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Frankly, I haven't seen either party come up with a viable energy plan. It's true, properly inflating tires, getting regular tune-ups, and good driving habits will decrease fuel consumption, but that puts the responsibility in the hands of the people. Let's be realistic – is a great enough percentage of the population going to do this to make a difference? We have known for years the effects of idling vehicles stuck in traffic on fuel costs and the environment, but we still prefer our cars over public transportation (yes, it's a generalization).

McCain has been in Washington for 26 years, but so have a lot of other people, and yet, no results. No results with the Republican majority in Congress, and none with the Democratic majority of the last 2 years. How many people have contacted their congressmen about issues, saying how they want that person to vote? Telling them what issues are important to their constituents? We only seem to get up in arms at election time – not all that different from the candidates before us.

And since someone brought up troop withdrawal, could we possibly pull our troops out of Germany, Japan, and South Korea? It's been well over 50 years. Anyone? McCain? Obama? *crickets*

Senator Obama is deliberately misstating Senator McCain's energy policy – Senator McCain's policy includes wind, solar and NUCLEAR (which Senator Obama opposes). – So as I see it, Senator McCain's package includes MORE options than that of Senator Obama.....

Why let any politician have the power to tell you how rotten the world is, or how rotten it will be if you don't vote a certain way. Vote, then make the best of it, quit whinning all the time, and dont believe the news. They have an agenda....they are people

plain and simple

McCain is a flat tire that lost its hot air.

Move out of the way, Change coming

Obama 08

BUSH IS THE BEST. TOO BAD HE CANT RUN AGAIN.

Do the vast majority of people leaving comments even read the entire article, listen to and watch the videos included in the article? It sure seem like a lot of you just pick one thing you don't like and pounce on that one thing. There is not ONE answer to America's problems. Hello.

Sorry America – face it – no matter what it is going to hurt for the couple of years. Here is what should be done. Lift all the bans on drilling, tell the oil companies go find the rest and find it now, get every last drop – use it all, finish it. Quick and dirty. At the same time, tell them they have to develop alternative energy – give them the rights, let them keep the patents etc. Then it will finally end. We (America) will own the future energy producing technologies, keep the money at home. While the environment may hurt for a while, we can clean it up – it will give jobs to environmentalists. We will then be free – no longer dependent on oil (it will all be used up), the Middle East and actually anything else that happens outside our borders will become irrelevant. No need to police the world any more, no need to get to oil supp;ying countries or to overthrow dictators. Valenzuela – who will care any more? – let them be as anti American as they want. We need to grab the renwable energy technology now and finish off all the oil to finally force the issue. Of course, the question is, will Americans suffer up front for the benefit of the future, or will we continue to only worry about what can be done for us todday?

Who do you think will pay for a windfall tax on oil companies, We the consumer, easy for them to recover any tax placed upon them. We need oil, oil is not just used in gasoline, but in many of the products you use every day, even when you are not driving car. The trucking interest is transporting all of your food what will they do if prices go higher which is possible. It will take a long ext. cord to get your food to your table.

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Finally some truth about McShame!!!

McShame voted to get us into this mess! Now we need Obama to get us out of it!

I cannot understand some of you people , the old fool McSame can't even give a speach without a teleprompter or his speach written down for him how can he talk with any one if he has to have one of these two things
Why does someone in Baracks campain say something about this?Mcsame sure would he is a total moron.

Drill here,Drill now-thats all MCDRILL says these days.

I can't help but feel sorry for John McCain – He likely has no idea how pathetic he looks

so far as i know all the current autos use gasoline. we heat our homes with oil. what more needs to be said. alternative energy is at least 20 30 years distant.

Ask youself, voters. Who's telling the truth and who is lying.

Peter, please you're showing your ignorance. Do you not see how biased the media can be? Obama has you fooled just like everyone else supporting him.

Obama/Carter Ticket,
Yeah that's the Ticket

Protect our oceans. NO OFFSHORE DRILLING!

Teasing is childish... and immature...

The four reasons given why opening up more off shore drilling makes no sense:
1) The oil companies already have the leases to over 60million acres of land that they are not utilizing
2) Expanding off shore drilling will not lead to a drop of usable oil for at least ten years
3) When it is produced from this newly drilled land, it will likely go on the global market...i.e. it does not solely increase our oil supply
4) It would lead to a very small amount of increased supply in regards to our total oil demand

These points are agreed upon by nearly all of today's energy experts, as well as Bush's own energy policy advisors. I have yet to hear McCain or anyone involved in his campaign debunk any of these facts

hahaha, you Obama supporters are so gullible. You'll believe anything he says. He says he's going to change the world but he can't even tell you how he's going to do it. Then, when he finally does come up with a policy, like for our energy crisis, it sounds suspiciously like what McCain has been saying all along. Hmmmm.

If you look in the mirror you’ll see gullible written on your forehead.

With 50 MILLION ACRES to drill on do you really feel that the big oil companies needs more to find oil. How dumb to you have to be before you see this is a game that the repub. right is playing on America. We have no energy plan so lets tell America that to get out of high gas prices we need to drill offshore. This is not going to lower prices.

Indeed, Time magazine writes that Obama is correct here. "But who's really out of touch? The Bush Administration estimates that expanded offshore drilling could increase oil production by 200,000 bbl. per day by 2030. We use about 20 million bbl. per day, so that would meet about 1% of our demand two decades from now. Meanwhile, efficiency experts say that keeping tires inflated can improve gas mileage 3%, and regular maintenance can add another 4%. Many drivers already follow their advice, but if everyone did, we could immediately reduce demand several percentage points. In other words: Obama is right."

With 50 MILLION ACERS to drill on do you really feel that the big oil companies needs more to find oil. How dumb to you have to be before you see this is a game that the repub. right is playing on America. We have no energy plan so lets tell America that to get out of high gas prices we need to drill offshore. This is not going to lower prices.

"Barack Obama continued to slam John McCain’s energy policy..." OMG! McCain actually HAS an energy policy!?! I though he just wanted to give tax breaks to the rich so that the rest of us are sent to the poor house.

Is this Mccain's idea of family values and where has it been reported in the news. Had this been Barack Obama we would have heard it as soon a it happened.

John Mccain does not belong in the white house, he is old, immature and whiney....

WHITES FOLKS ARE HURTING TOO , MOST WHITE ARE NOT RICH! SO WHY DO WHITE FOLKS VOTE TO CUT THEIR OWN THROATS ,BLACKS PEOPLE WON'T FOR MCCAIN, LATINOS FOR THE MOST PART WON'T COME OUT BIG FOR MCCAIN ASIANS ARE NOT BIG ON MCCAIN ONLY WHITE FOLKS ARE BIG ON MCCAIN IT'S CLEAR THAT MCCAIN IS ONLY FOR BIG OIL, THE RICH, THE SAME BUSH REPUBLICANS THAT GOT US WHERE WE ARE NOW THE HIGH GAS PRICES , FOOD , AND EVERYTHING ELSE BUT WHITE ALWASY VOTE TO CUT THEIR OWN THROATS WHY IS BECAUSE OF THEIR RACISM IT MUST BE AND EVERYBODY ELSE MUST PAY THE PRICE FOR WHIT RACISM, THAT PRICE IS WAY TO HIGH , AND WILL SINK US ALL

Go Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stay The Course!!! The CRYPTKEEPER will win if you go off course!!! Go!!!!! GO!!!!!! GO!!!!

IT'S ABOUT TIME OBAMA FIGHTS BACK. GREAT OBAMA, KEEP HITTING HIM WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT.

Take that McShame

The drilling debate is retarded. And it is helped along by a media that is as complacent (complicit?) as they were in the build up to the Iraq War.

Again, the few people that have the time and dedication to pay attention, know that drilling will never reduce the cost of oil or lead to significant improvements in our energy independence. Yet, as per usual, and at no fault of the general public, those that follow the issue are in the vast minority. The media has a job to do here. Not play favorites, but simply to report the facts. Unless we are going to legitimize debates about the color of the sky, or the rotation of the earth around the sun, this argument needs to be appropriately refereed.

McCain is either on drugs or just plain stupid, and like the last unqualified candidate the GOP ahd for the president, the sheep who follow the GOP will vote for him.
McCain says we need a commander-in-chief, but he is wrong. We are trying to get rid of the CINC-US (sink us) that has made us a mockery in the rest of the world.
I don't know about the rest of the country, but I vote for a president, NOT a commander-in-chief. We have generals and admirals a-plenty – more than enough to advise even a black man who never wore a uniform.

Obama that is a downright lie to say gas prices will not go down for 7yrs. Oil is a future if people know there will be more supply the price will fall. Its easy economics Obama...STOP LYING TO THE PUBLIC.

Am I silly to wonder why CNN isn't reporting on whose energy plan would actually result in lower costs at the pump? Aren't there actual facts out there instead of just mouthpieces stumping for their candidate? You keep reporting on soundbites and commercials, but there must be some real news here somewhere that we voters can use to decide which candidate is proposing the better solution. The questions are simple: would drilling offshore now lead to noticeably lower prices at the gas pump any time in the near future? If we increase our domestic drilling, will OPEC simply drop their production to keep gas prices artificially high? Will nuclear power, natural gas, solar, wind or hydroelectric energy development reduce our consumption of oil? How much of our oil do we use to produce electricity? How much for transportation? Shouldn't be too difficult to get real answers to these questions and make an informed decision...

GAS RATIONS. 5 GALS A WEEK. THE OIL COMPAYS WILL LOWER THE PRICE OVERNIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS THE HOUSING BUBBLE POPED. AND NOW THE HAVE TO CREATE A GAS BUBBLE. TO MAKE THERE MONEY

So McCain's solution for my grandchildren is to make sure we keep sucking a finite substance out of the ground and leave them to the whims of chance?

I'm sorry, but I've been through this once before. No less than back in the late 70's and early 80's, our political leaders continue to blind us to the facts.
Oil is NOT a renewable resource. Once it's gone it's gone, but the cost of it will only continue to rise as demand outstrips the resource.
Sure, we can drill offshore, but we sure can't refine it here. We've been short on refinery resources for years. What good is it to drag the stuff up and not be able to process it into something usable? Maybe shedding some light on THAT issue would be better than shining spotlights on Paris, Brittney and Charlton Heston as Moses.

Face the truth, Washington. You have never and will never have full control on our energy needs while we continue to rely on other countries for it. Plan all you want but don't sell us another empty package full of promises you don't have the ability to deliver.
One shot over Israel, one Hunta uprising in South America, one more hurricane like Katrina....that's all it takes to watch the plan fall apart....AGAIN!

is this guy serious????? Are you liberals that clueless????

