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I guess all the Obamamaniacs seem to forget that he voted to give the oil and gas companies billions of dollars in subsidies. Now he wants them to give them back, what a laugh!

Time to get aggressive on POLICY Sen. Obama. WAY TO GO. That is something that the Republicans are weak on..................they only know how to attack peoples character. McCain with ALL of his WASHINGTON Experience and Know How...not mention Knowing how to win wars(which by the way we have never won a war during his career accept for the 1st Pursian Gulf...the rest were cease fire with demilitarized Zones) should show us HIS postions. We really do not need see cheap shots using innocent women and Moses!!!! For gosh sakes !!! Here people are lossing their jobs and homes and McCain is spending money on these types of ads with no substance. I am insulted as an American and a Regan Democrat !!!

Brenden –

as apposed to Barack's 143 days in the Senate? Does that make him ready to lead? Or is it his community organizer status? Does that make him ready?

You all are so brain-washed it's scary!!

It is time to bring back the old commercial by the little lady that asked the question, " Where' sThe Beef, John." John McCain has done everything that he can to not answer questions on the economy, healthcare, poverty in America, homeless of Americans, fixing Katrina, the home morguage situation. All he knows is war and Obama did it or said it, it is now time for Democrats and the public to ask Mr. McCain " Where's The Beef " If McCain is not another Bush then let him show this country what he stands for and not hide behind his war record and accusing Obama of whatever he can. If the senator wants to be president then it is time for him to give answers.

Obama should continue hitting McCain hard on the real issues in this campaign and eventually voters will see that besides having nothing substantive to base his candidacy on, McCain is willing to 'lose his reputation in order to win an election' by engaging in despicable campaign tactics. Americans have only one clear choice to get us out of our turmoil: Obama, the only candidate with substance.

Anthony MO, haven't seen the latest polls have you? Obama isn't in the lead anymore. Sorry. With all his globe hopping, 92% of the black vote and all the cum-bi-ya folk, he's tied today with McCain. That should tell you something.

No Osama 08, it seems that voters such as yourself are more concerned about mocking Osama than actually capturing him. Sounds familiar. (BUSH, MCCAIN)... Lets see if CNN publishes this comment.

S. Boatman, you need to read before you speak. McCain's plan is a comprehensive alternative energy plan that uses profits from domestic drilling to fund it. Do a little research and you might know what you're talking about.

OBAMA is a joke!!!!!!! Can anybody say anti-christ?

Why isn't CNN reporting on what happened in the House Friday? Why aren't you all extremely unhappy with Nancy Pelosi because of what she did?

Obama is giving John Kerry a run for his money for the title of FLIP FLOP KING!!!

It is so refreshing to get the true information on O'Bama's campaign from the McCain camp. Senator McCain knows so much about everything.
I am also waiting for the outrage from the McCain camp that O'Bama is having a birthday during the campaign. It's just not fair! Maybe O'Bama's poll numbers will go down more as a result.

CNN, where's the ticker story on the Gallup poll over the weekend? Don't really want to advertise that huh? Hmmm.....

Obama ALSO gets money from oil companies. Spouces of oil companies, oil company CEOs and workers of oil companies have donated a lot of money to Obama's campaign. I'm not very fond of McCain, but boy, Obama is such a hypocrite.

Clinton crybabies think Obama was a real 'MEANIE' to their Hillary.
(He called her Annie Oakley YIKES!)

Just think what McCain, Rove, Bush and his boys would have said about Hillary had she been the nomiinee.

Think about that ladies. McBush would have tore into Hillary with a vengeance.

Interesting how Clinton backers thinks McCain would have been a "nice guy" to their Hillary.

Change we can believe in??? Only the ill-informed buy into this fraud. And to be fair, he's only a fraud because the DNC and the Clinton haters manufactured him.

What a joke... has no place in the White House.

PUMA – we'll make it happen in 2012.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEN. BARACK OBAMA. WISHING YOU GOD'S BLESSING AND PROTECTION. STAY ON YOUR COURSE AND DO NOT LET NEGATIVITY DISTRACT YOUR VISION. WE LOVE YOU !!!!!!. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

You people better wake up before it's too late!!!!!!!!!!!!! You all know that McBush is just the same as Bush's failed policy. He's just gonna continue on what's happening right now. So. if you people love where our country been heading, then McBush is your man. But, if you don't like what's happening to our country, then Obama is your man. I myself eager for a change. If Senatore Obama is elected as president, it is good and important for our country. Do not let your brain washed by others when they are just trying to manipulating it when you all know that they are excercising the same politics and ideas where we all been for decades. All they usually do is fear and trying to smear the other person. That's not the best a politician can do. if they are for real and to change what has been going on in washington, then they must focus on the main issues, like Senatore Obama was saying. But intsead, all they can do is smear and fear monkering. Same as Hillary. All she knows is attack, attack, attack, attack and attack............... Obama for a change we can all believe in.

When will people learn? Windfalls Taxes=higher gas prices. Ask yourself what you would do if it was your company that he wanted to tax more because you made too much money. Now he's trying to buy the people votes with the $1000 rebate, does this apply only too the people that own a car? This guy doesn't have a clue when it comes to his policies, course he'll flip-flop on this one within a month. Only in America, don't make too much money or the poor will be envy and want your money for doing nothing, so much for working hard and getting ahead.

Democrats=people who wants things for free.

McCain '08

@Ben
I do think we should also listen to foreigners.
We live overseas and see how much influence the US has in the world. That's what we want right; To rule the world? Then we should listen to the World and not just stick to our own island.
A true honest and just leader (the USA) listens to and respects all. A leader that is uninterested in anything but his own interests is nothing but a bully. And Bullies rarely amount to anything.

1. No it it not Obama stealing Hilary's plan–he has called for these same policies in other speeches, but if he adopts some of her planks th at is as it should be. Pragmatism is a good thing, isn't it? Do you want him so rigid that he is not open to suggestion? That's purile. Nowhere does he take sole credit for this so stop the negativitity, Hilary people and realize tha t McCain=everything she opposed.
2. McCain has a weak argument, as stated in that trumped-up town hall meeting last Thursday. He says that not drilling cuts jobs. No, McSame, you get out of that fraudulently declared war and spend just a portion of the $$ W wasted there on greening America, the hottest industry with the mos t promising job market in the US next to-health care!

With it being a new day I have to ask: Is O for drilling today or did he flip back???????

Sounds more like he's kicking off 'Flip-Flop week'. How many issues have this man CHANGED his mind on? And we still have not reached the convention yet. If I remember right, Kerry was slam for just one flip-flop comment.

Is it possible for McCain to speak only on the issues and leave his opponent's name out of his mouth.....I think not. I will give McCain credit: He was able to spotlight Paris Hilton as a dumb blonde in his attack ad against Obama, yet still get $4600 in donations from her parents. Now that's smart!!!

Obama and First Lady Michelle 2008!!!

NO OBAMA. Wake up America.

CNN, was it something I said?
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Presidential elections are like marriages. You pick the partner/candidate that you think you can live with, and who more closely aligns to your goals, dreams, etc. Oh sure, along the way, the partner/candidate is going to do stuff that really bugs the crap out of you – snore (husband), play golf entirely too often (husband), compromise on positions upon which you wish he had remained firm (Obama), sit back and take the high road when he should go kick McCain's *ss (Obama) – but in the end, you know you've picked the right person.

What a waste of time and effort. Windfall profit's tax is no more than a RED SHIRT COMMUNIST technique to equally distribute wealth in an illegal manner, because it's CONSTITUTIONALLY ILLEGAL.

Here are the long term result of Obama's plan:

1. HIGHER gas, oil and energy prices
2. GREATER incentives for successful companies to LEAVE the United States
3. LESS money for the average American

This is another real example of how this Harvard grad is struggling to come up with viable ideas that affect the people he truely hopes to better.

What a loser!

Energy week.....
Go Mccain

Yes, eveyone who supports "nucular" energy is on the bandwagon until the plants are proposed to be built near their homes, THEN they become the loudest critics and biggest WHINERS.

"No Osama 08" – Is that seriously how you see it? When a majority of the people are screaming for off-shore drilling and you're desire to meet the needs of the people as their president, you wouldn't fully expect them stepping aside and working to give the people what they want?

I just love how we hold politicians to impossible standards when it comes to policies, as if hearing enough new information isn't a reasonable excuse to change one's opinion.

Regardless, I'm tired of the political games. There's no need for a lot of the stunts being pulled. A full vote? I'm confused as to how this will help.

**Can we please have Hillary back?…….Hillary is back …..She is a true DEMOCRAT and she is Supporting Senator Obama ……..Please help her with her DEBT**

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We don't mind to help Hillary with her debt and would love to support her to knock Obama out of the race if we have a chance!

If we start off-shore drilling today it'll take 7 years(!!!) before that'll take effect or little people like you and me.
So it sounds great "American oil for the Americans now", but we have to do a due diligence first.

And here's a thought; let's all get out of our 3l engines an SUV's and walk to the corner stores. Let our kids ride their bikes to school again! I know, crazy 'unamerican' thoughts. But it may actually work. It works elsewhere!

Good of him to finally put forward an energy plan...now lets just see if he changes his position again and includes nuke power. What a consumate politician, always looking for the quickest bump in the polls. Although I find it odd that he has to announce what he will be dealing with this week, it would seem he's incapable of spontineity and needs to have his agenda well planed out in advance. It's almost as if ad-libing is impossible for this man.

What are supposed to do believe the Republicans who's pockets have been lined by the oil companies over the last 8 years? Do the republicans have something better? No! McBush is nothing but a Mini Me of Bush! He is supported by the five families of big oil and what has big oil done for America besides rape and plunder the majority of Americans? Look at Grampy McSame, he has photo ops with oil rigs behind him! Anybody with a brain can connect the dots!
Get smart America or we will have another four years of Bush! Is that what we want? Why should we be afraid of change? Look at the last 7+ years and that should answer your questions! McBush or Obama, I will take my chances with Obama, he has to be better than the past or Mini Me!

Gobama! Get us off oil! We have fallen behind much of the world and we never should have. Darn oil companies have controlled far too much and been in too many politicians' pockets. Lets put them out of the oil business and make them put more than 1% of their profits into alternative energy.

FLIP FLOP!!!!!!!! FLIP FLOP!!!!!!!

Obama is the biggest hypocrite that exist ,first he against drilling, now that 70% of americans consider energy independence from middle east oil as vital to our economy and national security,he has come out for it ,of course with all the caveats that makes his statement worthless.he thought that he can use the same racial playbook that he used against Hillary,forgetting that the GOP really isn't afraid of the 2% of black votes that they might lose if they can make 2% of whites realize that Obama have been playing the race card since his primary against Hillary.Hillary supporters like me know that and we will make him pay for that.Go Mac Go.

As OBAMA move o does McCain campaign, there is not substance from McCain except for negative ads, bigotry ( see the dollar bill McCain campaign created with OBAMA face on it, see the ad with OBAMA on Mount Rushmore), McCain subliminal race baiting ads have been running since June, the Paris/Britney Ad, the Troops neglect one, and the Moses One are all racism deisguise as negative smear. There is an wakening in this country and I am "extremely confident" that Barack OBAMA will be elected President in a double LANDSLIDE wopping in November in beating McCain. The only risk is not OBAMA but an old white guys who does not speak for his campaign, so who is speaking for McCain?

We can't afford another President even if he is white to distroy this contry, it is time for the world to see if America is really ready to turn the page on Race. McCain is just as racist as he implies, only a racist keep saying they aren't RACIST! Hint Clinton too! And in Clinton place, he believe that e can run around the world and habnob with blacks in Rwanda but where was he when the Genocide was going on. All these "Alien's in Human Body" are mainly Republicans, but sometimes they cross over to the side of the Union to try and fool us.. It is time for a new awakening. Whichc side are you on, the side of the Union or the others? Don't be fooled by McCain or Bush or the GOP again, they have not your interest at heart but theirs, Golbal Warming is pushed by Big Oil, Nuclear will be Push for America, but denied in Iran, what is really going on?

pander pander pander.
the windfall profits tax idea is ridiculous.

doesn't obama know the difference between profit and profit MARGIN? how many cents on a dollar are oil companies actually earning?

I'm not a fan of big oil or the welfare state, but Obama is inexperienced and his proposals will do nothing more than raise taxes and oil prices.

Are people still complaining about Hillary!!??? Are you serious!!?? Hillary lost because she's the weaker candidate. If she was the stronger candidate she would have won. Go figure!!! I don't think we should even count Puerto Rico because seriously, they can't even vote in the general. They're not even citizens of this country. Obama won get over it!!!

