to do something about this Oil Dependancy mess we are in, but has always been a follower...Not a Leader!
Obama is the man that can change this countries Energy direction for the better...YES HE CAN!

Tapping into the strategic reserves is very seductive sounding, but it is really not a good idea. These reserves were created for the sole purpose of combating the "oil shortages" of the 1970s.

If OPEC decides to lower the daily oil output again, what will the US military use to defend itself in the event of an extended emergency situation?

Even halting or slowing the rate at which oil is purchased will raise the price over the long run. Why? When purchases resume that means demand has gone up, which means the price goes up, too.

McCain had plenty of time to drill oil when Congress had a majority Reblican status for 6 years. Why is he whining now?

O/08

So which single line of this comprehensive energy policy will McCain's people pull out of context and make another "hilarious" joke about?

B.O: hemorrhaging !

"What Sen. McCain neglected to mention was that during those 30 years, he was in Washington for 26 of them. And in all that time, he did little to reduce our dependence on foreign oil," Obama said.

So again I ask the question...Does more expereience really make you the better choice?!

BO should tell us what his plan is if we draw down this reserve and then the Gulf of Mexico is hit by another Katrina or the Iranians manage to shut down the oil coming from the Middle East. This is the guy who has insisted for years that more oil on the market will not lower the price. All I know for sure is that if the ban on drilling would have been lifted five years ago when the prices of energy started to go up we would be in a better position today. I am sure that if more oil supply is not brought online in another five years we will be paying $10.00 a gallon for gas.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. POTUS.

We are with you and we can see through the dirty politics of the McInsane campaign.

O/08

Go and getem Mr. President.

You chose to be reckless and advance yourself by calling Bill Clinton a racist.

Now all your followers say, of course Bill and Hill are NOT racists.

But they sure were spitting out the opposite venom after SC to inflame the fires of racial tensions.

It worked- you got selected and installed.

Hope you lose in NOV.
I am a life long democrat no longer- after 35 years of party loyalty

Happy Birthday Barack! The next POTUS! We are doing a money bomb on your website in honor of your birthday, all day today. Come on everyone join in and make history!

Barack Obama will win. The GOP is desperate because they are now calling him Moses. Whenever they have nothing to say, they attack the person's character. Can anybody bring up anything, anything that Barack has said about John McCain's character? No, because he is a decent man.

If John McCain wants to let the devil run his campaign then he should burn in hell with his managers.

Barack Obama will win because he is with the people, not multi-millionaires who couldn't care less about people.

We are paying over $4. a gallon for gas because of who? To put this on Barack is beyond silly, it's ridiculous.

Policy shift after policy shift for Obama. He's shifty.

MCcain 08

Awesome!

flip..flop...flip...flop That how change works?

I will wait for tomorrow's refinement of your position.

a windfall profits tax on big oil corporations that would be used to provide a $1,000 rebate to people struggling with high energy costs.

garbage policy,

Obama is a Chavez wanna be

he should take off that blue tie and put on a red shirt

Would I get some of that $1000?

better idea is windfall tax on everyone not just oil companies that way we would all get more

Windfall tax on all athletes and EVERYONE in Hollywood

Vote Obama 08 -– he gives you FREE STUFF

He just flip again. That makes 4 in as many days. Lets see Nasa, MI and FL delegates, off shore drilling and tapping into strategic oil reserves. He changes directions just like the wind. I have a bet going he will flip on some aspects of his speech today in the next 24 hours.

A man with a plan! I love it.

Apologize for trashing Hillary.

Apologize for labeling both Bill and Hill as racists.

Apologize for all the race-card playing and race-baiting.

Apologize for the hatred you encouraged and inspired in your Cult following -.

YOUR ACTIONS AND DIRTY POLITICS AND HYPOCRISY DIVIDED AND DESTROYED THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

THAT will be your legacy. You will enter the history books for having stolen the democratic nomination by cheating and race-baiting. You will be remembered for losing the election and destroying your own party.

What have YOU done to stop our dependence, Mr. Obama? You are playing the same finger-pointing game you used on Bill Clinton who was a much better president than you could ever be.

Oh and nice of you to want all delegates seated now that the contest is over. You disgust me.

PUMA.

Great ideas Obama. I like the fact that we will be getting a rebate, 5 million jobs and no independence to the Middle East in the future!

It was reported that the oil executives have been pouring money into McCain’s camp. I DO NOT WANT ANOTHER PRO OIL GUY IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!! Let’s get RID of the them!!! No to Bush, Cheney & McCain!!!

why in the hell, would you jeopardize our emergency supply, what if we had natural castrophies happen, the way things have been going, that is not far of out touch, or we were attacked again God forbid!
You have to be out of your mind

Nice of Obama to omit the fact that as of the 7th of July he was against tapping the reserve and said :
""I have said and, in fact, supported a congressional resolution that said we should suspend putting more oil into the strategic oil reserve, but the strategic oil reserve I think has to be reserved for a genuine emergency," he said on July 7."

So what Obama meant by a genuine emergency was that McCain was starting to get too close in the polls, and he has no real plan that doesn't mirror McCain. So he has to fix this genuine emergency in his campaign by trying for a PR stunt.

MCCAIN SPENT 26 YEARS IN WASHINGTON AND DID NOTHING IN REDUCTION TO OUR OIL DEPEDENCY

Sure tax big oil so we pay more at the pump...that's a good plan. Also does Obama even know how much oil america uses every day? There isn't enough oil in the reserve to do put a dint into the cost...the man is a fake.

Obama is now following Nancy Pelosi lead!? The worse 8% ranked congression leader in history!!??

CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN??????

This is just plain stupid. Anyone who agrees with tapping into our oil reserves deserves just what we get. How stupid.