So what is Obama's fix to the problem???? It didn't say???? He didn't say??? o besides making sure your tires are inflated properly...They are... Thanks...I guess I’m screwed…

So we should just conserve and hope for a good outcome.... So don't put up any new factories... don't buy a car....don't heat your home... can't build more homes either.... thats not conserving...

While we are at it... Lets increase the already disproportionate tax's wagged on the wealthy... even thought he top 10% make up more then 30% of the economy.... You tax them, it has a trickle down affect on you and me.....

FOR EVERY ACTION........ THERE IS A REACTION...............

It's very interesting that McCain, ex Mr. Straight Talk, continues to promote the inane propositions that he was once against – but lo and behold has received big oil industry donations since his recent flip. Never mind that we won't see a drop of oil for 7 years and by 2030 we might have 200,000 barrels which would alleviate the demand by 1 %. The mocking of proper tire pressure and tune-ups would improve the problem by 2-3 % starting now. Ah the judgement we'll be missing – the same character that was admonished by the Senate Ethics Committee for exercising " poor judgement " in the palsy-walsy Keating 5 debacle – the same character that ditched a US aircraft into Corpus Christi Bay – the same character that flew his US aircraft so low over Spain that he cut powew lines and left part of the country without electricity – a man of judgement and intellect that finished 894th out of 899th at the Naval Academy . I believe the right honorable Senator is waiting at the airport for his ship to come in.

Good for Obama. If the McCain camp can have a couple of laughs (as unjustified as they are) at Obama’s expense, why can’t Obama have some laughs about the truly ridiculous behavior coming from the McCain camp? Obama ’08.

I guess when I speak of John McCain's failed military service, I can't get a word in. The country should know that John McCain crashed five (5) military jets before has last crash caused his capture and documented collaboration with the enemy in exchange for medical attention. John McCain has made no greater decision and has no executive experience just as Obama doesn't. His vote as senator is no bigger than any other senators. This notion that McCain has executive experience is dumb. His buddy Bush ran every company he had something to do with in the ground before he stole the office of the president, now he has done the same thing to this country. I say if the people want more of what their are getting now, give them McCain!! This lame idea that people are confused why McCain is polling so close Obama is no mystery, Obama's black!! McCain will fail as president just as he failed in the military which held him up because his father and grandfather were admirals during his service.

Please all of you Obama supporters, check "The Obama Nation" out of the library or buy it at your favorite bookstore – really read it and then come back and tell us you want us to vote for this fraud. And please don't come back and say it's all full of lies, because the facts in the book are footnoted with a total of over 700 footnotes, and there is nothing untrue in the book. Or if you think you find an untruth, tell us what it is. Obama is a scary, unprincipled fraud, and that so many Americans and the American media can't see it is the most frightening thing of all.

McBush panders to two groups of people...fat cats who make over $250K and are afraid of getting their taxes increased and midwest hillbillies who are swayed by Paris Hilton campaign ads. God help us if our next President is elected by either. Those two demographics are pretty much responsible for Dubya the Dummy.

I keep hearing that Bush and his VP lied to congress, misled congress, fooled congress, bamboozled congress about Iraq.

It is about time that somebody realizes that 525 congressmen/women have a responsibility to find facts before they act and they are just as guilty as anyone in the administration for not protecting the general public from those actions, if in fact those actions were unwarranted.

If Bush is as dumb as the Democratic demonizers make it seem, how in hell did he manage to bamboozle our entire legislature?

Methinks all of this is BS coming from the most incompetent legislature ever foisted off on the public.

One time, the University of Texas football coach genius Darrell Royal was asked before a crucial game about which players would be in the starting lineup. Decades later, Royal's reply still resonates: "We're gonna' dance with who brung us."

That quote stands as the only question the American people should ask themself regarding McCain's stand on immediate and extended drilling for oil to get us toward energy sufficience. So now, would you rather line up behind John McCain and "dance with who brung us," or go with the naive Barack Obama who hasn't a clue or even put a name to what he believes will solve our independent energy needs.

Yes, I heard Sen. Obama! I had to giggle.......poor McCain he is so out-of-touch!

McCain is so wise, so experienced that he believed Bush's lies about war with Iraq!

He is so experienced and wise that he wants to drill.......drill........regardless of what damage it may do to our fragile oceans!

McCain is SO wise and experienced that his foreign policy statement is: "BOMB.........BOMB..........BOMB IRAN!"

OUR NATIONAL DEBT HAS DOUBLED DURING THE BUSH/CHENEY YEARS & WHILE THE GOP HEADED CONGRESS (1994-2006).............. TO $10 TRILLION...........GOD HELP US WITH ANOTHER 4 YEARS OF THE GOP!

This is Obama's Election to lose, and he is doing just that.
The more he characterize's McCain as Bush, The more he
politicizes our economic woes, the more scrutiny befalls
Obama.

McCain stands up under the Political Microscope, Obama by far
does not. Now, we see what HC was talking about. Obama is
an empty shirt.

-DB

Remember when Sen. McCain Said This;

"McCain said in April, “I’m sorry to tell you that the price of oil — as far as I can tell — is not gonna go down anytime soon until we eliminate our dependency on it. We can do that as a nation — we can turn out the lights five minutes earlier, we don’t have to drive the extra block.”

What’s wrong with this? Nothing in particular. In fact, it’s probably about as sensible as what Obama said about inflating our tires and getting regular tune-ups.

The difference is, Dems didn’t spend a week getting “giddy” about using lightbulbs as a political prop and insisting that McCain’s entire energy policy is composed of turning off the lights.

Obama 08

To me it is a little scary that most americans vote for drilling now.
A few people in this blog say that Americans can't be fooled by McCain and that drilling will not help with the price of oil, but realistically, we (those that know that drilling is not the answer) are at a minority... most people are so short sighted and want relief now and do not want to curb their oil addicted ways ... we have to be more socially and environmentally conscious ... save our environment, because when all the effects of global warming are taking place from burn every last bit of oil we will have food shortages, and we will have water shortages and we may not be fighting against the middle eastern nations for oil anymore but we will be fighting for basic needs for our own survival...
Sacrifice a little bit now, for the hope of having a tomorrow...
you may think i am extreme... but honestly I think we are close to the worst case scenario than most people want to believe...

Gas prices are where they should be. What neither candidate will tell you is that even WITH off-shore drilling, the world's demand for oil will not go down. Hell, if Americans don't want to pay four bucks a gallon for the gas that we get from offshore drilling, Big Oil will just sell it to the Chinese.

The whole thing is a sham. You have to hand it to the repugs in congress who suddenly want to pretend to do something about this. Their gall far outweighs their respect for the intelligence of the average American.

How soon do we forget America? From stolen elections to lying about the Iraq war and all the corruption in this current administration, on to high gas prices and lost of jobs. You see Republicans the Bush wagon has not only hurt Democrats it has hurt America and I truly fear for us if we elect John McCain to finish off this corruption, we may never recover from it.

McCain has been in Congress how long? 26 years. What has he done in 26 years to shape our energy policy (i.e. OIL) that is different?
Nothing. McCain is pathetic.

"its not a biased news source….to simply put it, obama just has better policies and he knows what hes doing."

Really?

Would you care to list Obama's policies? I ask because his website is the closest thing to shifting sand in a desert as you will ever get to without actually being there.

Go ahead, peter, be specific.

You'll have to, Obama isn't.

Oh, common John McCain, you are running out of ideas. You only want to send more billions of dollars to the oil rich nation. Join me to support Al Gore calling for clean energy economy.
Only Obama could change our country. He is young, energetic and has new ideas all the time. VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT IF YOU WANT TO BE RICH.

Wow, I just came on here to check out what you guys were saying about your election.

Why the nastiness? Democracy requires a certain level of mutual respect, and an open exchange of IDEAS. No wonder the free world is in so much trouble these days.

Best of luck with your election, I hope you consider your choice thoughtfully as it will impact the entire world in a profound way.

- A Canuck.

Didn't Obama just yesterday say he could be for drilling? Now, Obama's blasting someone else for being for what Obama just said he could be for himself. Obama has turned around on so many issues he's running into himself.

I believe a new word to be added to Obama's dictionary is "forgainst".

Obama, how do you feel about drilling? I'm forgainst it.
Obama, how do you feel about the surge? I'm forgainst it.
Obama, how do you feel about border control? I'm forgainst it.
Obama, how do you feel about NAFTA? I'm forgainst it.

Well...you get the picture......

It is funny to me that a drill bit has not penetrated the earth anywhere recently and a geyser of oil has sprouted up. And gas prices and the price of a barrel of oil continues to plummet! Explain that McStupid! He knows that the speculators have been the main reason for the explosion of oil prices, yet when he gets an idea in his head about something, he's like a dog with a bone! Obama has a right to "tease" McStupid. Drilling is not the end all answer to the energy problems we have.

obama is the man. mccain doesnt have any energy plan for this country obama is right

The Obama tire air gauges McCain is distributing should be highly sought after by the NASCAR fans and others interested in improving vehicle efficiency. Those in the know highly support proper tire inflation as a way of increasing gas mileage by 3 – 4%. An impressive saving considering the simplicity of realizing the savings. McCain can only categorize it as a joke-the joke is on McCain.

If McCain should someone be elected, the entire world would ROAR in collective laughter and disgust. Our reputation in the world would finally be completely destroyed. We would definitively show the world the People of the USA are not capable of electing anyone other than old white men who rob us in our sleep and smile in our face.
The world is ready for change – Obama is the ONLY POTUS who will bring about that change.
Don't vote for the "Same". Vote for Change – "Obama 'till 2016

it doesn't matter how mcsame put it, it simply the same as eveyone understanded!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!jerk

That's right Obama – treat McCain like the joke he is.

Flip, flop.
Flip, flop.
Flip, flop.
Flip, flop.

Drill here! Drill Now! Perhaps now we know why McCrypt supports insurance companies paying for Viagra, but not birth control??.

John McCain is a liar. Why don't you people look up their voting records, you certainly are not going to get the truth from the media unless of course they are talking about Obama. People do not vote without checking records and evidence this time. That is why we got stuck with the first 1st grader and John McCain is pre-school.

The Democrates close session early and we all know why!!!!!! We know what party Obama is do we all think change is going to come through him grow up we need a change and its not going to come from either party.

Question.......If Obama becomes President....Will the Secret Service have to wear Bow Ties?