WRONG PEOPLE RUNNING FOR THE WRONG OFFICE BEING VOTED FOR BY THE WRONG PEOPLE. WHAT A MESS. ITS HELL ON EARTH WHEN A RESIDENTAL RACE IS BEING DECIDED ON A PURELY POPULARITY CONTEST>

The usual Democratic fix all; raise somebody's taxes. Let's see, the more I make, the more I'm taxed, so I actually make less. Doesn't take much thought to understand that the alternative is to move outside the US and then we get no tax dollars.

mollygonz August 4th, 2008 4:55 am ET

That's Obama..working with everyone to find a resolution..
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YES, THAT is Obama, alright - "working with everyone" to STEAL their ideas and plans - and then proclaiming them as his own!

MISSING
Candidate name: Barack H Obama
Missing from : 06-03-08
Last Seen: With Paris Hilton and Britney Spears (source Mc Cain)

Democrats who vote for Obama in primaries for his policies think he has changed

The McCain camp is using an old and worn (pun intended) tactic in an effort to diminish Obama's credibility. The recent mocking and condescending ads have nothing to do with humor and everything to do with desperation. McCain can't persuade people on the basis of what he has to offer so his campaign is taking the low road with this personal ridicule. His effort to describe this as funny is a pathetic and transparent ploy.

Where will O' get the 1000 for the rebates? Windfall profit taxes? Those prices will be seen in your heating bills this next year.

What a joke.

It would be better if O' stuck with 'Hope' as his new energy policy.

By the way: changing ones mind or ones stand (or rather not being rigid and stubborn and willing to learn) is not a sign of weakness it is a sign of strength and true DEMOCRATIC leadership. (the US is still a DEMOCRATIC country right?)

Do we want a leader who and I quote "believes on Wednesday what he believed on Monday regardless of what happened Tuesday"?

Or do we finally want a president that listens to the people around him and acts like the president of all people.

also go and check factcheck . org then see who is running the cleaner and truer campaign...

And im sure that Obama would not take contributions from the major oil companies huh? Given the choice im curious as to who some of his major contributors really are. We will never know will we?

Chinese consumers are going to out bid American consumers for oil, therefore we must STOP producing oil!!!

I am very, very proud to be an American this election year. We have two teriffic candidates. One, a maverick who is completely independent, well known integrity, and a history of leading coalitions in Congress on both sides to do the right thing for America. The other is an accomplished individual of color, and we are probably the only country in the world where this could happen and a majority of people are white. So I am proud to be an American this season. The problem is, Obama is too inexperienced and has never run ANYTHING. I say he might be ready in 8 years, but not now. There are Dem Governors and Senators who have run states and businesses and reform programs who are much better experienced. Obama just isn't ready. I am proud I live in a country where a man like Obama can be nominated, but he's the wrong guy to vote for. He just has no experience running anything.

Now he wants full vote for florida and Michigan? This is very continence for obama now that I have the nomination he wants full vote for the states that broke the rules? Or maybe he cant win whit out foridal and Michigan. Mad at him?

Too bad Obama does not realize that Exxon paid 27 billion dollars in taxes last year. That is almost 3 times the amount it made. Those taxes are paid at the pump by consumers. Obama is trying to buy votes with money from the oil companies. This is America not China.

In the second quarter of 2008, Exxon Mobil posted a net income of $11.68 billion. In the same quarter, Exxon Mobil paid $32.36 billion in corporate taxes. Look it up yourself if you don't believe it.

I hope both candidates come to Midland so I can "boo" them.

As a regular independent voter Obama has my vote. He seems more in touch with average Americans. We need a new direction other than Bush/McCain failed policies.

Thats the type of president the us needs. we cant afford 4 more years of the same thing...

The economy is falling flat on its face.In 2 years we may end up in a depression and its not all in my head like john mccain top economic adviser .quote "we are in a mental recession" screw phill.
not this time ,,not my vote

vote wisely.......8 years was enough

rep 4 dem 08

I think America need to open its eyes. If you want to go with old Senator McCain, the you are definately condemning your country. If McCain can't remember the simple stuff (such as the name of a country that has exsisted over 10 years), and follows Bush's decisions, then he won't be able to lead your country. He obviously has a grudge from his past. his actions show that time and again. You voted Bush in for a second term, and look what he has done for you? Instead of playing golf and raking money in from the stocks he holds in the oil sector he has let your economy collapse...

Take a chance with someone fresh on the sceen. No one knows everything, but that is what advisers are for. OBAMA is your best bet at getting your economy straight. He may borrow ideas from left and right, but you shouldn't care. If someone comes with a better idea than you already have, use it, or you'll sink. This is life. Your best Man is OBAMA. He is proactive, and won't walk around with a cane for many years yet unlike McCain.

Do the right thing AMERICA, Vote for an Intelligent, Proactive Man who will not only make history, but also remake AMERCIA into the great country it once was before BUSH.

CNN's best political team is nothing but a group of kool-aid drinking liberal hacks! Un-objective observers that are destine to be framed in media history as how NOT to run an objective news organization, much less an international one!! Every biased filled article digs your progressive hole deeper. Congratulations CNN, I’m sure Hollywood is going to give you another medal or two...

Politics are a nasty business and always has been. People should be use to it by now. Come November the people of the United States need to clean house in the senate. Nancy Pelosi needs to be removed also ASAP.. It was a discrase what happened last Friday as she would not have an up and down vote. She wouldn;t even let a bill be presented. That energy bill has more than oil on it. She has too much power and really would like to be president. Too bad Daaaaa

How could anyone want to vote for McCain after seeing the respect and admiration Obama already has in the world? McCain and his pundits know Obama embodies both Kennedy and MLK and they are terrified – hence these childish attack ads from a 70+ year old man. Obama can make a real difference. McCain has 35+ years of experience and what does he really have to prove he can be a better president. The fact he was a POW is not good enough. The real POWs are the men and women being forced to fight in Iraq when they shouldn't have to. Get our soldiers out of Iraq Barack!

If Obama is such a 'star' why isn't he doing better in the polls? Shouldn't he be 15-20 points above McCain at this point. Even John Kerry was way ahead of Bush back in 2004 at this point in the general election.

Obama is a HUGE joke... enough with the hype already! This is not American Idol here!!

Was for Hillary, now for McCain.

Another lame idea from Obama. We can all see how much the recent tax rebate "stimulated" the economy. Pulling another $1000.00 per taxpayer rebate out of the US Treasury, will create yet another shortfall and do nothing to alleviate our energy problems. Every time Obama trots out these old ideas, he underscores the fact that he is really not “a new kind of politician," just the same old thing in a different package.

So all of you people out their – go ahead an vote for McCain and you will find yourselves in a deeper mess a year from today. This country is at a fork in the road – We can take the lane with a lot of traces – and keep dealing with the same problems and never coming up with a solution – or we can take the lane with no tracks – put our shoulders together and began working together to come up with new ideas and ways to address the economcy, gas prices, terrible educational systems, and most of all how THIS COUNTRY can regain it proper place in the universe –

This can only be done by you and I demanding that the person running for President PROVIDE US WITH NEW IDEAS and WAYs for putting this Country and her citizens back on the right path.

SO I AM ASKING ALL YOU NEGATIVE THINKING INDIVIDUALS TO PLEASE STOP, LISTEN AND READ WHAT SENATOR OBAMA HAS TO SAY – THEN LISTEN AND READ WHAT MCCAIN HAS TO SAY -THEN MAKE A GOOD DECISION without alllowing your hate to control your destiney.

it's not about who comes up with the idea. . . .its about who is willing to look at ALL OF OUR FUTURES. . .not just Republican and Democrats. . .we're all Americans and deserve someone in office who has ALLL OF OUR BEST INTEREST in mind. . .

Thank you Obama for being OPEN. . .

i disagree with offshore drilling becuse now we can still get oil all we need is money to buy it so we have to do something about the economic becuse gas in london is 5pound that $10 and they can buy it so why america have to drilling there own oil becuse of $4 we have to think about if sadui or nigeria dont have oil again what are we going to do ?

Today in the Independant UK it stated- "As for "the surge", the extra 30,000 US troops sent last year, it is curious that, despite claims for its great success, more American troops are needed to hold the line in Iraq today than before the surge began." I.e. the surge is not working and the sittuation is worse than before the surge!

It appears that the surge is just more waffle from someone who does not know what is going on, nor facts related to his area of expertise, John McCain. He was wrong about Slovakia; mixed up about Shiite and Sunnies; wrong about the borders of Afganistan and mixed up about the timeline of the Iraq Awakeing in repect to the "Surge". If I was a US citizen I would be very concerned about the mess this guy McCain makes in his area of expertise.

And he often says, quote "I know" and "the facts are". Perhaps it would be more appropriate if he should say "I don't know" and "the facts are – oops – I have forgotten them".

osama for Obama....what a load of garbage your website is....
Pleeze!!!!!!!!!

Obama is a steaming pile of hot garbage. This guy is floppier then a fish out of water.

Oh, what happened to inflating our tires and tuning up our engines? I thought that was supposed to solve our oil problem..::rolls eyes::

Mccain Isn't much better...but I feel more comfortable having him in place then this far left extremist liberal.

After 8 years of the Bush/Cheney Presidency and 600 BILLION DOLLARS PROFITS, for the Oil Corps, don't you think they have taken enough from America !!? Hard working Americans are the ones that suffer the most, but who cares about them? Senator Obama is the candidate for the Presidency. He can put those Corps in their place, after the everyday citizen, not before them !! Now, the Republicans are screaming for more oil rights, because they know in November our nation will send them packing, back to their districts, permanently !!! So, they want to get more oil rights while their lackeys are still in Office. America has had enough with this greed, with this fraud, with this incompetence, with the criminal neglect from these Republicans. They need to be sent back to their home states, for good !!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.

I can't believe some people put their own bruised ego's over the countries best interest. Vote or don't vote for someone because you agree with his policies. Not because you disagree with the opponent or because he beat your favorite candidate this spring.

There is a reason only adults have a right to vote! Act like one and vote more with your heads and less with bruised ego's and broken hearts.

To former g.o.p. – Get serious. Some people have more important things to do then log on to the net. It makes me nervous that some people think if one hasn't taken time out of their productive schedule to learn how to use the computer they arouse the suspicion of others. Get a life with substance. I'm sure McCain can use a laptop if he wants to.
C'mon CNN, it's been a loooong time since you posted one of mine.

If only for the way Obama treated Hillary Clinton during the primaries, John McCain deserves to be selected over Obama.

American voters are much smarter than campaigning politicians give them credit for. Gore and Kerry already found that out...Obama will, too.

McCain set fire to the Forrestal, Got shot down. played the role of SONGBIRD to the enemy.... I dont trust this guy for a second.

These are the types of ads that should be spending out money. Not light hearted jokes about an opponents character that are baseless. McCain's ad was also disrespectful even if his campaign can argue it didn't have a racist undertone. They admit it was meant to view Senator Obama as a brainless dummy; a man that attended Ivy League schools on loans and scholarships, one that was president of the Harvard Law Review. Accomplishments that he belittled and gets venomously defensive if done to him. But, this ad is back on track and wise way to spend my campaign contributions.

Danielle, you have to understand that Rob, RJ and Robert are one and the same person, this is how the McSame Campaign has been defending their campaign throughout the season, they are pratically using deceit.

Now I clearly undertand the change that Barack Osama has been talking about. That is CHANGE POSITION to meet the public opinion. OPPOSING OFFSHORE DRILLING, NOW SUPPORTING IT. CAN WE AFFORT TO HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO PUT HIS AMBITION AHEAD OF ANYTHING ELES?

McCain 08 – Clinton 12

Some say Obama is flip floping, I say he is making presidental decisions that will help the nation. A change in drilling....if it is part of a bigger picture in becoming energy self-sufficient...yes! Using the oil reserves for some significant impact on oil production...better than reducing the gas tax for a summer....yes!

Think beyond your political party and vote for the nations people....not your political affiliation

obama says what you want to hear, he will get in office and have no idea what hes doing

The oil companies make only 8+% profit, compared to a standard 10% for other areas of industry. Why punish oil for being successful? Or, why not go after profits of drug companies, cereal companies, bottled water companies: all of these companies have enjoyed major income increases over the past years. It is democrat/liberal thought to destroy corporate productivity and they move to other countries. Is that what you Obama people want, our oil companies to move to maybe Mexico? JOBS depend on corporate success,and don't you forget it.

Where will the money for this rebate come from Obama? The government is already broke and printing money as fast as it can to pay interest to the Chinese on what they have already lent us. If you plan to tax me for that rebate, forget it.

Priceless!!! We have to elect an intelligent president for a CHANGE. I am tired of mediocrity representing our country. Now we have the chance to vote for a super intelligent man named Obama!!!