Wasn't it a few years back that Dems were saying there's no point to drilling in ANWR since we wouldn't see instant results? (hmmm maybe if we had we wouldn't be feeling this crunch now). The argument today – we won't see instant results from offshore drilling so there's no point. What a great strategy Obama – if the impact isn't instantaneous, let's not worry about long range planning. C'mon, just admit that the only reason you don't want to drill in either place is for environmental reasons. Why spin everything Obama?

Of all the candidates I've seen over the years, and all the supporters of those candidates, the most pathetically brainwashed and needlessly arrogant are Obama supporters. Some of you continue to villify McCain but can't even BEGIN to see Obama as others see him...a golden-tongued politician who will do anything and say anything to get elected. He flip flops just as much as McCain does, but you brainwashed types don't see that do you? As with any ruler who is more style than substance, they tend to appeal to the weak-minded and shallow thinkers who then become zealots, almost cultlike in their belief that they and they alone have the answers.

Get over it, people. Obama ain't that great, and if there was EVER a stupid idea it's releasing oil from the strategic reserve. I think it was put best by a recent columnist..."the only crisis that's happened to make Obama change his mind on oil is a drop in his poll numbers".

I do not think that the McCain folks could have wished for a better response from Obama than the "where was he standing .... looks like in a building .." response. The Pain at the Pump is all a big joke, huh Barack ?

It seems like Obama put the babbling idiot in his place. Drill, drill, drill thats the solution.

ALL THE MEDIA AND ALL THE MEDIA HYPE OVER OBAMA CANNOT GIVE HIM EXPERIENCE. IT CANNOT GIVE HIM JUDGEMENT UNDER FIRE, WISDOM IN CRISIS, OR SYMPATHY FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE. I REALLY WISH SUCH A MAN AS OBAMA STARTED OUT HYPED TO BE WERE ON THE SCENE AT THIS TIME IN OUR HISTORY. HE REALLY RODE UP ON THE SCENE LIKE THE LONE RANGER OR ZORRO TO SAVE THE DAY. NOW HIS CHANGE IS INDEED HIS CHANGE. REV WRIGHT AND AYERS AND WHATS HIS NAME RAPPERS ASIDE THIS MAN SCARES REGULAR WORKING FOLK. YOU CANT COUNT ON HIM TO STAND STILL. LIKE A KID IN THE BARBER CHAIR HE DOESNT SEEM TO SEE THE DAMAGE HES DOING BY SQUIRMING. HE SHOULD STAND BY HIS FOLKS COME HELL OR HIGH WATER. INTEGRITY TAKES ONE IN THE EYE NOT THRU THE EYELID. IF THEY WERE WRONG SAY SO FROM THE BEGINNING AND MOVE ON, BE AMAN ABOUT IT DONT FLIP FLOP. GEES MAN IT AT LEAST LOOKS SUSPICIUOS. ITS NOT A CHOICE TO VOTE FOR MCBUSH ANYMORE AS IT IS BECOMING TO VOTE AGAINST MCBAMA. THAT WHISTLING SOUND IS AIR RUSHING INTO OUR COUNTRY"S LEADERSHIP VACCUM NOT ANDY GRIFFITH WHISTLING. MY ISNT SOCIAL PROGRESS REFRESHING.

I dont see how it will be Constitutional to enforce windfall profits against the oil companies. You would have to do it for all industries and there are many more that make a higher percentage of profit than the oil companies.

I see some comments regarding Obama's joke, and then some taking it too seriously.

Thats the sad thing about most people in this country, Democrat or Republican. When one says its innapropriate to joke about what someone else said clearly has no idea on the political subject at hand.

I don't completely trust John McCain, because the Bush administration went into the war in Iraq for phony reasons, definetely personal. It is highly probable that a letter was forged by the CIA to make it look like Saddam Hussein had ties to Al Queda, thus getting us into a war that gets oil companies their petroleum faster. Not to mention, DICK CHENEY IS THE FORMER CEO OF HALIBURTON ENERGY(AN OIL COMPANY) PUSHING WAR INTO AN OIL RICH NATION.

There is no purpose to staying in Iraq because this country is only stopping the violence in someone's country, not protecting our borders. Thats not a success for the U.S.

Bin Laden did trillions of dollars in damage when he took down the two towers, because the Bush Administration was in office when it happened. Now he can laugh at our horrible economy and know that he was a huge part of it. Thats what Republicans don't know they're voting for.

I thought it was funny! And so did the audience there.

Look...McCain's plan is to drill offshore so we can save about 2cents a gallon when we strike in about 7 years from now. You McCain supporters actually think we are silly enough to believe that saving us 2cents in the next 7 years is a plan?? Really? And for those who don't know...properly inflated tires IS one part of the solution and one day we WILL run out of oil. Then what will you do?

Maybe you can't relate to Sen. Obama because is speaking simple common sense and not doing one liners and running to be the "Last Comic Standing".

Hussein Nobama supporter = dumbest citizens in the US.

Nobama is an empty suit with no answers just feel good chants.

I don't know who are the bigger traitors Nobama or hi idiot supporters?

Whether they open up off-shore drilling or not seems of little importance to other than environmentalists and the oil companies. The facts indicate that it won’t make any difference until some time in the distant future and then probably only minimal, besides they haven't used all of their current off-shore sites. The point being that it won’t do anything for the immediate problem or even for the near future. So why is McCain trying so very hard to sell it, to rationalize it as being of value in the current crisis? Personally I respect Obama’s position that he is willing to negotiate, compromise and accept it in a more meaningful package that includes immediate benefit and a comprehensive plan towards achieving real progress. I wonder what McCain’s oil company bosses would say to including a wind fall tax, possibly releasing some oil from the reserve and more mandatory investment in alternative energy sources. Lying to the people while placating Special Interests is what we have had for eight years and that has gotten us where we are today, with only the wealthy gaining and everyone else and the country loosing ground. I think we need to put our biases, prejudices, emotional attachments and even our party loyalty aside to see and demand progress towards solving the very real problems we have. More of the same just isn’t going to cut it and if we can’t be objective enough to see that, then we will just be worse off four years from now.

Obama is an idiot , he will say , do anything to be president , must of taken lessons from clinton

OBAMA IS 100% CORRECT ON THIS ISSUE. WE AMERICANS ARE AT THE DAWN OF A PARDIGM SHIFT WITH RESEPECTS TO ENERGY. OFF SHORE DRILLING KEEPS THE CARDS OF OUR COLLECTIVE FATES IN THE HANDS OF THE MEN THAT PUT US IN THIS SITUATION IN THE FIRST PLACE. OBAMA'S PROPOSAL IS A REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH FROM THE OIL COMPANIES TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. ANYONE THAT ADVOCATES FOR THESE OIL COMPANIES, WHO ALREADY HAS MILLIONS OF UNDRILLED CLAIMS, IS COMPLETELY OUT OF TOUCH. THAT GOES FOR CANDIDATES AND VOTERS
OBAMA 08

Yes. McSame is very dangerous. He's too eager for more war and too eager to focus entirely on our addiction to oil rather than finding real solutions. A vote for McCain is a vote for war and $8 gas.

What happened to Obama's pledge to be a "different kind of politician?" He's become very mean-spirited and down-right wrong in many of his attacks. By the way, when Obama says something against McCain, he's "teasing," like in this CNN headline, but when McCain says something against Obama, he's "attacking?"

obama is lying like a dog and all stupid people believe him. You people deserve what you're going to get.

No matter what, CNN always ends the Obama articles with a McCain statement.

But, almost never the other way WHY CNN??

obama won't talk about his vote FOR CHANEY'S energy plan (full of pork) You remember Bam-Bam the one McCain and Clinton voted against. Come on CNN, why don't you report about that cowards.

Barack Hollywood Obama = Pretender = Charlatan = Quack. Translates to a DUNCE and a DUFFER!! He is a BIG FLIP FLOPPER like John Kerry.

Barack is a hack! He has no plan. Oh, wait. He does. His plan is YOUR plan. Yep, he'll say whatever you like folks, and then he'll tell you it was a "policy adjustment." What a pathetic excuse for a leader. Maybe some of you, his supporters, should call him and ask for your tax dollars back...the dollars that he voted to give to oil companies.

Obama is just the better policy builder and willing to work with everyone. McCain has had 26 years to fix this mess his republicans got us into!!! Step down McCain and lets try something new, young, educated, smart and different AND NO MORE WARS!!! No draft and you are NOT getting my grandchildren in a draft. Vietnam and loosing my friends was bad enough!! Go Obama!!

Tim wrote:

Why is it when McCain says something about Obama the headlines read McCain slams Obama, but when it's reversed, your headlines read Obama teases McCain????
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I was just discussing this with a friend at Starbucks–no anwswer necessary. You and I understand clearly!!!

I bet nobama having a GRAND TIME flying with his jet with his LOGO stolen from a TV station in Chicago. I bet you all koolaid drinkers are happy how your money is being spent. Have you paid your credit card bills lately? LOL

OBAMA YOUR A BIG JOKE. IF YOU DONT THINK UP AN ISSUE FIRST YOU SLAM DOWN THE OTHER ONE THAT DOES. AMERICA REALLY NEEDSMORE MEDIA CLOWNS. WE HAVE ENOUGH IN HOLLYWOOD. OBAMA DONT KNOW WHAT THE HELL HE IS DOING ( PETER). HE IS A BIG FLIP FLOPPER AND CON MAN.AMERICA DESERVES WHAT THEY ASAK FOR.

Since McCain is NOT a repeat of Bush, he is definitely more the politican that can be trusted on what he is saying. Obama has flip-flopped on this issue two or three times now....depending on the crowd. I want someone that says what they mean and has the guts to stick with what they have said – not some wishy washy who can only say something to pander for votes.

McCain certainly has a better handle on what is going on with the economy and what Americans needs are. Obama makes you think so until he talks to the next set of people. Bad judgment now to do that and he would continue to have bad judgment. McCain 2008

I could care less about the energy policy or taxes or whatever. Which candidate will pledge to defend Israel at all costs? That is the candidate that I will vote for. We cannot afford to have Iran attack her. A high price of oil is a small price to pay to ensure the continued existence of Israel.

Obama solution for energy.....CHECK YOUR TIRE PRESSURE, CAR TUNE UP!

STUPID!!!! STUPID!!!!!!

WHEN JOHN McCAIN HAD HIS LATEST BLOOD TEST--THE READING WAS 10W40.
I THINK THE OIL COMPANIES OWN HIM.

Isn't everyone tired of Obama's taunting and ridicule and mockery like one of the late night comedians. He's not funny and if all he has to offer as president is the promise to mock everyone he wants to, our country will be ridiculed more than it is now and don't we need another comedian as president??

Talk about "blatant arrogance".

Bush/McCain are either the most arrogant or stupid to think after all they've put us through we're still willing to follow/believe them like sheep.

Then again. Maybe Bush/McCain ARE geniuses and we ARE ALL sheep.

To Mike for Westchester:

You just did what you accused someone else of doing – not stating the facts. Obviously the point was not McCain's total, but that Barry received a lot of money when he said he didn't. Typical hypocrite, lololol. Whole dem party must be on the same moral page – bankrupt.

i dont understand why mccsame hasn't come out for digging for gold to sovle our economic woes. it makes as much sense digging for gold in the middle of yellowstone as it does opening up more areas to drill. the have millions of acres to drill and dont.

I have gotten to the point when Obama talks, all I hear is Charlie Brown's teacher. He makes about as much sense.

Obama is mocking himself.

He is basically giving America the finger and saying, 'Get used to it!'

Obama should have George Clooney as his VP, keep the seats that we have in both houses.

Obama / Clooney 08

It is so sad to see our presidential candidates being so low as to attack each other on how they are going to try to solve the problems that our country is facing. I respect a candidate that doesn't resort to attacking each others policies, and let the American people vote for what they are proposing.

The Bush administration estimates that expanded offshore drilling could increase oil production by 200,000 barrels per day by 2030. We use about 20 million barrels per day, so that would meet about 1% of our demand in about a couple of decades from now. Even if Bush could wave the magic wand he likes to talk about, and the oil started flowing tomorrow from the offshore fields, we'd get maybe 2% of our current demand met. About 3/4 of each barrel of oil is turned into fuel of some kind. Let's see, 2% of $4.00 is 8 cents. Three quarters of 8 cents is 6 cents. By drilling offshore, we'd save 6 cents a gallon. What's the rush, McCain?

Meanwhile, efficiency experts say that keeping tires inflated can improve gas mileage by 3%, and regular maintenance can add another 4%. Many drivers already follow their advice, but if everyone else did, we could reduce demand several percentage points immediately. In other words: Obama is right.

This whole offshore drilling thing is just a way for the Republicans, as always to take American's attention away from real issues. In other words, McCain is full of it, and "it" is not oil.

i say barack should hold mc caines feet to the fire .he should hold a town meeting with mc cain, and oil ,and energy companies in florida .let the people speak there mind on oil drilling off shore.or anywhere they want to drill .or where they want to build a nuke power plant.let the peoples voice be herd.

"Joe Kiloz"
You really are bent on being ignorant and actually do seem to take pride in it. Newsflash for you: Mr. Obama "inflation gauge" will actually give you 3% more fuel efficiency beging the moment you use it. McCains drilling will give you some gas in 7 years. Wonder how much you will be paying for it by then. Well, for McCain, that's way beyond his time so he really doesn't care much...as long as there are a few idiots willing to go with his chants.

These candidates are so lame. Obama criticizes McCain for an energy plan that will actually produce energy. McCain criticizes Obama because he is popular. Neither one makes much sense, and everything they do is so calculated and manipulative that only the truly ignorant believe anything coming from them.
And for you shouting about failed policies, do you or do you not have electricity on in your home, and are you or are you not able to fill up your gas tank in several locations within 5 minutes of your home? The policy completed its primary objectives, and at a much lower price then most other parts of the world. Some of the side effects suck, but that doesn't make it a failed policy, and taking every cent that is going to oil producers over seas and investing it here will not produce realistic alternatives to oil any sooner then what we are doing now. Throwing money at a problem is Washington's traditional answer (so much for Obama being different from Washington), and it is always the wrong answer.

Lisa M.

You're wrong on points 2&3 –

It's not the supply of gasoline that's high in demand, it's oil. While true our refineries are maxed (because dem's refuse to allow us to expand) lowering oil prices will directly lower the price of gasoline.

Speculators ...well they speculate based on current supply and demand and what they think the future will hold. Hence, expanding drilling will provide more future supplies and therefore reduce present day speculations. drilling = immediate help

No one is asking the government to pay for the expanded oil drilling. I'd be more than willing to see the govt spend its money on researching and developing alternative fuels. If the oil companies happen to want to invest in the alternatives, then they have just as much right to funding as anyone.

Why won't anyone give us real information, real numbers. USA uses 76 billion barrels of oil a year. We produce 18 billion & import the rest. Everything offshore is at most 150 billion barrels and oil companies already have access to 70%. That leaves at most 45 billion barrels which is a lot of money but will not solve our energy crisis. If my numbers are wrong, someone please correct me.

FOR REAL, LONG-TERM, ENVIRONMENTALLY HELPFUL FUEL SOLUTIONS, LIKE ALTERNATIVES TO FOSSIL FUELS, THE usa AND THE WORLD NEEDS OBAMA. BRAINS, FOR EARTH'S SAKE!

Does John McCain and the Republican party think we are all stupid??

Yes they do.
Otherwise why would they be running stupid negative ads and we keep on eating it up. The polls reflects that.
Yes we are stupid.
STUPID!!

In response to ArtNYC August 5th, 2008 2:47 pm ET who said:

"Interesting… I guess Obama's idea of selling oil from the reserve is a better one. Consider this, there's only about 3 and half days of supply in the reserve. Once he depletes that, what does Obama intend to do?"

I must correct you. There is an approximate 11 YEAR supply in our reserves. Look it up on Wikipedia

McCain supporters:

McCain was even less funny when he put out his Celebrity and The One ads. They were childish and stupid and had nothing to do with policy, At least when Obama was going after them when "teasing" them he was actually addressing real policy issues. On the other hand, McCain distorts Obama's words and says that he wants to inject humor in this race so where is your humor? He thought that saying that inflating our tires was a joke, yet his buddies Christ and Lieberman wholly support this individual initiative that will save our country millions and millions of barrels of foreign oil as per the experts including Bush's.

You cannot have it both ways, support McCain's insidious jokes but complain when Obama does it? Talk about hypocrisy. Grow up.

Obama is quite straight forward on off-shore drilling but McDrill can't see it. Obama is not against off-shore drilling as long as it does not destroy the echo system. There are plenty of land leased for drilling. McDrill can drill all he want over there.

What Obama is saying is that this drilling is no solution. We can save more oil by simply adjusting our tire pressures. This drilling is just a diversion to keep focus away from alternate sources so that oil prices continue to grow and oil companies continue to profit ... at our cost.

Enough of Obama!!!! His sarcasim is getting on my nerves. The smurk on his face renders him usless. He has no idea what he is talking about but he makes it sound credable. Jeeeze!!!!!

What did McCain do during the first energy crisis? Nothing.

McCain has 23 years to think about solutions yet he has none. Or maybe he just can't remember. Whatever... so what is McCain going to do about this energy crisis. Nothing ... but joke about a tire gauge. Paris Hilton could come up with a better solution than "drill here and drill now".

McCain does not understand the gravity of the situation. He wears $600 shoes, $5.00 a gallon gas is nothing to him.

Obama's comments about John McCain are simply not true. McCain has a plan that includes much more than off-shore drilling. As part of his plan, McCain supports the development of nuclear energy, as well as fully renewable sources of energy.

It looks like it is politics as usual for Obama.

Yep Obama, keep talking about McCain and Big Oil. The informed voters know that YOU voted for the Cheny Eergy Bill in 2005 to give Big Oil more tax breaks. McCain and Clinton voted against it.

Way to go Democrats. Way to pick another know-nothing candidate for President. If the Democrats cannot win the Presidency this cycle, they should fracture the party into two and just give it up.

Yes Ike,
Replublicans do think your stupid!

again i am so tired of his bla bla bla....i cannot believe hillary is going to help him in the election after what all he did, said, etc...to win the nomination...whatever

why dont people just realize that offshore drilling is not exactly the smartest way to reduce gas prices.it is so unfortunate that we americans a re so gullible and the republicans have gotten into our heads.unfortunately

Obama, tell that old CREEP like it is!

Obama '08!

Sherry from Atlanta -

Drilling will not solve the 'Energy Problem'. McCain has 'No Vision' for the 21st Century (we can't blame him for that-age is a factor).

* SOLAR
* WIND
* NATURAL GAS
* OBAMA '08
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Do you have any clue HOW we get natural gas? Didn't think so. Here's a hint, it involves water and rigs.

Made me laugh...very funny Senator OBAMA. McCain has no clue on energy or anything else for that matter.

Tim said, "Why is it when McCain says something about Obama the headlines read McCain slams Obama, but when it's reversed, your headlines read Obama teases McCain????"

It's because CNN is pro-Obama and they know that most people don't like negative attacks. If you can make it look like McCain is attacking Obama while Obama isn't then people will perceive Obama in a different light.

Luckly we're smart enough to know what they are trying to do.

the table does turn..Obama for president

McCain's plan is increase supply of ALL energy resources, not just oil.

Obama's plan is to help Al Gore's "green" energy investments.

Keep it, Obama!!!! You have him on offense!

Is McCain starting to look a little tired? Because he sure sounds like it!

Same old tired policies that don't work!

McCain criticizes Obama and it sounds like he's talking about himself.

No more Crip Keeper!

Obama 08!

Obama mocks, Obama teases, Obama is a divider.

As an Obama supporter, I'm willing to forgive past sins and embrace the T. Boone Pickens Plan. What Pickens is talking about, renewable energy, is somethings Democrats have talked about for years. But alas, it fell on the deaf ears of the republicans. Now a big republican booster has said that it is the way to go, fellow republicans don't know what to think. Last night on Larry King, Pickens, famous for his sponsorship of the swiftboat ads against John Kerry, plainly stated that he would not be supporting John McCain. He also said he was intrigued by Obama's energy proposal and seemed interested. He even called for a meeting between him and the two campaigns. McCain doesn't support the Pickens plan. This could get interesting. Stay tuned!!!

ALTHOUGH I DONT AGREE WITH OFFSHORE DRILLING AT ALL. ITS NOT THE ANSWER, BUT MCCAIN OFFERED OTHER ALTERNATIVES TOO. NO JUST OFFSHORE DRILLING? OBAMA HASNT OFFERED MUCH EXCEPT WHAT HILARY HAS SUGGESTED ALL ALONG. I AM GETTING TIRED OF HEARING HILARY'S IDEAS THROWN OUT BY OBAMA LIKE THEY WERE HIS OWN. PEOPLE NEED TO LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE DEBATES AND SEE HE HAD NOTHING TO OFFER THEN AND HAS NOTHING NOW. EXCEPT WHAT HE CAN STEAL FROM OTHER CANDIDATES.