John McCain was originally opposed to off-shore drilling, yet when the oil companies offer him a couple of cool millions for his campaign, hey, he changed his tune. JUST LIKE HE DOES WITH EVERYTHING. John has flipped on just about EVERY issue. First he says he wants the troops in Iraq for 100 years, then, after Obama talks about his 16 month plan for withdrawl, McCain says, hmmmm, that sounds okay, now McCain wants the troops home within 16 months. McCain cannot think for himself to save his life.....or his campaign.

Yeah Danielle.

But most of them aren't thinking. Half the country will be voting with their eyes and the hatred in their hearts. Sad but true.

Tell Washington we want real change. Vote for a third party candidate. ANY third party. We will lose, but if 30 percent of us avoid the "major" parties, they'll have to start acknowledging the people again, not just scaring us into their two camps with the "lesser of two evils" game they've used so effectively for years. The only "wasted" vote is a vote for this horrible system that restricts our choices in every election.

For Obama to attack anyone on energy policy is the height of hypocrisy and leaden devotion to silly leftist ideals. He and Pelosi and Reid make good company.

VOTE REPUBLICAN!!!!!!

DRINK POLLUTED WATER, BREATHE POISON AIR,EAT TAINTED MEAT, AND THINK ONLY OF YOURSELF!!!!

BARACK THE VOTE!
Biden/Obama 08

Obama 08: YES, WE SCAM!

its obvious that the McCain camp is on desperate ground using attack ads in an attempt to get some news coverage targeted for the GOP voters...its a Rove tactic that is as old as bull...the second phase of this desperate attempt is to laugh it off when questioned about the content of these ads...however, the counter measure for an enemy on desperate ground is to keep going at him until he has exhausted his resources...there are only so many negative ads he can run until it backfires...exploit weakness until he surrenders. – the coach politician

“It is only a fool who repeats his mistakes.” Americans made mistake by voting for GWB and watch as he steered us into record breaking debt and poverty and it is all because he didn’t have any foresight. McCain has been in the government for almost 30yrs and doesn't even know the basics of technology. It tells anyone how shortsighted he is and it’d be silly to have him lead this country especially when the entire world now revolves around technology. He claims he’s catching up on it but I think it’s baloney and he’s only saying that because of the elections. This is the same guy that had 894 position out of 899 students at the naval academy (http://www.obama-mccain.info/compare-obama-mccain-education.php). I bet if it was today, he won’t have graduated because standards now are very high at the academy. People should realize America is bigger than any individual or party and be honest with the best choice for this country. We need to put individual and group interest aside to move this nation forward and bring it to the status where it was 8years ago. McCain is too-short sighted and so are his followers – birds of the same feathers flock together. They only think about today, not tomorrow and that sounds like doomsday for the future generation. GWB has similar thoughts too and that is why we are in this mess now. If he had envisioned a long term plan when he took office, Americans will not be struggling. Hopefully this time around, the whole world will agree with me that out of the 303,824,646 people, the smart ones out-numbers the dump and selfish. Go Obama!!!

Typical Washington politics.

Attack! Attack! Attack!

When you have no record of your own to stand on you ATTACK!

Mccain is pathetic. An old man with old ideas.

P.S> Who the hell cares what Paris' mommy think and wo in the hell would take advice from some pathetic rapper like Ludircous? Only in America!

The Land of the Free and the Home of the Insane!

It does not matter what USA does. The oil companies sell their oil at international prices. Even if USA could supply their own oil and there was a shortage for India or China the price would increase as the Chinese would try to buy oil from USA. Unless USA stopped practicing a free market. If USA increases its oil output I understand that there are insufficient refineries. If tomorrow USA could increase its output and the Saudies decided to reduce theirs to maintain the high price what would the USA do – go to war? THe only way forward is to contiue with thexisting situation and develop new technologies ASAP and modify attitudes so the USA is not so wasteful.

I am so glad Obama is bringing this to the forefront. Let's get back to the issues. This is a big one. Our country needs clean energy, all McCain wants to do is drill, drill, drill. There are other alternatives out there. GO BAMA!

Obama, and the progressive media, riddiculed republicans for this very same gas rebate idea last year. Oh, but now it's a good idea?

If democrats hadn't blocked oil drilling 10 years ago, it would be coming on line today! Right when we need it most. Even the liberal messiah formally know as Obama is flip flopping on that one. Evidently hind sight is 20/20 for liberals too. Or is that polling policy refinement, again??

Obama is nothing but an arrogant idi0t. He has ZERO experience, is affilliated with a racist church, is all full of pretty but empty and confusing rethoric, says what people want to hear at the moment, and on and on. He says in one of his ads that he "worked [his] way through college". What a lie!! The record shows that he took tons of student loans and only worked a couple of summers. He is a big pretender and , oh yeah, did I mention that he is also extremely ARROGANT?

His supporters play the race card all the time by calling one a racist just because one does not see him fit to be President of the US.

ANYONE BUT OBAMA '08

♪♪ Happy Birthday to You ♪♪
♪♪ Happy Birthday to You ♪♪
♪♪ Happy Birthday dear Barry ♪♪
♪♪ Happy Birthday to You ... ♪♪

Happy Birthday Sen. Barack Obama and here is to praying that next year I will be singing a different tune which will be ..

♪♪ Happy Birthday Mr. President ♪♪

Compromise is giving a little bit in you would like to see happen in order to include all voices at the table and come up with a solid plan to fix our problems. That being said, when Obama says he will be willing to compromise on off shore drilling if it is a part of a plan that will bring down costs and help us get off of foreign oil. That doesn't mean he is flip flopping or changing his mind on anything...that is merely saying he knows he will have to "reach across the aisle" to come up with a workable plan. That's wisdom. That's not "stealing" or borrowing any one's ideas...that's working together. There's only one candidate "stealing" someone else's plans for the economy, energy, the war in Iraq...and that would be John McCain trying to continue 4 more years of failed Bush policies.

Saginaw, I wouldn't be surprised if you're not the only person in Michigan stupid enough to blame Obama for an act by the Democratic National Convention. From what I hear Michigan doesn't have the best school systems. But anyway. How dare Obama not want all the seats in Michigan to be seated? The nerve of him. And you stated that he didn't want your vote in the primaries? Hmm, if I remember correctly his name wasn't even on the ballot in Michigan. I can't imagine anyone wouldn't want the votes to be counted in a state where their name wasn't even on the ballot. How arrogant. As for you sir, or maam......you....are an idiot. Get over your bitterness. Try and do something to make this country better. Vote for Obama.

It is very damaging for any candidate to hire telemarketers to call voters for donations, because these telemarketers do not sound enthusiastic and all words end up with asking for money without convictions.
Telemarketing is the worst PR. They are also a cheaper form of lobbying.

Although many telemarketers couldn't find jobs after "do not call list" became available, they should find other jobs that are more productive.
Unfortunately, the candidate that hires them will be harmed more than helped.

There you go Obama, stay on track. Grumpy old man does not want you to talk about the economy. When you do, you win. When you do not, he wins. This is the Dems strongest hand, the economy and dead man walking knows it

Those who will never vote for Obama anyway, will reach for any straw and find the negative in anything, including the so called pundites and talking heads on TV, who always look for the negative when it comes to Obama, and the excuse that people don't know enough about him yet. You must have had your head buried if you still pretend you don't know enough about him, and will not vote for him regardless for reasons we all know!

Frankly I would prefer a president that is thoughtful and uses good judgement and reasoning to evolve his positions, as circumstances change, while still keeping his basic principals. Haven't you had enough of the opposite in the last 7 years?

Americans think b/4 you vote

Most Americans DON'T THINK! This isn't news.

Most Americans are the most apathetic, lazy, whiny people on the planet. Complain about everything, but when the time comes to put up or shut up, most don't SHOW UP!

I didn't realize that a profit margin of less than 9% was evil. You people need to wake up and stop reading the headlines. Big oil continually make less than a 10% profit margin. That means Exxon spent $130 billion to make $11.6 billion. On top of that they paid $30 billion in TAXES to the US GOVERNMENT. $10 billion went back to the average joe stock owner. Wake up and realize that "windfall profit taxes" are a huge joke. Obama has no clue what he is talking about and his bs is getting worse and worse as the campaign rolls on.

windfall profits tax? Who's going to pay for that. Why is that the Desm only answer..Tax..Tax..Tax. I want to see Obama look at the american people and tell them "Don't worry big oil will probably not raise prices to make up for that extra tax....I hope"

When you have a people living in the same area for ten or fifteen thousand years , it very hard for an outsider come in and tell what they can and cannot do. It in our best intrest to help them as much as we can and move on. We have to remember Irap is in the cravel of civillazation set on all that oil the world need it ..,so hug them and tell them we love you and mean it ,call us at any time we will come .

Has anyone else noticed how angry the McCain people get when they talk about Obama?

See, if Obama can find some intelegence in McCain's ideas, what will be wrong if he takes it and use it? It’s not like these ideas have copy rights. We need a president who can change is mind (when things don't go well). That last 8 years has shown us that flexibility could be a great thing.

I'm loving the commercial on McCain. Tie Bush and McCain at the ankles.

And in terms of theme week, brilliant idea!

We have already had Foreign Policy Week with Obama overseas successfully representing the U.S.

Kicking off Energy Week should broken down into short-term, mid-term and long-term objectives for America.

Next theme week should revolve around Health Care Issues like affordable national health care insurance plans, as well as policies and programs that range from AIDS/HIV to Stem Cell Research.

The Obama campaign should "shame" the McCain campaign into a discussion about the issues.

IT'S ABOUT TIME!

McCain is an evil, kneiving, old man who is acting like a 2 year old little boy.

Where are McCain's morals?

Saginaw, MI … It was not Obama’s decision to move up the MI primary or to penalize MI for BREAKING the rules. Obama was simply among the majority who did not support CHANGING the rules after the fact to benefit one candidate, as was clearly the intention. Let’s be honest. The “slap” in your face was not delivered by Obama. Stop allowing your bitterness to get in the way of clear thinking … and what is best for this country.

Obama is the the least principled person I have ever seen. You sheeple amaze me that you can not see through the hyprocrisy. Call it compromise if you like, but how do you compromise your principles for the sake of moving forward? You are for NAFTA or not, for drilling or not, for seating the delgates or not, for Bill Ayers or not, for Rev Wright or not....you get the point. I thought Kerry was bad, but this egomaniac put him to shame. An as far as a uniter???? He has never voted anything across party lines, he is more liberal than Ted. The whole hype is just that, HYPE!! You folks are blind.

@RJ
Wait... so taking a good idea and running with it is a bad thing?

To Saginaw, about your vote not being counted, etc...I hope you remember that our states (Florida and Michigan) voted to have the primaries early, against the party rules, and knew they would not be counted. Then to top it off, Obama's name wasn't even on the ballot up there. You think that is somehow a fair election? Why should Obama be punished for the idiocy of your state's democratic party. Look at this issues and get beyond this petty BS. Mccain would just send every remaining job out of Michigan, and tell them all to eat cake.

I think it is interesting that CNN can not run an article about Senator Obama without finishing it with a McCain jab. Yet, McCain himself cannot say anything without bringing up Senator Obama.

So, CNN has ALWAYS ensures that Senator Obama is ALWAYS attacked in every article they cover.

incredible to see those few and the same hillary and mcbush supporters here and how they continue to insert hate and ignorance..
no matter what you billary and mcbush supporters say, we will have a new president who CAN compromise...

NO MORE MCBUSHES, NO MORE MCCLINTONS, NO MORE DYNASTIES.

Has anyone realized how the economy has changed since May? The McCain Campaign told us we were whiners and it was only a Mental recession. Also did anyone notice that the oil companies donated over a million to McCain and thats when he wanted to drill, drill, drill. And Bush agreed to off shore drilling that will not reduce the price of gas for 7 years. God help us if this country votes for 4 more years of McBush.

Michigan for Obama!!!

We cannot afford 4 more years of failed Bush-McCain policies.

Obama '08.

How can any of us count on anything this man says. I think over the past couple months we have learned this guy will say anything to get elected.

Two Senators who let Congress close for 5 weeks, for "summer break". What are you guys 12 years old. Normal adults don't get 5 weeks off. Let alone if you both were regular employees, you would be fired.

You guys have done nothing, and the people of this country are struggling. Enjoy your 5 weeks. You all should be ashamed of yourselves.

Seriously, in good conscience, how can you take a break. If you had a shed of morality, you would demand that you reconvene. You all don't deserve a vacation.

All readers of this email should contact your Senators and demand that they get off their lazy butts and get back to work.

To Obama Backers,

What happened to all this follow the rules stuff....

Now Obama wants to count ALL votes from Florida and Michigan.