Has McCain found the sites and money to build these nuclear plants? Has he foubd sites to "burt" the toxic nuclear waste?

For those of you saying Obama has no plan, go to his website, or listen to T Boone pickens who finds his plan interesting. Can't get anymore red Republican endorsement than that!

Everyday Obama changes his positions. Nobody knows him, he saids he's partriot, but is he? He took the American flag off the tail of his plane and put a symbol of himself up instead.

Let's get real, as soon as we announce we are going to expand drilling here in the US, oil prices will come down and gas prices will follow. Obama is clueless. I listened to him answer questions at his toen hall in Ohio today. He was totally skirting questions he was asked. I woman asked how he would fix our education system. He said we should fix "no chlid left behind" but failed to explain how he would fix it. He said we should pay teachers more but didn't say how he would do that; where would the money come from? He said we should create more extracuricular activities for students but didn't say what or how. Total skate. He talks about where we need to be but fails to explain how we would get there.

Dear Friends:
Well! Well! Well! Oil! Oil!! Oil!
Exploding Obama what's in your sock not a jock!
Cheney met with other oil people due to the other presidential responsibilities the President, George W Bush Jr., had to meet with and handle 9/11, Katrina, Rita, Wilma, John, all other explosions and attempted attacks. Plus other dignitaries, and vetoes and meetings and guess what the military!!
He is keeping college students in school during an adjusting economics. Then you do not give college students or educated graduates and the average worker and American Citizen their due credit of intelligence.
He has a full Administration, you do not. Get it! College, Trade School, Graduates, High School, Retirees, Home Makers and little girls and boys get it. Then they paid attention in school and did all their requirements unlike the sock that attended Harvard? In your mouth, and from it nasty nasty stuff!!!! Put your foot in it!!!! All eligible citizens where ever you may be, register and Vote. Republican! I am a proud American Citizen! Tell a Friend!
Sharon Walker

Obama’s actions and thoughts are all disconnected.

Another examples…

Kerry argues McCain is making Barack Obama scary and then right after that Kerry says that McCain’s policy is “dangerous” for America.
Daschle argues McCain should engage in real debate.
Other Obama supporter says that the American people don’t want to see a fight (like real debate?).

GO OBAMA ! I Luv It! Too Phunny!
A Good Sense of Humour will win Hearts Every Time!
Keep on Keepin On Making The Repugnicants Look Like the Dim Wits they Truly Are! McBush Statement, "I say thares oil in dem dare hills! Heck thares oil under this here stump I be standin on!

Get him Obama! McCain has been acting like a 10-year old (with a goofy smile)!

I have to admit, Sen. Obama's teasing was FUNNY. Old Man McCain was just walking around in circles saying we'll drill here and there today.. It WAS very funny watching this OLD MAN walk around with his stiff self talking we'll "drill here", etc. Obama made a good point.

This is EXACTLY the problem with John McCain. His speeches are so BORING and LACK any level of motivation. Most of the time he stands at the podium and reads the teleproctor, or his reading off a written sheet. He's so robotic and stark. Ugh. Can you imagine him as our President? He would put all the world leaders to SLEEP. I know if I was a World Leader I would be rooting for Obama. I feel I have more in common with him and he seems to be Charismatic and brings savvy diplomacy to the table, PLUS he looks 200% better than OLD MAN McCAIN!!! Bottom line..

Of course Obama flip flops again. Now he is for drilling doesn't this jerk have any real issues that he doesn't change his mind.

Obama is the poster boy for flipping.

Obama is a risky candidate with no core values.

CHECK THIS OUT PEOPLE I WORK FOR A HUGE ENGINEERING COMPANY IN TEXAS AND IF THEY SAY WE GOT THE GO AHEAD TO START BUILDING PLATFORMS TOMORROW IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 3-5 YEARS BEFORE THEY WOULD BE IN PRODUCTION. IM TELLING YOU THESE OIL COMPANIES HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH LAND TO DRILL ON AS IT IS JOHN IS IN THE POCKETS OF THESE BIG OIL COMPANIES TO SUPPORT THEM. DRILLING IS NOT THE ANSWER TRUST ME I KNOW.

If Obama thinks he impressed someone by reciting the Pledge of Alligiance, he can think again. How about taking the flag off his plane and replacing it with that tacky symbol, whatever it is supposed to be. Idiot, not patriotic. Is he ashamed of the flag?

wow after reading all of these post i am amazed we are considered a world power. really on both sides...1) you sound stupid bringing up Dr. Rev Wright, with out bringing up Pastor Parsely.2) Obama flip flop, well so does John McCain 3) calling of the names...really effective (not), for those of you anti-Obama people...if you came up with facts or substance may be you would not sound like a three year old.

more drilling lowers gas prices, obama. where do you think gas comes from?
are you sure you're smart enough to be president?

Oil is in almost every material we use. There is no way in the next 10 years we will just not need oil. It's easy to say that we no longer need oil and can use alternate resources. Until you look into the fact that oil effects almost everything. Taxing oil companies profits will make oil prices skyrocket while at the same time decreasing the supply of oil (windfall profits tax on oil has been tried – see Carter administration). Not only that but it will also hurt anyone with a 401k. McCain has said he wants to use every available energy technology to help solve our problem. We may not see a drop of oil for several years, however, getting completely off of oil will not happen no matter what for at least the next few decades. If drilling oil is so bad, perhaps we should just stop buying it from other countries and make them stop drilling, we will see how long America will survive then.

OBAMA A MAN WITH NO PLAN BEING CRITICAL OF A MAN WHOSE SHOES HE CAN'T SHINE. AT LEAST McCAIN HAS A PLAN AND IT'S NOT TO INFLATE THE TIRES.

McCain equals Bush/Cheney times 2.

McShame is the spitting image of GW. He hugs and kisses this moron (GW) and thinks all will be well when he gets to office. He'll just keep the same old stupid Bush policies, and go to war. He's too stupid and self serving to really pay attention to the economy, unless it involves the big oil companies, his BFFs.

And Americans lap that up and think John McCain, true American, a man of the people. This man of the people has millions of dollars, and a wife who goes on a month's shopping spree and spends 750,000. dollars. That's more than most houses in American.

Earth to Americans: John McSame is not your friend. He's in bed with big oil and you pesky Americans are just his next ticket to another hobby, like the presidency. Plus, he's and idiot.

John McCain's Policies:

Healthcare – Marry a rich beer heiress
Energy – Marry a rich beer heiress
Economic – Marry a rich beer heiress
Education – Marry a rich beer heiress
Foreign – Bomb anyone who doesn't like the US

to ITALY you said, "Obama you are so stupid. You are a lier , flip flap, months ago you said no drill, now you said yes? you have hotmeal in your brain . You cant be the President of United State of America."

youre the one that stupid! why do you think congress did not push and solutions before their recess? because no one was willing to compromise their positions! Obama is willing to copromise with the other party to find a bi-partisan solution you effen idot! and PLEASE tell me, exactly what issues is Obama "flip-floping" on? or are you just saying the same things that other people say? pshh youre such an idot

"Flip-flop" has become the new "F" word. Since when is modifying one's position after new information has come to light that can make your plan even better become a bad thing? If Obama held fast to his positions, all you haters would call him rigid and inflexible. He can't win with the haters, but it's no matter, since he is winning with more American people than McTRANQUILIZER...listen to a speech for goodness' sake! We need a president who can energize us with a message of hope! Barack Obama has proven that he can take the best information from different sources and synthesize it into a position that is right for this country. Life is not stagnant, people...situations change and we need a leader who can think on his feet.
OBAMA/BIDEN '08 & '12 YES WE CAN!!

I'm so glad I'm no longer a Democrat! I was blind all my life, I guess; but Flip-Flop Man Obama, the Stupid DNC, Useless Nancy, Disenfranchizing Howard, Judas Richardson, and all the rest of the gang of idiots have finally opened my eyes. The only Democrats that are worthwhile are Hillary and Bill.

I am now, for the first time in my life, REALLY proud to be an Independent! McCain has my vote in '08 so I can vote for Hillary in '12.

If you listened to the last blurb of McWar's spokesman you can see

why McWar only reads from notes.....he couldn't put this together

himself so he has his mouthpieces say it for him...what a loser....I

can't wait for the debate....McWar will sputter and sputter and gaffe..

please bring it on on McWar....and make a fool of yourself...as we all

know you are.

No Bama in our Whitehouse. Oil and Arab money has been coming into Obama's campaign since the primaries. Stop the flow of Oil money into the U.S. and stop the Radical Islam leaders from taking over our Country. Stop Obama. Vote McCain, An American first, last and always.

I guess McCain would be more sympathetic, as Dumbama wants to STEAL from other companies and people and REDISTRIBUTE it. Dumbama is as clueless as most Democrats.

Err Non Believer...I think that was a quote from McCain Bro. What are you really saying here?

Do any of you people read policy statements or anything other than quick talking points from conservative websites before you go spouting nonsense about Obama?

I sit here in awe and wonder at the level of stupidity and misinformation bandied about on these blogs. If you want to be stupid and vote based only on a talking point, that's fine, but keep your opinions to yourselves. If you truly understand the positions about which you speak and still have your opinions and can back them up, then please feel free to share.

And Still for Hill, you're so very tiresome and predictable. Can you give it a rest?

artNYC said, "Interesting… I guess Obama's idea of selling oil from the reserve is a better one. Consider this, there's only about 3 and half days of supply in the reserve. Once he depletes that, what does Obama intend to do?

I love these campaign rhetorics, they go very well with uninformed voters that worship Obama like he's the second coming."

talk about uninformed! LMAO. you think he would sell everything in SPR!? not even BUSH is stupid enough to do that! he said 70 million barrels which is about 10% of the SPR. he supports LIMITED drilling and an aggressive alternative/renewable energy. and McSHAME?! all he says is DRILL DRILL DRILL. you think thats a good plan for our country!? LMAO do some research before you post, boy. will the uninformed voter (ArtNYC) please stand up!?

OBAMA 08 & 12

peter, los angeles

McCain jokes that inflating tires is such a small step and that is all Obama is offering. Properly inflated tires would not save much oil McCain chortals yet it is equal to what off shore drilling would provide. So is McCain mocking his own plan when he mocks Obama's? Plus tire inflation can happen now and with little cost. Perhaps McCain could sugest something bolder, like attacking Iran, they have lots of oil, just like Iraq.

Much more humorous than McAncient's lame attempts...

Luis the blog tells me you are in Mexico........or your illegal..........Mc Cain maybe you should join Luis in Mexico

CNN is once again editing many comments that are critical towards Obama.

@Janice

This needs to be posted again!

"In stumping Tuesday in this key battleground state, Obama sought to link the troubled economy with Republican policies and offer his own energy plan in contrast. He has tried to cast McCain as more concerned about oil company profits and drilling than an overall energy strategy.

However, Obama himself voted for a 2005 energy bill backed by Bush that included billions in subsidies for oil and natural gas production, a measure Cheney played a major role in developing. McCain opposed the bill on grounds it included billions in unnecessary tax breaks for the oil industry."

Sorry Obamabots – he is the same ole same ole

It is time that the American people understand and accept reality.Oil has been cheap here while it has been expensive elsewhere.US has been able to set the price.But with the changing economy and the drop in the value of dollar oil is not going to be available for a bargain.We had our good days unfairly so as 3% of the world population we were cosuming 20 % of the world production for a song.Our economy has been destroyed by the war ,there are no two opinions about that.We have to be real, the damage is irreparable and we have to change our ways like the "mortals" in Europe and third world countries do.Be more aware of what we can do do to conserve.Most of us do not pay attention to tyre pressure or tune up or even oil change!But it can save us in fuel in a year what we can get from offshore drilling in 4 years.Which is easier?Think about the havoc on environment the offshore drilling is going to cause.One does not need to be democrat to have some common sense.McCain should be ashamed of playing plotics with this tyre pressure idea.He touts nuclear energy without explaing what safeguards we have in place.Already in the medical field there is growing concern about the unneccessary radiation and efforts are on the way to eduacte doctors to reduce the radiation exposure which is turning out be a monstrous problem. Sometimes seriousproblems have simple solutions like inflating tyres,but one has to have an open mind. Some solutions can end up creating more havoc than the original problem itself!Mcain has been demonstrating not that he has no good ideas,but has been promoting poulist ideas which will be harmful in the long run.

barack is right.more drilling wont help.

SURGE, SURGE, SURGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

A new Mccain campaign slogan.

Mccain: Old, Angry and mean!

Obama is an IDIOT and a LIAR.

Obama only wants to conserve, use alternative fuels, and inflate our tires. All of which need to be done, but come up GROSSLY short of giving us energy independance.

McCain wants to;
1)..Drill here, Drill now
2)..conserve
3)..expand the use of alternative fuels
4)..wind power
5)..Nuclear power
6)..Coal power
7)..Drilling off shore (why not the Chinese are within 60 miles of miami)
8)..Drill in ANWR on a spot of land the size of a postage stamp on a basket ball court.
9)..others

It sounds to me that McCain is the VISIONARY on engery and that Obama is LEFT in the dust.

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

Mccain has been in Washington for 25 years and Mccain is part of our Oil problems. Mccain is in the pocket of Big Oil that is why Mccain did nothing. Elect Mccain another Big Oil man and this country will be in a bigger mess. We need a new direction and new policies and the only way this can happen we must elect Obama as the next President becasue if not we will be sorry just like we are sorry that Bush was elected as President. We can'nt repeat a mistake over American people. We have to be smarter this time and tell our selves not this time!

Well Said Bill:

George Bush has been in office for 7 1/2 years. The first six the economy was fine.
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) the DOW JONES hit a record high–14,000 +
5) American's were buying new cars, taking cruises, vacations o'seas, living large!…

But American's wanted 'CHANGE'! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress & yep–we got 'CHANGE' all right!…..
1) Consumer confidence has plummeted ;
2) Gasoline is now over $4 a gallon & climbing!;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 TRILLION DOLLARS & prices still dropping;
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
6) as I write, THE DOW is probing another low~~11,300–$2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM THEIR STOCKS, BONDS & MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS!

I have been laughing at McCain for a long time now.
McCain has no Plan for our Energy problems that he Bush and the rest of the GOP are responsible for which was kicked off by the BS war we are currently in! McCain thinks that the people of America are stupid, he thinks that he can keep putting buzz words out there and we will say “OK”

HELLO, I dont why they want to drill off or coast lines, if a spill occurs the cost is more than the saving. I dont like paying more at the pumps but i do love the tourism our beatiful beaches bring. drill only in the places that has already been pre selected for drilling. GO OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!. CAROLYN ,CA.

BARACK OBAMA IS AN IDIOT! I WAS A HILLARY SUPPORTER AND HAVE TRIED TO GIVE THE MAN THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, BUT HE HASN'T EARNED MY TRUST OR RESPECT. I'M TIRED OF HIM AND HIS CAMPAIGN PLAYING RACIAL POLITICS, AND THEN WHEN A CRITICISM IS LODGED AGAINST HIM, HE AND THE CAMPAIGN SCREAM "RACISM!" FRANKLY, MOST AMERICANS COULD CARE LESS IF YOU ARE OF AFRICAN DESCENT. WE COULD CARE LESS THAT YOUR MIDDLE NAME IS "HUSSEIN" AND THAT YOU HAVE SOME MUSLIM HERITAGE. ABSOLUTELY NONE OF THOSE THINGS BOTHER ME IN THE LEAST. WHAT BOTHERS ME IS YOUR ARROGANCE, YOUR SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT, LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND YOUR "I'M SO ABOVE THE FRAY ... SO ABOVE THIS POLITICS" ATTITUDE. THE FACT IS YOU ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER POLITICIAN THAT WAS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE THE THINNEST RESUME OF THE ENTIRE LOT – BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT. THIS HILLARY DEMOCRAT IS VOTING FOR MCCAIN! ONE CONCERN I HAD ABOUT MCCAIN IS HIS PROLIFE POSITION, BUT LET'S FACE IT THE DEMOCRATIC LED SENATE WILL NOT ALLOW ROE V. WADE TO DIE WITH A NUT CONSERVATIVE JUSTICE. SO, ROE WILL BE SAFE AS LONG AS THERE IS A DEMOCRATIC SENATE. I MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE WITH HIS POLITICS, BUT AT LEAST I TRUST HIM.

jimmy velman August 5th, 2008 2:51 pm ET

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yes much like your whole comment. an error

"Though Obama supported last week’s proposed “Gang of Ten” bi-partisan energy plan that includes an element of off-shore drilling, the Illinois senator has continued to rail against it..."

How do you support something and then rail against it the next week? Obama has really confused me on this one. :-/

SIGH...What's with all the Bring Billary back comments?? HELLO FOLKS! She is not the candidate! Furthermore she is BEHIND the selected candidate. I'm sure Hillary is ashamed she had this type of affect on you. Even if you write her in, it means NOTHING! It may even be understood as a vote for the democratic candidate. Certainly at best you should realize that it takes away from the democrat and gives the Repuks a chance of winning. Let it go, hold your nose if you feel that strongly, and vote for your interestes (especially women) and against the status quo.

a majority of you belive the hype and are so fooled, Obama is clueless and thinks his fancy and flashy car salesman speeches can motivate everyone. That is true if your uneducated and cant do your own research. Just watch as Barrak Hussien Obama changes his stance on everything just to try to win over voters. Obama thinks the goverment is for supporting people, and I am tired of my taxes supporting people who chose to make bad decisions. People need to be accountable for the actions and responsible for the decisions they make. Obama has voted for taxes in favor of oil companies, he supports raising taxes. Obama supports Ethanol 85 which is a joke, it takes more money to make e85 than regular gas, but how will they make it cheaper, by using tax money. I am sick of all the side shows which normal america falls for. People need to realize this country, and our "system" is not broke, people are breaking the system. BEFOR WE CAN FIX ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF OUR BORDERS WE MUST FIX OURSELVES. REMBER THOSE QUOTES LONG AGO, WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR YOU COUNTRY, WHAT CAN YOUR COUNTRY DO FOR YOU. Well we are beating the hell out of that one. How about what can you do for youself. We are in a world of hurt. If we keep blaming everything else.

Vote McCain so he can take us back to VietNam and finish what he never got to there – WAR!

Obama,

Sleaze you can believe in.............................

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Vote McCain or join the insane

Mccain is just the same old politics and more of Bush's failer strategy.

Obama is dumb and lost his memory.
He voted for this Oil Energy bill back then, and now he is flatly lies.
How can he be a President ?

OBAMA GO BACK TO EUROPE!!

CLINTON DEMOCRATS FOR MCCAIN!!

WE NEED A TRUE AMERICAN LEADER IN THE WHITEHOUSE JOHN MCCAIN IS THAT LEADER, OBAMA IS NOT !! WHO IS THIS GUY AND WHAT IS HE REALY ABOUT??

CLINTON DEMOCRATS FOR MCCAIN!!

Proud Army and Navy mom (the fake one) 2:39 pm
The CRP puts Obama's total from oil and gas donors at $394,465.
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Is there a reson why you did not put McCain's real total there? Perhaps because it's over 3 times more than Obama's, at $1.33 million (according to factcheck.org)

So who's lying now? What about the McCain oil lobbysts on his staff:

Chevron – Wayne Berman
BP – Eric Burgeson
Exxon – Frank Donatelli
Sunoco – Rebecca Anderson
Occidental Petrolium – CHARLIE BLACK
Kock Industries – Nancy Pfotenhauer
AMCO – Randy Scheunemann

So McCain has 1.33 million reasons to put the interests of big oil ahead of the American public, and many in his staff have even more reason. Sounds like the past eight years, huh?

I cant believe how the Bush administration and Cheney and MCSame keep bamboozling the American people with their juvenile
attack adds
The same old Rovian gutter style attacks and still a lot of americans believe them and follow them down the low road like a pack of mindless robots
For the sake of your wonderful country WAKE UP!!!
*Take a Leap of Faith* for the first time in 8 years on a candidate of change who has taken the high road *Obama.*
Dont let yourself be *republicinized* by their juvenile immature tactics
Quit burying your head in the sand or you will find yourself rowing in the same old boat with them to more war and misery for your country!!
*Take a leap of Faith*

John McCain is way to busy at the Sturgis bike rally pimping his wife for the topless beauty pagent contest to care about the sufferng american people.

mccain is a moron.....war war war....surge surge surge.....drill drill drill.........too old too old too old

Proud Navy mom....
You definetly sound angry and dilousinal
My son did 10 years in the marine corp and is now an air force reservist.
He is voting for Obama and so are many of his comrades.
I also find it rather tacky of you to tell people you are proud to pay over 4.00 a gallon for gas.
It's self rightous smug think your better than everybody else right winger who make me want to puke

Obama 08.............