Sounds like Hillary wasnt so crazy after all!

Buyers remorse???

The truth should never Senator McCain, has 2 Million from big Oil. Wow, He is just like Bush/Chaney..

It is sad that Obama had to soften his position on drilling.

He was right, but the general public is too uniformed and too short sighted to understand or care. Bush Said Iraq and Al Queda in the same sentence, and the public was gullible enough to think there was a connection. THERE WASN’T. McCain says offshore drilling will bring gas prices down. This one is really far too complex for the public to sort out, but McCAIN IS WRONG. He is simply pandering to a public that is too dumb to know better. They want a quick fix for all their problems and really could care less about the bigger picture.

NEWS FLASH – There isn’t a quick fix for the problems the country and the world is facing over the next 10 years.

Puma-SF August 4th, 2008 1:43 am ET–What? I thought we were just supposed to put air in our tires. Seriously, how stupid does he think we are?-Can we please have Hillary back?

Hillary is and always will be a True Democrat and she is Supporting Senator Obama ............Puma-SF.....Show some Love not Talk and help her with her DEBT!!!! $25 Mil

Now he starts moving toward general election mode. I will make my 4th donation. Last week I was about to request a refund and sue him for malpractice since I saw him so sluggish before his worn out rival. If he does not wake up for good and let McBush hammer him over and over again by dragging him into the mud while staying away from the issues, he is done and America will see another 4 years of depression.

I am almost ashamed to be an American after reading some of these comments made by McCain supporters. You are playing as dirty as McCain and I hate to tell you but it is not working. You say Obama is flip-flopping? REALLY??? He's smart ennough to listen to facts and ideas and make a determination based on those. Sometimes that requires changing your stance. Have you never had to change your stance on something? I like Obama because he can be flexible and doeasn't have to "Stay the course". Geeze, if we have to live with another Republican for another 4 years I just might have to leave and go to another country to live – if another country will even take an American anymore......

To – OsamaForObama

You are an idiot. If you have nothing constructive to say, you should try shutting your trap or just crawl up somewhere and die. We don't need likes of you around here.

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

To all Hillary supporters. Looks like he flipped on this one, what a shameless man.

How many dozens of millions of dollars has Obama received from the Ethanol industries that has been cited by the UN as the cause of rising food prices and a steady increase in starvation around the worlds poor? Attacking Mccain on oil doesn't remove the fact that Mccain is for an all out comprehensive approach to getting this country to energy independent by promoting the use of all alternative sources. And Obama while doing a half flip on drilling has put all his eggs in the ethanol basket due to personal political interest.

Why should we care whether the plan was "his" or "Hillary's" first? So what if he modified his position on offshore drilling (as did just about everyone else in response to the current crisis)? What is important is here is a guy who will do what is necessary to govern wisely and not worry about who gets the credit for it.

I wish Obama didn't have to go negative and would rather highlight his own plan. But, you must fight fire with fire, especially when McCain is going back on his word about having negative ads.

Also, I want to remind people that Hillary supported the decision to strip both florida and michigan of their delegates. She only changed her tune when it was obvious she needed their votes. So, don't you dare say that Obama is flip flopping on this decision since he has always played by the rules and has always supported whatever the DNC had ruled and now is calling for unity. If you must, then at least realized Hillary did the SAME thing!

Yawn...Obama has some serious problems. When he has blacks protesting at his speeches, you know something is messed up. Dems have made a catastrophic mistake by nominating this amateur.

He is just in it for the money that awaits him writing books and giving speeches...he is set for life.

Happy Birthday Barack Obama, may God Bless you.

Another commandment from the Messiah.

Let's wait and see how he tries to get out of it tomorrow!

What a waste of hot air.

Obama is demonstrating the bipartisan governance he promised. He says he MAY support the Gang of 10 proposal once he sees the final draft. His stand is that he doesn't want to be so rigid that Congress can't get anything done. The bill has very specific limitations on drilling, protects California's coast, requires gas companies to drill on the leases they presently has and gives money to advance alternate energy sources.

Isn't that what Americans want? A president that can work with his peers and listen to the needs and wishes of the people he is elected to serve.

Where is John McCain's stand on this developing bipartisan initiative??

To KAM: Where do you think the huge amount of energy will come from for all those plug-in cars? You think electricity just comes to your wall socket out of the air?? Burning coal and nuclear are the biggest contributors. Some plants burn oil and natural gas. All these items are mined (or drilled) and are known as fossil fuels. Not to mention, think of the incredible disposal problems for the batteries and the great expense to replace them. Obviously we need to work to make these viable options, but why can't we use our own oil and natural gas as well? Obama is a fruitcake spewing nice sounding words, but that's all it is, words......Say Hi to Edwards for me if you see him anywhere.

All of you KNOW IT ALLS what would you do..you have a situation here that WITHOUT compromise..NOTHING WILL GET DONE...
If ANY PRESIDENT has to give a little for the overall betterment of the nation...
HE IS DOING HIS JOB!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR PRESIDENT...........

BARACK THE VOTE PEOPLE.................

Obama answer to solving the oil crisis is to create a bunch of government backed so-called 'green' jobs?

Then, apparently, he'll require us all to buy new cars since we will not have oil to run the ones we have?

You can tell who is in the pocket of the radical environmentalists and detroit unions.

Why is it all about lining your pockets, Obama???

Obama will probably choose some talented and credentialled person who works for CNN. After all, CNN's is his pocket.

After nearly eight years of stubborn refusal to look at the facts and do something - whether it is on climate change, the disastrous planning and execution of the post 'mission accomplished' period in Iraq ... or a myriad of other things ... I think Americans, except who like their ideologues tin-eared and stupid ... are ready for someone who might think governing involves compromises. It's alright with me if Obama adjusts his position to be pragmatic about what it's going to take to deal with these energy challenges. While it can be considered just another 'lease grab' by oil companies who want to insure their unfettered access to even more oil rich offshore reserves ... if we take away the give-away of tax breaks they don't need then I won't feel like I'm getting screwed twice by them .... at the pump and when I file my taxes. It's time to have a President who's more interested in you and I and less interested in holding a position come hell or high flood waters!

If you want a comedian for president, vote McCain. He has no plan, no vision, and no smarts...only jokes.

For those of you being unable to understand Obama's decision, (I know it's difficult to grasp because it is made of ideas, something completly lacking in the GOP campaign), he still thinks drilling is not a solution but as part of a compromise for a more complete plan on energy, he is ready to accept it. There, you have it. I know you will try to twist every one of his words, but at least you have it. A flip-flop is what McCain did, being against drilling and then for it, when he realized it could benefit him politically. Particularly when he got 2 millions for his campaign right after changing his mind. The same people who were behind Bush, (Rove, oil companies) are now moving in control of McCain's campaign, which explains the gutter-like ads he is proposing now. And with a complete lack of substance on the issues.

TO THE OBVIOUS CHOICE – ON SEATING THE MI & FL DELEGATES. Where have you been under a log. All Hillary did was not take her name off the ballot. That had nothing to do with the DNC policy. The policy was for no campaigning there because their vote woud not count. Hillary did not campaign in either state. BUT YOUR BOY OBAMA DID. SO SHUT THE HELL UP WITH THAT IGNORANCE. WE HILLARY SUPPORTS CAN HELP THE FACT OBAMA IS SO DUMB AS TO HAVE TAKEN HIS NAME OFF BUT HE DID TELL THE PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR UNDECIDED THAT WAS THE VOTES FOR HIM.

Michigan voters who feel slighted by the primary process as noted above need to realize A) punish your local elected officials who scoffed in the face of the DNC, not someone who played by the rules layed forth (including Hillary). B) Realize that Obama never said he didn't want the votes to be counted. He had always maintained that whatever the DNC rules committee decided the campaign would accept. Back to the original point though. Michigan is governed by democratic majorities in the legislature and a democratic governor who approved moving the date knowing the DNC would have reprocussions...I'm sick of hearing people whine about it, your local elected officials made a decision, now they have to live with the consequences, you can remedy the situation by voting them out of office next time around if you're that upset with the decisions they made that lead to the problems in the primary campaign.

Grow up and take responsibility for yourselves, to not vote for a candidate because they followed the rules is quite a pathetic argument. Maybe Winston Churchill was right afterall..."the greatest argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter."

in the pocket is right.... Bush has ruined this country all for the sake of oil.... all the oil corporations are making huge profits and the Bush War in Iraq was all for oil as well.... he lied about terrorism, 9/11, Sadam Hussein, and everything else....

NO McBUSH in 08

Per CNN, "John McCain...also plans an energy event in Michigan this week...he will visit the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant outside Detroit...promoting his call for an increase in similar plants".

IS THAT AN ENERGY EVENT, McSame – PROMOTING CALL FOR MORE NUCLEAR PLANTS? WISE AMERICANS WITH INSIGHT, PLEASE WAKE UP!!! CAN'T YOU SEE? How is that an energy solution affecting americans? Remember most plants/manufacturing have laid off a whole bunch of good americans and outsourced the plant jobs to other countries via NAFTA supported by McSame! Why do you
think McSame went to Columbia, Mexico, Canada (as opposed to
Obama who superbly strategized his foreign trip well for the
good of the American image)? WAKE UP AMERICANS, PLS WAKE UP!!!

I like to read a few blogs to see what the general public a re thinking. I keep coming up with folks who have 10 reasons (legit or not) to be against Obama but 1reason for McCain (his service). Neither of gthem are perfect but I can say I'd rather have a pres who isn't too stubborn (Bush) to adopt a position that THE PEOPLE (us) call for.

Things in our country are not always just Black and White, so sometimes it's good to be open to a different approach if the original position doesn't pan out.

2 questions:

Does a good LEADER, lead on his own or WITH the advice of the "qualified" individuals around him/her?

Do Bush voters still feel good about there vote in "04? ( Kerry was too risky)

I thought it was against the law for oil companies to donate to campaigns so what is he trying to imply? Also wasn't he against and ridiculed Hillary's idea of a "windfall profit tax against the oil companies" to produce reduced gas prices at the pump for the summer? Seems he is against something before he comes and claims it as his own idea. And if he is claiming executives from oil companies gave as individual donors, then is Obama willing to stand up to the scrutiny of which executives from major companies gave individual donations to his campaign?

LOL @ obamas big head on the advertisement next to this article

Obama is doin samathing what he dd in Ilinoise election, He plays politics during prmary to seal the nomintion and han plays the race crd again in the national electon. I would not tust him. Not because he is black but he has not done anything and ha nothing to offer. Yes he want to change but s does Hillary ad McCai. Why the peoplethink McCain will be like Buh.

I am democrate who;emy life but I will not vote for Obama. For Hillary , YesI would. Anybody who is sesoned andknows how to run Whitehouse and can work with foreign countries like a pro. And between Obama and McCain I am convince that we do not needcelebrity We need experience and rliability and that is if not Hillary than next is McCain.

Would CNN please act like a reporting news agency and let the American people know who the Stockholders of EXXON and SHELL are and to which party the majority are affiliated. The only ones off sore drilling will benefit are the stockholder's who will continue to reep historic profits at the expense of average American's. Nothing like being screwed by your own political leaders. WAKE UP AMERICA, YOU HAVE BEEN DUMBED DOWN FOR A REASON.

Big Oil = Bush = McCain

Time for a change from bad policy.

Compromise is how you get things done people. Sorry your naive view of politics has been shattered. By the way, remember how Hillary "compromised" on invading Iraq? That was going too far. Remember, Hillary was the queen of "compromise" and pandering.

This man is absolutely PATHETIC. He has shifted position after position...I don't even think HE believes what he is saying anymore!

I guess if McCain can have a conversion experience on off shore drilling, so can Obama. They both WERE opposed but now in favor.

American face it an accept BARACK OBAMA will be the 2008 President. Anyone want to vote for McCain is insane!

Obama 2008!

Is this the politician of change and hope? Well its all out of the door wen you loose 9 point on the polls, and you try to come back . Change you can xerox.

CNN, can you explain why you continually manipulate the responses by outright banning those who post sensible responses?

Why is it the only ones you see repeatedly being posted are those who help inflame anger and generate controversy to up your ratings?

People can disagree without being disagreeable, but the only ones that seem to get posted are those who help you and don't portray an accurate reflection of the common voter. Regardless of what side their on.

You don't report the news, you manipulate for your benefit.

By the way,

Betting that Obama picks Hillary as a VP candidate after all. New polls showing that he doesn't wear well and performance is getting shoddy. Also, it doesn't appear that Obama can think on his feet.

In other words, he needs a grown-up to help him.

Hillary is the only one in the party that has the strength to push this loser into the White House. I think the Obama camp is beginning to realize that.

Go ahead and criticize Obama for compromising on the off shore drilling plan as if you didn't know that nothing gets done in this wonderful country of ours without compromise. And he even stated that he had to comnpromise a little to get the ball rolling.

John McCain's plan is to simply drill now eventhough the general consensus is it will have no impact on prices. The vast majority of people have bought into this "drill now" issue as a solution but they will be greatly disappointed trust me.

Careful Bush and McCain will steal your plan.

Rob,

The ONLY way Obama gets elected is if American's don't think and just vote. After all, Obama doesn't think much either.

I am proud of you Obama just don't give this silly and orogant republicans a chance to decive the American People. Like you Say we do not need another Bush in the Pocket of the Oild Comapanies, Exxon and Shell Made 23 Milllion profit last quarter and yet Mccain wants to give them a tax break so he can get some for him self two when you see Mccain think of Bush America, can we afford another 4 years of Bush?.

Obama clearly doesn't understand how the economy works – in a market economy, you can't steal a company's profits away from investors and give it to the people. That money belongs to the shareholders who paid for their investment – that's how a market economy works.

It seems as if Obama is calling for a much more socialistic system where the government can sieze the money of private citizens at a whim. Communism doesn't work folks – it never did. This is a very very dangerous plan indeed.

The Kitchen is heating up now...

Censored again...

Liberals – just consider opening your eyes to see what is really going on.

How much money did Obama receive from oil companies during the same time?

My guess would be somewhere around the same amount because big companies generally (read: always) give to both canidates. It's this little principle called "hedging your bets". Though those blind in worship of their canidate generally fail to see the logic that companies practice and automatically believe everything they hear.

America Save the planet and save your kids - Vote McCain O'Blah Blah is t r o u b l e

About bleeping time Obama you need to hit them republicans with everything you have i will keep sending money but you have to counter attack those Republicans Democrats rule

WELL OBAMA THAT'S A GOOD THING ABOUT NO BIG OIL. DO YOU HAVE AN ALTERNATE PLAN., IF NOT THEN IT'S JOHN McCAIN ALL THE WAY. YOU SAY THAT IT'LL TAKE YEARS TO FIX THE ENERGY WITH OIL WELL HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE WITH YOUR PLAN? ANSWERS, ANSWERS, ANSWERS. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT NOT ANOTHER EMPTY SPEECH WITH NO SUBSTANCE.

Hello people! Where will this stop? If you make to much money as determined by the government they can come in and tax or take away your money. This is not a plan it's stealing and socialism and marxist. Who are we electing Robinhood-Rob from the rich and give to the poor? It won't stop with the oil companies.

Real solutions thanks. No more oil cars! Solar panel homes and the end of greedy capitalistic republican fat cats!

I am an independent . I can't find in my self to vote Obama - and I'm fairly liberal. How can he be taken seriously? Everytime I try to figure out his plan for anyhting I waste time becuase the plan changes! He's complimpented for being flexible and this regard maybe he is. But, he he is a typical politician and change never happens. It is only spoken about during an election.

McCain 08'

I wonder why CNN no longer gives us a minute-by-minute update on the polls? Could it be because Obama is now neck-and-neck with McCain?

The Democrats are going to lose, and it will be their own fault for ramming an unelectable candidate down our throats!

"Obama is just TALK….. has he delivered YET ??? Donah////"

At this stage in the campaign, the stage where Obama is not actually President yet, what exactly do you expect him to do? He's done a good job as a Senator, got a fair amount of things done, but he can't implement an energy plan or a foreign policy plan or an economic plan until he actually gets in office.

Demanding to know why Obama has not yet solved this crisis or that crisis is as stupid as voting for a Republican.

Thank you Obama. At this point, the gloves need to come off.

I also find it fascinating that 73% of that $2 million from big oil went to the McCain campaign immediately after McCain changed his position on off-shore drilling. Coincidence? I think not.

No more McSame in the whitehouse.

This Obama start to be desperate.He see poll going down on him.Wake up America. Obama don't have morality, judgment to be PRESIDENT. Let him take sit on tire and run to Chicago.

McSame loves it when the oil companies do well, and now we know why. More money for his campaign.

So Bambi is going to tax the oil companies who will promptly prices to cover the tax. Brilliant!

Since oil companies make 9 cents a gallon and the government makes 36 cents a gallon, how about the government cuts out 27 cents a gallon. Then they can say they take the same cut as the oil companies. And they still don't have to do a thing to get it.

Republicans listen, NASA just found Ethane on one of Saturn's moons. Guess, what.... that's way off shore. LET THE DRILLING BEGIN.

I just can't trust Obama. He canges his mind very often. Specifically about offshore drilling. I just don't understand why he does not agree to it. We all understand the other alternative is to find alternative energy source is well and good and McCain agrees to it but at the same time for future it is well to know that we are not going to depend on foreign oil and send billions of US$ to other middle eastern MUSLIM / TRRORIST country.

Please tell us why OBAMA don' want to have townhouse meeting with McCain? Is that because he has nothing to offer as a solid gold. Just promises but no truth. Besides he has no brain h like blind (h) leading to blind (his followers).

Im starting to really not care now, both of the candidates are starting to back track on most of the issues they once stood firm on. Im just waiting to see whats next for us and how there going to turn there previous thoughts around to make it seem like they never had a firm thought on it before.

To all Obama haters: Be informed. Read Obama's energy policy. Remember many voted for Bush without being informed (twice). This is why the USA is now in a mess. To be misinformed is to vote in another incompetent person in the White House (McCain).

O'Blah Blah is now doing something he is good at – slick talking smearing of his opponents. We would do better to hire Larry curley or Moe as president rather than this empty shell

I am just wondering What subject can MCcain teach at the in high school level with full confident???????????

Isn't Dark Horse a politically incorrect term? Oh I forgot a democrat said it.

If you voted for Bush and the repugs the last two times, I'll try real hard to forgive you... But if you vote repug again with the results of their policies right in your face, you really are either an idiot or a terrorist bent on the destruction of our great nation.

Too late. Now Obama is flip flopping on off shore drilling. Obama states that McCain has no ideas. Well, Obama is now "following" McCain and not "Leading".

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SENATOR OBAMA!!!!!!!!!
CNN you report everything else...how bout wishing the guy a happy birthday.....

> Can we please have Hillary back?

And how much have you donated to pay off her campaign? Yeah, that's what thought.

hmmm....Let's see. Obama didn't want off shore drilling until he saw 70% of Americans polled want it, didn't want to seat the Michigan and Florida delegates because he wanted to play by the rules (also knew Hillary would have won the primaries with those votes), and chokes and mumbles when asked if he accepts the fact the "surge" worked in Iraq when he emphatically said it would fail. Got a good VP for you Barack; John Edwards would best be suited for your ticket if he would just stop making love babies with women besides his sick wife. Not one Democrat had better talk about John or Cindy's past issues anymore. Hypocrites!!!

At first disappointing news.... but when you consider that an overwhelming percentage of the American people favor off shore drilling – it makes sense. I am just happy to have a candidate that is willing to listen to the people he serves, whether he agrees (totally) or not. I am proud of Sen. Obamas' continued willingness to bridge the party lines in an effort to best serve the constituencies. It's a testament to his strength and ability to get things done.

Wisdom 08!

I'm John McCain, and I approved this message:

My friends, I have informed the Oil company executives that if their donations reach $10M and I become President, I'll sign an executive order giving Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP & Chevron permission to drill at the Rose Garden and any other Federal locations of their choosing, including the Capitol and Pentagon.

That, my friends is how we get out of the energy crisis.

You know I have sat back and watched this election unfold for more than 2 years. The excitement to get out Mr. Bush has been overwhelming. However, change does need to happen. Energy is not our only problem. There are many issues left to be discussed before all the votes are cast. I do have an idea though.
With the obvious division and lack of respect that both parties are induring this election season, I was wondering what would happen if we had a democratic president and a republican vice-president (or vis-a-versa). I know it sounds odd, but just give it some thought. It would end some of the issues we are dealing with in the house and senate. It would give all parties a voice to really debate the issues at hand. Change needs to happen in a big way or America is going to loose its hegimon status. It might be one way to show Iraq that all people should have a voice and that democracy can work even in the toughest of situations.

Puma-SF August 4th, 2008 1:43 am ET
What? I thought we were just supposed to put air in our tires. Seriously, how stupid does he think we are?
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**Can we please have Hillary back?.......Hillary is back .....She is a true DEMOCRAT and she is Supporting Senator Obama ........Please help her with her DEBT**

It's nice he announces energy week when his collegues in the House decide to go on an extended vacation without solving our problem.

It's nice that Barack is finally showing signs to coming around to McCain's position on drilling for oil. It's nice that he's finally beginning to understand what McCain has understood for months.

Who do you think is leading the way?

McCain 08

In the first place, those 18.000.000 votes Hillary recieved were not a true represntation of democrat votes! At least 4.000.000 votes were cast by republican women. They so wanted a woman to be president. If Hillary was not the candidate, they were going to vote for McCain anyway! One other point I would like to make, Who cares was Canadians or any other foreigner thinks? This election belongs to us and I think a foreigners opinion,even if agrees with mine, has no place in these blogs!

GOOD for you Sen. Obama. We all KNOW Sen. John McCAIN is owned by those BIG FAT OIL COMPANIES just like his buddy George W. Bush. It's really SAD that here is a man who claims to be a "Maverick and a Straight Talker" and yet he is in the back pockets of Big Oil Companies. I guess that was WHY he buddied up so CLOSE to oil man George W. Bush so that he could be deeper and deeper into the "SAME OLD" George Bush policies.

No surprises here. I hope Americans are NOT stupid enough to play "SUCKERS" again and vote for another 4 years of another John McBUSH years! GOD help us all if they do, it will mean another WAR with Iran and an increase in gas prices, our taxes, and more crooks in the White House!!

VOTERS BEWARE!!! BE VERY AFRAID OF VOTING FOR JOHN McBUSH!!!

The GOP is trash and anti American, hit them back in the chops Obama.

Happy Birthday Obama! Enjoy your day! Deal with the issues on tommorrow! You are still a human being, and will make mistakes! Be dragged through the mud whether you do good or bad! Keep doing what your doing! America will come together and do what's right when Nov. get here! OR continue to lose what they've worked so hard for!!!

Obama – 08

The HOT AIR is coming from the great savior Obama's BULL!!! We DON'T want this IMAGINARY CHANGE (whatever THAT means!!!). Energy Week – LOL – Meaning absolutely NOTHING!!! JOHN McCAIN in 2008 – McCAIN! McCAIN! McCAIN!

Negative, negative and more negative is all McSurge knows. Now, the McSurge camp will cry foul when they hear of this ad. McSurge is all talk and no actions.

You may be catching up via the "polls" with all the negativity but not this time McSurge, not this time.

"My dad is in his mid-80s and he knows how to use the internet; why doesn't mccain? And doesn't make you feel just a little anxious that mccain could be president, without knowing how to use a lap top?"

Doesn't it make you feel just a little anxious that Obama could be president without knowing how to run the country?

Wow, a negative ad? Isn't that what Obama was complaining and whining about with Mccains "Paris Hilton, Brittney ad"? He says he doesn't like negative ads yet he can't resist. Hey people of the corn, wake up – this guy is pandering to anyone who'll vote for him.

Once again, he wants it both ways. Trapped between the radical left wing and the mainstream.

Obama has a new ad pushing for a windfall profits tax on big oil.

Taxing Big Oil Companies on their profits, is just another of Hillary R. Clinton's policies ,that Obama is stealing again.

Obama copies everything and everyone good ideas and now he is even adopting McCain's offshore drilling proposals.

Hey Axelrod and Plouffe, tell America what exactly does Obama consist of, because so far we cannot see anything of substance..

OOPS _ Its Battle Creek, MI – not Battleground – coffee just kicked in – HA

I am really getting tired of your compromising, shifting of positions, or flip flopping. Whatever you want to call it, I say get rid of those Hillary supporters who are now advising you. They are pushing you into the wrong direction

Rob,

I slightly disagree with you, I want America TO think and vote.

Obama 08

Obama is finished, talk to people in Ohio.

He changes positions like the wind.

Gas "tax rebate" $1,000 is a great short term idea folks and family in Mich are really like the idea.....

All the Oil is in TX, OK, etc., but the dipsticks are in DC. HA

I'm really starting to wonder about McCain's obsession with Obama. Maybe he worked with Larry C. too long.

However, I sure hope he doesn't pick Rudy G. for his veep or the only thing we're going to hear from the republicans for the next few months is 911 AND Obama.