WOLF BLITZER...you are so PRO McWar that you make me sick

You wouldn't even let Sen. Daschle even finish any sentence before

you interrupted him.....you are so lame Blitzer,,,,YOU ARE TO BE

UNBIASED AS A REPORTER. EVER......GO BACK TO JOURNALIST

SCHOOL.

I think Obama is running on last comic standing.

Quiz. Which of the candidates is for the following.

1. Increase spending on developing alternative energy resources like wind, solar, clean coal and nuke. That would be both McCain and Obama, except Obama is opposed to nuke, guess he differs with the French on that one too.

2. Suspend the Federal gas tax to help lower the cost of a gasoline. McCain is for Obama against, says it would really just increase the price of gasoline.

3. Impvove the gas milleage of automobiles and increase production of electric autos. Both McCain and Obama.

4. Offer a $300 million reward for the first person to produce an electric battery that significantly impoves the amount of miles that can be driven on electricity before having to cut over to gas. This is McCain's idea, Obama says it is a bad one.

5. Drill more domestic oil from offshore which could lower gas prices in the short term and will in the long term. And will also result in less American dollars going to foreign oil producers. McCain is for Obama against.

6. Opposes more drilling offshore to because it won't help and to save the planet but supports more drilling on already leased land to, because it will help and I guess kill the planet? This is both Obama and Pelosi.

McCain has more ideas on how to solve our energy problem then Obama does. Maybe Obama should shut up and listen, he could learn something from McCain.

McCain in 08!!!!!!!

McCain is nothing more than G. W. Bush lap dog.

IT IS ONLY A REPUBLICAN ILLUSION PLAN TO INCREASE OUR DEPENDENCY ON BIG OIL AND PROVIDE BIG OIL MORE PROFITS TO INCREASE THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. WE NEED A REAL PLAN.

OBAMA 08

MCSAME IS RUNNING ON EMPTY.

Obama is an idiot.

Fact 1: Drilling all over the US will indeed lower prices in the future
Fact 2: Off-shore drilling will endanger tourist industry in tourist hot spots like FL and CA. States have the right to now allow to drill if they feel it's dangerous. That's what McCain has said. But dems refuse to listen.
Fact 3: We give to the Saudis and others who don't like us much $800 million a day for oil. True
Fact 4: America can use this money here, invested in renewable energy, more R&D and more jobs in small towns across the country. McCain agrees with you there. However, you can't fund development of new sources with the current oil money. Afterall you still need to use it till you develop those resources. Not a flip of a switch. Typical Dem hot air rhetoric.
Fact 5: Over the last decade we became even more dependent on oil. No arguing there.
Fact 6: Time to be a little stronger and more self-reliant — good old American virtues. Nor arguing there. Lets not pay for foreign oil, lets drill for our own.

Mr. Obama is simply confused. He and the O-DNC have been spewing falsities for so many months that they have completely lost touch with reality.

dan August 5th, 2008 3:43 pm ET

For all of you who are in favor of the windfall profit tax on oil companies, the profit percentage that ExxonMobil had for the 2nd Qtr was about 8.5%. If the government decides that any company making more than 8% profit deserves to be subject to a special tax there will be a tremendous number of companies that will be subject to that tax. Taking shots at the oil companies is just more politically palatable than other industries since the democrats have convinced many people in this country that the oil companies are the root of all evil in the world. Many of you I'm sure work for companies making an 8% profit so if we start taxing them all make sure you bring in a big enough box to pack up your desk because it will ruin companies.
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Are you aware that gasoline is a COMMODITY? Name a company in the business of selling a commodity that turns an 8% profit. Perhaps a grocery chain or a company producing rice, sugar, or coffee (not Starbucks, but bulk coffee). In a commdity business, you have a low profit margin, but very high volume. Did you not know that, or were you purposly trying to mislead?

Your best idea was to open our national petroleum reserve, what a stupid idea.
Specially that just last week you said we shouldn’t. You only changed your tune because Pelosi was saying that.
You can’t even standup to Pelosi how are you going to stand up to Iran?
You flip-flopper. You are so arrogant that can’t even admit your mistakes.

Obama , you have no substance and you run just like the rest of your kind in the democratic party.
You are all talk and no substance.

Obama you are dangerous for this country.

You have yet to show us that you truly care for this country.

Bad joke Obama. I want more offshore drilling! Maybe you can afford $4 a gallon, but I can't.

Jack, of course is Jonhning man. There is a chemical from the oil that will grow his hair Jack. Jonh McCain will of course jack, he was shurt of cash and the oil company helped raise him money and you think when or if Johning man becomse president he will forget them?

Jack,
Thanks for being very honest.

Peter Prince in Canada

Debra says: "There is as much oil in the US as there is anywhere in the world." Well now, here's another well-informed [R] giving us the benefit of their careful researching of the facts. The intellectual bankrupcy apparent on the [R]ight is just stunning. Maybe another [R] goon would like to chime in here on how we Americans have even MORE oil that the rest of the world. I mean that would make your argument for expanding offshore drilling even more forceful, wouldn't it? Afterall, I haven't seen many [R]s in the past 20 years in command of the facts....why start now?

McCain, thank you for all of your ATTACK ADS last week, this speech is just what America needed to hear... "this is not a joke"-BHO, "i fear no man when i have truth on my side"-BHO

Bambi will have to explain to us how putting air in our tires and taxing us more will lower gas prices. This dude is a trainwreck. And we nominated him over Hillary?

Have anyone ask Sen McCain how soon will the off shore drilling will hit today market . Sen Obama and Sen McCain are member of the senate they should be telling the big oil company to start drilling on the lease land now. Open up some of the cap well in Oklahoma,Texas and Kansas for Independence oil company to drill but still want help now. The stock market is driving the oil prices and profit .Go Obama

"i fear no man when i have truth on my side" Barack H. Obama....
that's right, John McCain thinks the pain of Americans is a joke....well i am going to be laughing my butt off in the voting booth. i am going to be laughing my butt off at the DNC convention. I am going to be laughing my butt off as i donate more to the candidate who can and has offered this country solutions instead of the same FAILED policies that got us where we are now. America is the weakest it has been since the Great Depression. i want a President who is NOT accountable to the Oil Companies that line their pockets while American citizens are standing on bread lines, unemployment lines, homeless shelter lines, burial lines of soldiers killed in illegal wars. this is the United States of America....AND WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK!!!

aware August 5th, 2008 2:52 pm ET
Give it up Obama!
Just talking about drilling…lowered oil prices. You are such a jerk! _________________________________________________
Perhaps you are not "aware" that domestic consumption is down – down enough that there is concern about the revenues from gasoline taxes being adequate to maintain our highways. It would be reasonable to suspect that a "real" decline in consumption would be much more responsible for the drop in prices than a discussion about drilling that would add a small fraction to the worlds supply in 2015. Also, all the discussions about natural gas, nuclear, wind, solar, geothermal, hybrid and electric cars, increased CAFE standards, etc certainly had a greater overall effect than the discussion about drilling alone. What about the Saudis discussing production increases?

But you KNOW that the decline in oil prices was due to McCain and/or Bush talking about drilling. How about being a jerk AND an id!0t?

Why does CNN always seem to have links to McCain's sites, commercials, and audio clips but not Obama's?

Has anyone read a book about McCain recently? You won't like what you learn.

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DON'T BE FOOLED. THE ONLY AGENDA THIS ADMINISTRATION HAVE IS .......MONEY.............MORE MONEY. ALL THE REST OF THE SO CALLED CONSERVATIVE VALUES ARE COVER FOR GETTING AS MUCH AS THEY CAN WHILE THEY CAN.

THEY MANIPULATE THE COST OF GAS, PUTTING THE BURDEN TO CONSUMERS.

GIVE CONTRACTS TO THEIR FRIENDS THAT WE TAXPAYERS PAY FOR.

STOP THE MADNESS. VOTE OBAMA.

True. We won't see a drop in prices from such drilling for years... every economist and even oil companies have been saying that... THEN WHY ARE YOU SUPPORTING THIS SHORT-SIGHTED PLAN, Mr. Obama? Talk about double standards... When McCain proposes more drilling you spin it as 'short-sighted catering to oil companies' but when you propose it it's a 'visionary plan that will help the average American...'
Hypocrite!

On Larry King Live last night, even T. BoonePickens says Obama's Energy Plan is encouraging and he is the original "oil man."

Proud Army and Navy Mom,

so is that why you are voting for McSHAME? you think hes telling the truth? hahahahhahahahhahaha

Do FUTURE GENERATIONS want us to "Drill here, drill now"???

McCain is so short sighted and selfish. Esp. since he believes in Global Warming.

and btw – there's no such thing as "clean coal"... that's like a filter in a cigarrette!

Who care if it takes 7 years to get new oil. That isnt very long. Wouldnt you be happy if we would have started drilling 7 years ago.

Sherry, Atlanta

Exactly how do you propose we get this natural without drilling. Some of you people should think before you speak.

I wonder just how much oil money Obama has in his campaign other than Exxon?
I also heard that he has a lot of connections in a lot of forgein countries including African countries. where he has family. I sure wish someone could get the list of all his donors. I don't trust politicians especially ones that try to give the impression they are squeaky clean.

We also are borrowing 12 billion a month to finance this war in Iraq. The war that was based on lies. So let's get out of Iraq and have a sound plan on just what do we want to accomplish in Afghanistan so we do not get bogged down in a war over there like the Russians did a while back. This way we can end these war expenditures and use the money over here to create jobs in the energy field and on improving our infrastructure. We can get our auto industry back up on its feet to create more jobs. We can get our economy moving again. I think Obama has the better ideas and plans to do this and more. I am not sure just how much he will get done because it looks to me that all that is going to be left in our Treasury after Cheney and his friends quit robbing it are cob webs and a huge IOU to the Chinese and Saudis. He may have to do like Clinton did after the first Bush left our government in a mess and work on getting the deficit fixed first.

Milen Orozoff

Fact 1: Wrong... that's 9th grade economics... (supply and demand)
Fact 2: It's off shore... doesn't mean Fl and Ca... and it's never been a problem in the gulf or any other place in the world
Fact 3: Great point... agree... we need our own since theirs is cheper than ours at this point
Fact 4: Another great point... but changing to new energy will take 10 or 20 years... so we still need oil
Fact 5: In 1996 the oil companies went to the government stating we would be hitting criticle times in a decade... here we are... and still won't do anything
Fact 6: Agree... however we still have to do it with oil... no other way yet.