McCain and his wife are liars. They said their campaign would not go negative, but it has. It 's great to know what they think is humorous is actually harmful to the dignity of this election, and the real needs of Americans who are suffering under this administration. I will not vote for George Bush's 3rd term and reject the two terms he had, because of weak Americans who were afraid to vote for someone else.

Everyone here who is bashing Obama is doing so because they have nothing good to say about Mccain. Bashing is the only alternative when your candidate isnt even responding to the issues that you care about. Obama is addressing issues that affect all of America and has a plan whereas Mccain has no plan and only can make rediculous ads that do nothing for the better of America. Open your eyes people and see the truth.

Obama 08'

You see the problem with the McCain campaign is they make Judgement calls based on nothing, ooh ok, something or another (that better). I've heard all day the Obama's moving to the center...Well I ask where exactly are we on
Jobs, The Economy, Money, Our Investments, College Funding, and Energy?
It does not seem to me we are neither center, right or left...
How about straight down..and what voting block is there...
So when a candidate sits down with economy specialists, and come back with a PLAN that will benefit the country...instead of a gimic or just something TO SAY...why is that WRONG or the BIG "FLIP FLOP"....
LET ME TELL YOU WHY IT'S WRONG...IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE!
So it becomes, Since I didn't think of if FIRST...IT'S "UPPITY", "PRESUMPTUOUS"
Think about it everyone goes into a campaign with the statis quo, Lower taxes, Fix the deficit, Better Education ect,ect
but have you ever seen a Politican sit down and get the FACTS FIRST, AND RE-FINDED THIER POSTION DURING, I REPEAT DURING.. A CAMPAIGN....NO!
And people ask why he change his mine on off shore drilling, for all the reason above. Do you want to wait for election day before you get some type of relief, or start putting the Oil companies on notice. I believe that was the purpose of the economy meeting.

But for most candidates IT'S THE STATIS QUO TO THE END!
No change, no maybe, just straight ahead...
Take nothing else or changes INTO CONSIDERATION..Just WE WILL FIX IT WHEN WE GET THERE...
RIGHT AFTER WE SHOW PEOPLE THAT FACTS ARE A LIE...OR A LIE IS FACTS.
And you wonder why this election will be in the record books.

American idiots you've not learned any lesson. You've voted for a lame duck why not a senile fool!

Sen. Obama is demonstrating his pragmatic, non-dogmatic approach to actually solving the energy problem and shining light on the ethically and intellectually corrupt McCain and his republican cohorts, not least of whom are Cheney/Bush who are clearly in the pockets of Big Oil. His support of more nuclear (not nukular W) power plants is further proof that he is viewing the problem from a pragmatic perspective. The negative comments about Sen. Obama on this forum and most others that I have seen put forth no substantive and specific policy reasons for their opposition to his candidacy. People just object to him for reasons that are not clear or stand up to examination. His grace and intellect apparently do not play well with many of my fellow Americans and that is saddening. They seem to respond better to angry dogma from McCain who is doing nothing more than pandering to their base instincts, not unlike what Gingrich/Cheney/Bush have done for far too long. I realize that people do not embrace change easily, but our children deserve a better country than that which the next President will confront and correct, starting with civil behavior, with which McCain has abandoned in favor of Rovian tactics in recent weeks.

Battleground, MI is between Lansing and Kalamazoo. It is the home of Kellogg's headquarters.

Take note McSame an attack ad on the issues not on celebrities.

Obama, the race is not given to the swift or the strong, but to the one who endures to the end. McCain's attacks will propel you into victory! ........and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

OBAMA '08

Ho humm........

I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really want so much for the Democrats to win this year.

As a "True" Independent....and not a "Sour Grapes Independent"......Republicans and Democrats have a great opportunity to put into the White House unique candidates.

I voted Republican twice before....and this time I am pulling for Obama.

But the Democratic party is in shambles...and it has been for some time. It looks like they are going to piss away a fantastic opportunity.

The only solace to be had is that John McCain is a solid candidate as well.

McCain ad,can not stop the change,John McCanin is a failure and will continue to be a failure,so even if he do more than 100 negative ad,sorry,i will never vote for john McCAIN,we can not allow him come with the same old and fade policy,he is a failure,and too old to be a president,JOHN McCAIN YOU ARE A FAILURE AND he only think of WAR WAR;while so many americans are having problem,no work,no house,no money,and he busy fighting negative ad against obama,he have no better idea on how to help americans,he only have the ideas on stupid ad and McCain ist agent of WAR.but nothing else ....................VOTE OBAMA 08

Please tell us why OBAMA don' want to have townhouse meeting with McCain? Is that because he has nothing to offer as a solid gold. Just promises but no truth. Besides he has no brain h like blind (h) leading to blind (his followers).

Just Nationalize them,we get the oil and the money.

If you think taxing the profits of the oil companies and giving the money to the public will make a difference you are wrong. All the money will go back to the oil companies because they will raise their price to cover the new taxes against them. Remember Investors want to be paid for what they think will make them money. As for your magical car that gets 75 miles per gallon, we could all have one and it would take 60 seconds to get up to speed, or it would be of such light weight material that when you got in an accident it would crush like a beer can and you would be demanding a safer car which would lower the fuel economy. Get over it things are what they are because we are not the only people on this planet wanting oil. If you want a car that gets that mileage, buy it. Don't force me into it.

O'bama is trying to do nothing more than buying votes.

Can the Bush administration and the repugs take any responsibility at all after 8 years in power? For goodness sake the gas price went up 300% under their watch.

For those Hillary supporter who are still crying, get over it! Either you vote for McSame or you vote for Obama.

I heard that McCain wants to appoint an energy czar and want to know if Matlock is available.

"Maaaaaaatllloooooooock!"

"I don't think opposing offshore drilling but saying he'd accept it as part of a package that included other good things is "shifting." I think it's just being pragmatic."

EXACTLY! That's what we've been missing for the last 8 years, pragmatic leadership!

Obama/Sebelius 08

Peter E

HILLARY gave the GOP all the negative information that they're using now against Barack, so don't you DARE say Barack was entirely negative against Hillary. The truth is he had to defend himself against an unscrupulous candidate who would do and say anything to win. A liar who said she would campaign hard for Barack who I've only seen a couple of times. Where is she? Where is Bill? The Clintons are the most selfish self centered people on the planet. Bill is still talking about himself.

Barack will win without their help, because the American people are sick and tired of the Bush policies. PERIOD.

Why does Barack Obama insist that he is African American! Am i the only one who seen a picture of his mother(she's white)? Why is it so hard for him to come to terms with the fact he is in FACT the first BI-RACIAL person to receive a presidential nomination! There's nothing to be ashamed of, and every reason to be to be proud. Until he can admit to himself that he is bi-racial, and be proud of both his WHITE AND BLACK background, I could never vote for someone that is that insecure with himself.

Obama flip flopped!
Obama stole Hillary's plans!
Obama is not a big boy!
Im a Puma blah blah blah!

Wake up America. Can we afford to be this trivial and act this childish any longer? You have a leader in front of you. Vote Obama! If you cant vote for him because he is black or he has a funny name or because he is young or skinny, fine, then vote for him so our children will have a future. Vote for him because of your children and grand children. Voting for McLame is a vote AGAINST your children, my children. It is a vote against a future. Voting McLame is a vote against America!

Wake UP People!

hy OBAMA don' wanttownhouse meeting with McCain.? Because he has nothing to offer as a solid gol. Just promisses but no truth. Besides he hs no brain h ilikeblind (h) leading to blind(his fllowers).

The McCain camp is now going to launch "Super Energy Week" which will be much betterer than Obama's.

My wife and I are educated people, we both have degrees, me in Finance and she in Poly. Sci. John McCain "MsStupid" does not talk to people like us cause we understand energy policy and supply and demand theories. Please people, at least the undereducated, listen to what he is saying. Rich people pay less taxes than middle-income individuals........what the hell. Oil companies get tax breaks...ie...the rich. Okay non degree having "blue collar" people here is a lesson.

War spending of 10 billion a month = low U.S. dollar value

War in Iraq = higher Exxon gas prices

Tax breaks to oil companies = more profit that they don't reinvest

War spending + high gas prices = high food prices

War spending + high gas prices + high food prices = people who can't afford them

War spending + high gas prices + high food prices + people who can't afford them = bad economy

Hands off Federal Republican regulation = recipe for disaster, as we see now.

People, do not let race be your deciding factor for this election. Read John McCains policies.........they only benefit the rich.

Note....Republicans are so trusted, then why all the scandals and our ecoonomy is in shambles.........Hmmmmmm, but Exxon is rich.........Hmmmm.....

It was Barack Obama who voted Yes to the Bush/Cheney Energy bill, which gave huge tax breaks and other incentives to big oil. John McCain voted against it, as did Hillary Clinton. Now who is really in the back pocket of big oil? And who knows what policies Obama will follow through on? The man is becoming more and more impossible to take at his word, and he is slowly but surely losing the trust of the American people.

Great idea,

It makes more sense than borrowing the money from China like we did for the first one.

Go Obama GO!!!

Hey Obama folks,

Starting to sound like Hillary was right all along.

Have you seen that ridiculous website against Obama. It's offensive and dishonest..but you know some people will actually follow it. They make fun of his name, make racial comments and do eveything that McCain was criticizing Obama was saying his oponents will do. Well I guess these guys aren't his opponents, they must be his allies???? I can't wait for a website dedicated to McCain on the Hill with McCains head on Hank Hill's dad's body. They are both two crotchety old war veterans that want to bomb everybody...

When Senator Obama referred to inflating tires and keeping your car tuned up, he was saying that those changes alone would equal any savings from a gas tax holiday, which may or may not reduce the cost of gas at the pump. Don't be stupid!

Obama is the ultimate "flip-flopper." I was all for this guy during the primaries, but now see that he is all fluff and no substance. This country may not have been in good shape for 6 years of bush, but it has gone from bad to horrible ever since we put our dems in power, and they have yet to honor even one of the promises that they made before the elections..! they are still funding the war, a $500+ billion deficit next year, no energy policy, and they're all on vacation right now, laughing it up... Wake-up America!!!

Another oil man in the White House would be a serious mistake. McCain owes big oil and they will only increase their profits if he is elected.

Any other Obama supporter and wise american observant enough to have noticed that CNN changed the topic of this article around 8am EST? It was originally "Obama unveils new energy plan Monday" which gives Obama the good credit he deserves for burning the midnight oil on coming up with great strategy for better lives for the american people! Now they have changed the topic to be one about attack and to include Old McSame who deserves no attention at all for his more of the same Old stuff! How SAD, America, the news/MSM has been bought by the present administration!

That sissy boys / little girls club (aka PUMA), just can't accept the fact that their 'entitled' one lost to the 18 million of us who supported Obama. Tsk, tsk, sweeties.

FISA,Oil Drilling ,Flo and Mich votes what's next?!!!you seem on a good roll as a master of flip flopping

Obama should have said : ENERGY HAS BECOME A NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE. FOR THAT REASON, LOOKING AT LIMITED OFF SHORE DRILLING SHOULD BE A PART OF OUR OVER ALL ENERGY POLICY. HOWEVER BECAUSE IT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO OUR NATIONAL SECURITY – ALL OPTIONS SHOULD BE ON THE TABLE. I WILL HOWEVER, ENSURE THAT OUR ENERGY POLICY WILL NOT BE MADE BY MY VICE PRESIDENT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WITH AMERICA'S OIL EXECUTIVES. AND I PROMISE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT MY VICE PRESIDENT WILL NOT MOVE HIS FORMER COMPANY TO DUBAI TO ESCAPE TAXES, INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE PROSECUTION !

When Bush came into office in his first term, he and his minions threw out every suggestion of the Clinton Administration, including the suggestion that their top priority would be al Qaeda. This is evidenced by ignoring the October PDB and the fact that Bush paid only lip service to the creation of a terrorist task force, chaired by Cheney, which NEVER met before 9/11.

Obama is at least considering all proposals, which is exactly what a good President should do. I personally don't like the idea of offshore drilling in areas not already under lease.

According to Congressman DeFazio, who sites the Minerals Management Service, there are 44 million acres off the coast leased, 10.5 million acres of that has been developed, but the other 33.5 million acres are available for offshore drilling.

In addition, the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska contains proven reserves of over 33 billion barrels (25 test wells were drilled, but then capped).

Understand that if Big Oil sits on their current known reserves, they can keep costs down and prices at the pump very high.

McCain wants to give Big Oil everything they want, even to the destruction of our offshore reefs.

Nope,,,we can elect Obama and let Wall Street get the cream this time.

At least Obama is honest when talking about how he wants "Change" This meaning change all of his positions on the polls for the day. The boy is not to bright

To Puma-SF August 4th, 2008 1:43 am ET-What? I thought we were just supposed to put air in our tires. Seriously, how stupid does he think we are?Can we please have Hillary back?-–Hillary is Back as a True Democratic--She lost the Primary And she is supporting Obama ***..Talk is Cheap are you willing to help her with her DEBT***

Okay, I've read a few comments from people from Michigan who complain that Obama forgot us and didn't want us in the primaries. Here's the real deal:

Lansing screwed up. The DNC set specific dates and rules in for a reason. Lansing decided to say Hey DNC, piss off. We're gonna do our own thing.

The consequences were our losing seats at the convention. Don't blame Obama for abiding by the rules set in place. Yes, he benefited from them, but even if he hadn't, I personally think he would still have supported the decision the DNC made.

Obama '08

Oh and PS.... GO SPARTANS!! : P

We need a large investment in wind! Why is this so ignored. We should be the worlds leaders in wind technology and cover the states with windmills!

Until this year, John McCain HAD no energy policy.

We might have heard of it if he had, correct? Almost 30 years in the Senate as a (gag) Maverick? John always raised his voice, right?

He was there for two LONG stints of complete Republican Congressional control...in the early 90's...and in early 2000...

We heard him loud and clear, right? He's been calling for alternative fuels for years, right? Offshore drilling for years, right?

(insert sounds of crickets, here).

McCain's a Bush Tire, retreaded. If you could INVENT a worst candidate for our next President, his first words to you would likely be..."My friends..."

To former g.o.p. – Get serious. Some people have more important things to do then log on to the net. It makes me nervous that some people think if one hasn't taken time out of their productive schedule to learn how to use the computer they arouse the suspicion of others. Get a life with substance. I'm sure McCain can use a laptop if he wants to.

........Hummmm, my mind is made up!!! I've switched off CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS...I'm sick of all the pundits, I'm sick of the McShame campaign, I'm sick of the Republican Party...going to sit here and wait until November and hope I have enough gas to get to the polls. Go get'm Obama!!!

To former g.o.p. – Get serious. Some people have more important things to do then log on to the net. It makes me nervous that some people think if one hasn't taken time out of their productive schedule to learn how to use the computer they arouse the suspicion of others. Get a life with substance.

RJ,
Instead of complaining why dont you and the other Hillary supporters get together and send her one dollar each. If there really are as many of you as you claim you could wipe out her debt in no time.

RJ, CA- Who cares whose energy plan he wants to use? The important thing is that he needs a good energy plan, regardless of who helps devise it. If Hillary has some good ideas, great. Let's use them. If other experts have some good ideas, great also. I'm not a big fan of offshore drlling. It seems to me that would be just extending our dependence, and everyone seems to agree that we wouldn't see any relief from that for at least 7 years. Unfortunately, none of our options are very good at this point, unless we want to bring back the electric car concept.. We could probably get up and running with electric cars in less than seven years...

At any rate- get over your politics and sour grapes RJ, CA, the important thing is that we have the best energy plan possible. If I were pesident, I'd want the help of as many experts as I could trust to put that plan together, wouldn't you?

McCain, who will discuss small business issues Monday in Pennsylvania, also plans an energy event in Michigan this week. On Tuesday, he will visit the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant outside Detroit, for an event promoting his call for an increase in similar plants.

Nuclear power invites disasters which John McCain cannot control or those that run it can control, we already live on the edgeof disaster daily, why add to it? There are other ways less distructive and better controlled.
Bud

What a tard! Taxing the oil companies will only raise the price of gasoline for the average Joe. Of course, if the average Joe is stupid enough to vote for Obama, he deserves what he gets.

McCain will be the second worst president in history if elected.
He is to weak to be in the oval office, the cancer is coming back.

8 trillion of our 11 trillion national debt came under the last three GOP presidents.

Don't be a four time loser!!!!!!!!!!

Rob..clearly if you're not thinking, then you will vote McSame, McBush.

At least Obama's attacks are policy based and not on his character. There is nothing wrong with attacking each other's policies by attacking the other's character with false accusations is dirty. John McCain has proved he has a sick sense of humor if that's what he chooses to call it.

Will all of the Hillary robots stop shrieking?!?! To the fool from Saginaw and all other shriekers who should be in diapers drinking from a bottle...don't forget that Hillary AGREED to not count Michigan and Florida BEFORE the primary season began, when her ego was sooooo huge that she pretty much felt like the nomination was hers to lose. Guess what....SHE LOST IT!!! After it became apparent that she couldn't win with the rules that SHE AGREED TO, she started crying and rallying up all of the PUMA crybabies about "disenfranchising" all these voter...Oh never mind that Hillary said earlier that "disenfranchising" them before the primary season would be OK. What a bunch of sore losers!! And to the PUMAs who will refuse to act like anything but a bunch of tantrum-throwing two year olds, I hope that you wake up BEFORE a President McCain stacks the Supreme Court with arch conservatives (which he will be obligated to do, having taken such a hard turn to the right on all his stances)...we'll be stuck with that for the next generation, or 30 years, all because you couldn't stop your whining and crying about losing!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARACK OBAMA!!!!

Wow! Hit um hard!

ROBIN HOOD ! Obama

Who does this remind you of?...Old, Hot Tempered, Gets his facts wrong, Follow the Leader type, Can't think quick enough to answer many straight forward questions, negative attacks of others and has no strategic plan for the future?...John McCain – John McCain -John McCain.
(Do we really want more Nuclear Plants?)

Hey Saginaw, Mi. –

FYI, it wasn't Obama who prohibited MI & FL from voting. It was only MI & FL's fault. And as far as competition, the last time I checked Obama beat the Clinton machine. Do some research before you post.

TO DRILL OR NOT TO DRILL. ?

TO COUNT OR NOT TO COUNT FL and MI VOTES ?

This guy does not know what he wants !!!!!!!

TO BAN OR NOT TO BAN HAND GUNS ?

TO GO TO CHURCH OR NOT TO GO TO CHURCH ?

Yet he has the audacity to want the biggest job on the land !!!

To Tom He flip on MI and FL delegation. So three flips in one weekend. Is anyone keeping count? I like to know how many so far and this is before the convention. Do we really know what his true position is on anything. I guess if he bombs another country the next day he will say I didn't mean to do it.

Per CNN, "John McCain...also plans an energy event in Michigan this week...he will visit the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant outside Detroit...promoting his call for an increase in similar plants".

IS THAT AN ENERGY EVENT, McSame – PROMOTING CALL FOR MORE NUCLEAR PLANTS? WISE AMERICANS WITH INSIGHT, PLEASE WAKE UP!!! CAN'T YOU SEE? How is that an energy solution affecting americans? Remember most plants/manufacturing have laid off a whole bunch of good americans and outsourced the plant jobs to other countries via NAFTA supported by McSame! Why do you think McSame went to Columbia, Mexico, Canada (as opposed to Obama who superbly strategized his foreign trip well for the good of the American image)? WAKE UP AMERICANS, PLS WAKE UP!!!

Obama needs to hit mcsame on issues in a hard hitting ad right now Mccain and his Republican buddies are swiftboating him. Obama you can do it we know how the dirty the republicans play Obama 08 Yes we can

Vote McCain or join the insane!

Lemmings for Obama, LOL!!

This media creation is starting to show is ignorance, arrogance and can't commit to any decisions for more than a day or two. His cult like following will soon join him back in Chicago where they can cry in their caviar along with Wright, Ayers, Farrakahn and the Mrs.

Why don't you white Liberals really look into this imposter's writings, his wish to be rid of his :white blood"? Oh, yea, you don't care...............

Ignore the repug moron posing as me. I could NEVER vote mccain or repug for that matter cause I actually care about my country unlike mcsurge whose entire campaign strategy consists of bashing Obama. It's Obama all the way for me and NOTHING could ever change my mind on him. OBAMA 08 & 12

I think if our leaders would use their heads we could put an end to all the wild speculation in the oil markets. First lower the speed limits back to 55. Put the country on an odd even day to get gas. Make thermostats for homes that would not let you set a temp in you house less that 78 degrees in summer and no higher than 70 in winter. Next regulate the amount the oil companies can pay for a barrel of oil. Then have a government body of economists set the price of natural gas and electricity. In doing so there would not be any need for a windfall profits tax. We had regulations on the Airlines Railroads, oil and gas and power companies years ago things worked real well then we need to do it again now. These large monopolies have proven over and over thay they are to greedy to be trusted in making things profitable and still affordable to the american people.

Well, when he picks a VP from Indiana...Obama is sure to lose. Withut Hilary, all is lost anyway.

Besides attacking Obama what plans does mccain have? NONE. I am sick of this clown and his empty repug rhetoric. This shows us what he really thinks about us, nothing! He gives us no plans on how he is going to help us or the economy and just continually bashes Obama.

Maybe the methane from all of B.O.'s B.S. will help relieve our dependence on foreign oil. How far will he flip flop on this one, and whose ideas will he claim as his own, Hillary's, or McCain's? This guy is all fluff and no substance. If he wanted to be a CEO, he wouldn't even be granted an interview, no less get the job.

Hillary and McCain want to make the world and country a better place;
Bam-Bam wants POWER, and it seems he'll do just about anything to get it. He's an arrogant hypocrite and a liar.
He calls McCain's ad juvenile. What's more juvenile than a make-believe presidential seal.
Or a presidential candidate posing for reporters on his airplane – twirling around in his jeans.
Or give a free concert and beer to attract hugh crowds to feed his ego.
Or a middle-aged presidential candidate kissing up to disgusting rappers just to look cool.
Time to send a donation to McCain.
Send this freak back to Chicago with its HUGH, HIGH CRIME RATE.

Osama for Obama you are just a bitter Republican.
The website you will link us is just crap and lies.
Obama for President!!

OBAMA is the flipfloped,you can,t hide his lies from the people,we are learing more about him ever day..No we don,t want him as our true leader"WHO" could believe anything he says

Presidential elections are like marriages. You pick the partner/candidate that you think you can live with, and who more closely aligns to your goals, dreams, etc. Oh sure, along the way, the partner/candidate is going to do stuff that really bugs the crap out of you – snore (husband), play golf entirely too often (husband), compromise on positions upon which you wish he had remained firm (Obama), sit back and take the high road when he should go kick McCain's *ss (Obama) – but in the end, you know you've picked the right person.

BO supporters – remember today is his 47th birthday. In light of that, and to combat the sleazy McCain ads, please consider making a donation, if you can afford to do so. I contributed $47 this morning.

Mabe he will subsidize gas for people making less than $30,000 a year. He could pay for it by puttinga surcharge on people making more than $250,000 a year. Boy wouldn't that upset Bush's bunch.

McSame believes in wind power.
Every time he opens his mouth, he breaks wind.

wow,are you OBAMA people ashame of your man?Talk about the last eight year,what would it be like if Obama had been presdent? I guess he would have just set back and let the muslim took over...

Hillary supporter for McCain!!!!!!!!

Obama and his liberal democrats led by Pelosi & Reid, have no 'emergy plan'. They put the entire USA off-limits to oil drilling to "save the environment". yeah, they'll save that while destroying America.
Obama even said himself, that he favors high price gasoline....do you???

Ever notice how John McSurge copies Obama's plans? Case in point the energy plan. He had all that time while Obama was abroad to tout his so called energy plan but he didn't, because he didn't have one, now all of sudden that Obama has one, he does too. Stop copying Obama mccain and use your own poor judgement.

If we could harness all of the Hot Air coming from the McBush campagn. We could power the East Coast.

McCain wants decisions about Iraq made by "conditions on the ground"

Obama is using the same idea for his energy policy: He's young enough, smart enough, flexible enough to ask questions and learn rather than choose one position and cling to it forever.

That's a good thing. BtW: McCain, who is not in favor of wind power, has windmills pictured in his ads.

And another question for McCain: if drilling was soooo important, why didn't you and the GOP start in 2001 when the GOP had complete and utter control of the Congress and White House??

Where was the foresight? Or were you discouraged by the VP and his 40 meetings with big oil and gas??

Salvation is at hand! Just bottle all the hot air coming ot Washington and our problem will be solved. Seriously, it's going to take a package comprised of conservation, legislation for increased fuel ecomony, incentives for "green" building, increased rail transit, wind solar and hydro power, Canadian tar sands and, unfortunately, some external oil. Careful and supervised offshore drilling and nuclear power should be in the mix as well no matter how much howling comes from a vocal minority. Anything less is "pandering" which, unfortunately, is what politcos do best.

America vote Obama. A word for the wise.

I don't think opposing offshore drilling but saying he'd accept it as part of a package that included other good things is "shifting." I think it's just being pragmatic.

Curious to see how many days, or hrs., before mccain comes up with the same plan.
Those who say Obama has flipped on oil drilling, check mccains' stand on it in June.
The "Moses" ad is the most offensive thing I have seen-ever! Using the Bible to "poke fun" or demean a person is despicable! No wonder mccain never wants to talk about his faith. Christian?? I do not have an ounce of respect left for john mccain!
To all you HRC supporters-don't you think it's time you took your toys and went home like good little children? Anyone who would desert their party and their country to vote out of pure spite can't possibly be a true patriotic American. Occupy your time raising money to retire her debt-not bashing Obama-mccain is doing quite enough of that.

Doubt this will get posted-they usually don't-too pro Obama.

Independent voter who voted mccain in 2000-it'll never happen again!!

OBAMA/BIDEN '08

Where the hell is "Battleground, Michigan"?

I've never seen that town on a map. Keep the facts, straight, please,.

Well you really don't have to listen to the speech today because he will change it tomorrow. This weekend he flip on Nasa and Off shore drilling. I guess you could say his words doesn't matter.

Mr. Obama is the right choice when it comes to energy policy. He has promised more research into plugin hybrids and thats what is reqd for America to decrease and eventually do away with oil dependence. McCain policy of allowing offshore drilling will not reduce America's dependence on oil even by 5% according to experts in the department of energy and it will take a minimum 5 yrs if they start now so I can't understand how people can support him on this issue. It looks like he is just playing politics and this will cost america another war I beleive in the middleeast most probably with Iran.
Plug-in hybrids and eventually all eletric cars are the answer to America's energy independence.

I heard he wants to seat he entire Fl and MI delegates now. What a uniter or TOTAL politcal panderer. Might as well just slap them in the face. This energy policy shoud be interesting as well. My tires are inflated, but I don't think that will solve the nation's energy situation. You watch, he will begin to get on board with drilling when he studies the polls.

I thought he already did – inflate tires, tune up car...Hope it is not more rhetoric and talk and actualy something concrete, guess it depends on who he is talking to at the time. What happened to that nine point lead in the pools, did Rove steal it? And how did that Edwards story get buried??

at least obama has a real plan.

So we know where Senator Obama will be today, but where will Senator McCain be?

I have since discovered that he will attend the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally tonight. Taking the stage before Kid Rock performs and after a litany of events that are questionably, non-conservative and borderline immoral.

Kudos for offering his Tribute to American Veterans and Active Duty Servicemen, but jeers for choosing a very unprincipled venue in which to deliver it.

Obama is just TALK..... has he delivered YET ??? Donah////

Comical.....is this todays plan? What will he say tomorrow.

The false messiah is grasping at straws..............................vote McCain or join the insane. Or if you want a write in candidate, vote for me......anyone is better than this media creation..

http://lmosworld.blogspot.com/

Go give them... America needs new ideas! Don't involve in negative Attacks...
Talk about plans to better the lives of Americans and the world.
No matter how negative the McCain campaign is striving, the American people will judge...
Light will always triumph over darkness. At the end you will be the winner.

i have a feeling Hillary will be vice President....i'm not her fan but will welcome the idea

Obama 08/12

That's Obama..working with everyone to find a resolution..wow, finally someone has enough brains to figure it out. This goes against what we've had to deal with the last eight years.

So great to address the energy issues for the Nation!! I imagine they both have views on these most important issues. Speaking of "physical energy": They both seems so tireless with their display of endless energy. Not bad for these campaigners for the "Oval Office" ! May their personal energy endure at least until November when the Nation will declare a winner.

Good Health to both of them now and always!! I have the confidence the Country will come up with an excellent plan for National Enery needs!!

I wonder how Obama supporters will try to spin their candidate's newfound support for off-shore drilling.
But then again they screamed foul when Hillary tried to seat all Florida and Michigan delegates, and now celebrate Obama for him asking for the exact same thing as a 'uniter...' And they are blind to the hypocrisy of that...

Obama has an actual plan on something? And it doesn't involve attacks against Hillary? Wow! Now THAT's news...
For a guy who won his party's nomination entirely on negative campaign-blitz against Hillary, he really has trouble defining himself. First he opposes NAFTA. Then he compromises. First he wants unconditional withdrawal of troops. Then he says he never wanted that. First he ridicules his opponent on off-shore drilling. Now he adopts it as if it was his visionary idea in the first place.
Vote Ron Paul! Change you can TRUST in!

He 'compromised' on NAFTA. He 'compromised' on troop withdrawal. He 'compromised' on the retroactive legalization of Bush's illegals domestic spying program. He 'compromised' on campaign finance.
You know, if Hillary were the nominee with these records, all the Obama supporters would call this 'political positioning' and would accuse her of lying down for the republicans.
In fact that's my challenge to you hypocritic Obama supporters: from now on insert 'Hillary' in all the news about your candidate and see what your knee-jerk reaction is! 'Oh, but if it's Obama it's different, he's an agent of change!' Bullfeathers! Start looking at what he does instead of mindlessly giving into his empty rhetoric!

Mr. President... thank you and it's about time. Everyone knows you're capable of offering solutions and ideas; you need to do this consistently or else you'll lose in the general election.

Here's hoping you are elected and the dems pick up enough senate seats to see your agenda into law.

Obama! Agent of change! Standing firm and leading us towards unity and a new day in politics... as long as the polls allow him to do. Otherwise he's willing to 'compromise' that stance to the point where it becomes indistinguishable from that of McCain or Bush...

As Obama has said, and I totally agree, if we continue down the same path we will end up in the same place. I am ok with offshore drilling ONLY if it is conjuction with a broader, comprehensive plan to become independent of our need for foreign oil. None of this is going to be easy since it does mean a change, HOWEVER, NOW is far from easy and will only get harder and harder if we don't do SOMETHING NEW NOW! I hope he will also listen to T.Boone Pickens and some others who have inovative ideas, if he hasn't already. The future is very scary for this country in the place we are in now and I urge everyone not to pick the old way over the new out of fear. What we have to fear is WHERE WE ARE NOW and IF IT CONTINUES. McCain has next to nothing to offer in where we want this country to go. It has been 40 years of NO NEW ENERGY POLICY and we cannot wait any longer. We NEED TO SHORE UP HOME, ie: AMERICA.

John McSame learnt the WRONG lessons from 2000 when George Dubya was smearing him from having an illegitimate black child; now he is denigrating young women and other peoples children in his negative ad just to score a cheap political point!

John McSame, why dont you INSULT you bottox face wife and your young daughter in your cheap ad...at least they are women too and you have NO RESPECT for women!

If you can curse at Paris and Britney; you can curse at your babbie doll wife and your egg-head daughter; and the BLACK one too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John McSame = Brain paralysis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Now he wants full-votes for Michigan and Florida, huh?

WHAT A DEEP CROOK, THAT Mr. B.O..!!!

WHAT A DEEP CROOK, THAT Mr. B.O..!!!

Lie!!!! Lie!!!! Lie!!!! Don’t listen to him Florida he lies. He can't do that without Congress agreement. He only wants your votes.

While McCain and gang are busy making silly, insignificant attack videos Obama is hard at work trying to come up with real solutions to the problems we all face. McCain=Bush... no solutions just more of the same.
Obama for Prez... true leadership.

Obama explains his view for America's strategic energy policy. McCain explains how Obama is similar to Paris Hilton, Brittany Spears, and Moses.

Can't wait ! Let's hope he don't flip again.

I want a job in this market. I am voting for Obama.

A good time to begin the surge. McCain's economic plan and foreign policy . Lower Corportate taxes and Foreign policy experience. Take advantage of all the misteps obama has made. Leave no space in between or behind. Go for it !

NO ONE CAN STAND IN THE WAY OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CALLING FOR CHANGE.... NOT MCCAIN'S NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN. MCCAIN GOT 1.1 mil from oil companies... i wonder why he wants to drill

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As usual, McCain will follow Obama. McCain cannot be a leader, he's too busy following those who know what the hell they are doing and know where they are going. All he knows how to do is belittle and berate those who are more intelligent than he is.

Mccain Is Going To Try And Knock Down Obamas Plan So It Will Divert Attention Away From The Fact That He Doesnt Have A Plan Of His Own!

This Plan Sounds So Much Better Than The Mccain Plan Which Only Wants To Drill, Drill, Drill, While Giving Big Tax Breaks And Subsidies To The Big Oil Companies!

What? I thought we were just supposed to put air in our tires. Seriously, how stupid does he think we are?

Can we please have Hillary back?

OBAMA IS THE BEST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN FOR THE US. I SWEAR IF MCSHAME GETS IN OFFICE WE ARE ALL IN TROUBLE. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND OBAMA!! PEOPLE NEED TO GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE THEY STARTJUDGING HIM. THE REPUBS ARE JUST JELOUS BECAUSE HE IS GETTING THE RESPECT THAT THEY NEVER HAD OR WILL EVER GET BACK DUE TO BUSH! AND THEY KNOW IT! THIS COUNTRY DISPPOINTS ME AND IF OBAMA DOESNT WIN IT IS GOING DOWN AND I AM MOVING TO CANADA. WHERE EVERYONE HAS HEALTH INSURANCE. BECUZ IF MCSHAME IS IN. HE IS GOING TO MAKE SURE LIKE BUSH THAT ALL OF HIS BUDDIES GET RICH AND THE US CITIZENS ARE GOING TO BE PAYING

OBAMA 2008 AND BEYOND. CHANGE IS WHAT WE CAN BELIEVE IN!

ALL HYPE again

I , for one will be glad to have some real news instead for the 24-hour loop of high school crap the MSM keeps feeding us. I'm soooo sick of the pundits who run their mouth like they know what their talking about. The they get angry when the candidates want to limit access. It's because the "pundits" spin way to much.

What is keeping the oil companies from producing more American oil in areas they have the right to drill on? Do they have drilling machinery they can use in the waters they want to be deregulated? Would they have to move existing rigs to areas they feel are more lucrative? If so how much more productive would these transplanted rigs be? Would these new wells produce enough more energy to offset the new coastal eyesores? Would they produce enough more to offset the mixed signals this sends about making the USA a leader in the efforts to combat global warming, oil spills, other environmental degradation and Middle East conflicts? When there is another major hurricane such as Katrina how much more oil will be released ths time in the coastal waters? What are we doing to increase refining capacity to lessen that shortage on gasoline/heating oil prices? Do you want a nuclear plant within 20 miles of your house? How about a nuclear waste dump? How about a truck or train full of it moving along the highway right next to your family? Do you trust energy companies to work toward lowering the cost of fuel for consumers or toward maximizing their profits?

It is past time that US citizens ask themselves these tough questions and stop being manipulated by politicians and huge energy conglomerates who have more in common with Enron than a small, local, job generating business.

Senator Obama, please ask John McCain to detail his last two years of "success" at Annapolis and how that even came close to qualifying him for flight school straight out of the Academy.

Keep in mind, McCain's father was a 4-star Admiral at the time, highly ranked in the upper echelon of the Navy, but that, of course, had nothing to do with the meteoric rise of John McCain!

You can categorize it as clarifying McCain's experience to lead.

My dad is in his mid-80s and he knows how to use the internet; why doesn't mccain? And doesn't make you feel just a little anxious that mccain could be president, without knowing how to use a lap top?

Obama is a joke. Now he is for seating the entire delegations of Michigan and Florida! I bet he is! Now that he does not have competition he is acting like a big boy. Too bad he showed his true colors in the spring.
Alot of people in Michigan will remember that he argued against having the Michigan delegation count when it would have mattered what we said. My vote is important and since Obama didnt want it to count in the spring, he will not get it in the fall. I dare say I will not be the only voter who thinks like this. Many were offended by his arrogance in the primary. To say he wants our votes to count now is a slap in my face. I will not accept it either.

Oh thank goodness that Mr. Obama will now support offshore drilling. He must have been for it before he was against it !

Majority is behind you Obama.Just keep doing what you are doing.God be with you.

Go Obama. Let us know your thoughts as to how we end the addiction to oil (all oil). It makes my brain hurt to think that we can build planes to avoid radar, put a man on the moon, send vessals to the outer reaches of our galaxy, but we can't build an internal combustion engine that get 60-70 miles to the gallon! How come no one mentions the carbuerator engine that got 75 miles to the gallon? Oh, wait. Exxon bought the patent and locked it up in their vault!

I hope you release real details so that some of the nay-sayers will have something to chew on instead of continously flapping their jaws.

Well, let's see whose plan Obama will steal this time and announce it as his own with - of course - the usual "as I have repeatedly stated . . . "

Already I remember that it was Hillary Clinton during the primaries who proposed creating "five million green jobs" - which Obama will now - of course - tout as "HIS" energy plan! And so the phony's baloney continues!

PLEASE DON'T THINK AND VOTE

OBAMA 08