Keep your money in your pocket... I can spend it better than Obama...

I can only imagine how the Florida coast line would look after the oil spills that would surely ensue after a season of hurricanes. Not only are McSames ideas flawed they are laughable...

OBAMA 08

we should drill, drill, drill. I can't wait for the 2 cents a gallon savings I will get in 15 years.......that will be swell.

OBAMA HAS A BIGGER "DRILL" THAN MCWAR !!

SORRY, MRS. "COWCHIP", BUT YOUR MAN DOESN'T COMPARE TO MICHELE'S MAN.

I'M VOTING FOR THE DUDE WITH THE BIGGER DRILL.!!

VOTE FOR OBAMA....IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO !!!!!!!!!!!!!

While McCain continues to attack Obama and McCain also continues to insult the intelligence of the American people.

I'm becoming really sick of McCain and his Karl Rove tactics!!!!

McCain has repeatedly voted against tax credits for renewable energy.
McCain missed votes to require energy companies to produce 20% of energy from renewable sources.
McCain voted against tougher fuel efficiency standards.
McCain opposed $290 million for Research and Development on Renewable Energy, including wind power.

McCain's record speaks for itself! He has not supported renewable energy for YEARS!!

to Ronnie, New Mexico....

its not a biased news source....to simply put it, obama just has better policies and he knows what hes doing. McShame is just offering no viable solutions and is a repeat of BUSH!

obama teases mccain sound more like OBAMA IS DRILLING OLD MAN MCCAIN KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK OBAMA GOD BLESS YOU.

Maybe McCain would embrace wind, solar, and other alternative energies if they would make a large donation to his election fund like Big Oil did? The man should tatoo a "For Sale" sign to his forehead.

Yeah Obama–let's not drill. Let's release our reserves. Brilliant idea. Iran is becoming a major threat with the potential to seriously disrupt oil shipments from the Middle East. If we release our reserves, what will we do when we Iran limits our imports? Guess , I'll just have to fill my gas tank with dreams and rainbows.

This year is really looking like 1976 all over again. ( OIl embargo, Iran, etc)

Obama= Carter's 2nd Term

Obama you are so stupid. You are a lier , flip flap, months ago you said no drill, now you said yes? you have hotmeal in your brain . You cant be the President of United State of America.

Fact 1: Drilling all over the US will not lower prices
Fact 2: Off-shore drilling will endanger tourist industry in tourist hot spots like FL and CA
Fact 3: We give to the Saudis and others who don't like us much $800 million a day for oil
Fact 4: America can use this money here, invested in renewable energy, more R&D and more jobs in small towns across the country
Fact 5: Over the last decade we became even more dependent on oil
Fact 6: Time to be a little stronger and more self-reliant - good old American virtues.

Time to put and end to failed policies and keep our money here at home!

For those of you (Independent, this is directed at you) who believe that Obama is against nuclear power, please get your facts straight before you spout the GOP rhetoric.

BO is not against nuclear power, but he believes that we have to ensure that plants operate at the highest level of safety. He is also against waste storage in Yucca Mountain. Yucca's been there forever and plants are still storing waste onsite rather than transporting to Yucca.

We have to find a safe, long-term alternative for storage of spent fuel rods. Both onsite storage and transport to Yucca have their own intrinsic safety and logistical problems. When those questions are answered satisfactorily, I think you'll see a bigger push for nuclear power from the left.

People offshore drilling is not a for sure thing. If we started offshore drilling today, we wouldn't see any results, if any results at all until maybe 2018. Offshore drilling is a way of looking for more oil. The only ones that will benefit from offshore drilling are the oil companies, because we will be paying the oil companies to find the oil, if there is any oil to be found.

Wake up people! Just say no to McCain!

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I miss my Hillary!

The dizzying pace of Obama's flip-flops leaves most Americans unsure of his true positions. He will do anything it takes and strike as many poses as possible to get elected. Everyone on the planet knows that alternate energy is the way to go. In the interim, increasing oil supply for the next 10-15 years is not such a bad idea and could provide a cushion to the boundless appetite of India and China. Obama spews so much hot air on the subject yet openly accepts money from the oil companies and vascillates daily on his energy stance. Please bring back Hillary Clinton so that the Dems can reclaim the White House. This loser will cost us the election in November.

Obama, obliterates McCain in any debate over energy:
Don't forget, McCain has no plans to get us off oil, he loves big oil so much (and Haliburton) that he wants to keep American troops in Iraq for the next 100 years.
He loves big oil so much he wants to drill off the coast of Florida just in time for Hurricane season so energy speculators can watch the weather channel like its the nasdaq EVEN MORE then they already do to trade and rob us blind, despite the fact it'll be 10 years before we see a drop of oil from any of it.
By then the rest of the Western world will be selling us new technologies their governments regulated energy industries into releasing AND JOHN MCCAIN WILL BE DEAD OF OLD AGE as America falls into a Brazil/Mexico style of rich and poor.
Just what the doctor (Dick Cheney, aka Dr. Doom) ordered.

McCain is not outlining anything. All his campaign has done is attack Obama. There are no solutions, concrete or otherwise coming from McCain. To those of you responding that Obama is showing lack of good judgment, at least he is showing judgment. Since June, there have been crisis that have come up and Obama has responded with solutions whereas McCain only makes bad jokes and bad commercials. Let's here something besides WAR and DRILL...something new, something original. Let us see some simblence of judgement by McCain...then and only then can we tell who judgement, TODAY is right for America, TODAY...not 8 years ago or in some other place in time. What we are voting for is someone to lead us today and into the next decade.

It is so sad that there is so much hate for a man, who has been trying to unite people shows the fundamental flaw in our society. E pluribus unum is obviously as superficial as "all men are created equal".

You know the way you Dems are so anti-big oil, I sincerely hope that the oil companies move their headquarters to Dubai or someplace out of the US. How many jobs will that cost US citizens? How many tax dollars will be lost? How will that affect investors? For all you complaining and saying you saw this coming eight years ago, why didn't you do like I did? I didn't jump onto the big SUV bandwagon, bought a sensible car, and used my savings to invest in Big OIl. Got to love those dividends (unless Obama has his way and wants to tax those at a higher rate)

I'm so sick of Republicans trying to insult my intelligence. Barack should just go on vacation, and let McCain continue to unveil the disingenous nature of Bush allied Repuglicans.

ethanol is not the answer. If causes our food prices to increase.

OPEC controls oil. That simple. Increase in supply here means they lower their supply to keep global prices the same so they make money.

The difference is in creating affordable alternatives on the automotive end. Alcohol is good one, hybrid plug-in plus alcohol plus gasoline is a great alternative around 5-10 years down the road.

Until then, the oil must be drilled, because we will never lose our need of it. EVER! End of story.

McCain Supporters,
He is not a maverick, but rather a flip-flopper.
Below are only a few position McSurge has changed positions on:
1. McCain opposed off-shore oil drilling; now he supports it
2. McCain strongly opposes a windfall-tax on oil company profits. Three weeks earlier, he was perfectly comfortable with the idea.
3. McCain thought Bush’s warrantless-wiretap program circumvented the law; now he believes the opposite.
4. McCain defended “privatizing” Social Security. Now he says he’s against privatization (though he actually still supports it.)
5. McCain wanted to change the Republican Party platform to protect abortion rights in cases of rape and incest. Now he doesn’t.
6. McCain thought the estate tax was perfectly fair. Now he believes the opposite.
7. McCain pledged in February 2008 that he would not, under any circumstances, raise taxes. Specifically, McCain was asked if he is a “‘read my lips’ candidate, no new taxes, no matter what?” referring to George H.W. Bush’s 1988 pledge. “No new taxes,” McCain responded. Two weeks later, McCain said, “I’m not making a ‘read my lips’ statement, in that I will not raise taxes.”
8. In 2002 McCain said, it is OK for Bush to detain suspected enemy combatants in Guantanamo bay, without bringing any charge against them. In now (2007) he is against it, and even wants to closedown Guantanamo bay.
9. In 2006, McCain said he was the “greatest critic” of Rumsfeld’s failed Iraq policy.
In December 2003, McCain praised the same strategy as “a mission accomplished.” In March 2004, he said, “I’m confident we’re on the right course.” In December 2005, he said, “Overall, I think a year from now, we will have made a fair amount of progress if we stay the course.”
10. We can’t have a time-time for Iraq, and It’s OK to stay in Iraq for 100 years;
……….. 4 months later McCain appear agrees to an18-month time-table for a withdrawal
McCain is no straight-talker….so…If you support McCain…. could you tell him to rename his bus/plane….. the FLIP-FLOP EXPRESS ?
By keeping “straight talk express” on his bus & plane, McCain is insulting the intelligence of every American. Even a dummy, can easily tell McCain is the king of Flip-Floppers
……..FLIP-FLOP EXPRESS …. This is a better description of McCain, isn’t it ?

I wonder how much money these Republicans have in big oil stocks? It's about pure greed and they couldn't care less about the average Americans. After all, they can just move to Dubai along with Chaney and "W" if things get too bad for them here.

We have been stupid to allow ourselves to get into this energy mess in the first place. We lacked foresight and planning. Now the democrats want to provide a fix to a stupid problem with a stupid solution: tapping into the strategic oil reserve. We got ourselves into this mess with stupidity but we won't get ourselves out with even more stupidity. We now have to act like responsible adults. We need to plan and work our way back out of this mess over the next decade. Tapping the strategic oil reserve won't fix the root cause of the problem and it would be very STUPID!

I KNOW WHAT JOHN MCCAIN IS AGAINST. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT HE IS FOR, OTHER THAN THE SAME OLD SAME OLD?????????????

If you sincerely believe off shore drilling is the way to take care of the mess we are currently in, then not only are you unintellectual, but moronic, as well. I am not going to reiterate all the stats (from the experts on this situation, mind you) because morons can not understand anything except "Dancing with the Stars", "Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader", and "American Idol."

We can not afford to be so short sighted. We must expand our availability to oil until after the alternative fuels are developed. Worried that the oil might not be avialable for many years?. Better consider that the alternative energy might not be available for many more years also and stop slamming the door on new drilling.

The solution will probably be to use oil AND other forms of energy.

This way we don't depleat our oil as fast and if we develop it in the US we will have a supply for ourselves without having to buy it from our enemies. We can not close the door yet and possibly never on developing more oil. The oil companys don't care if we develope oil or not. They will still get paid. The price we pay for it will make up for the difference.

McCain is George Bush' right hand man

For all of you who are in favor of the windfall profit tax on oil companies, the profit percentage that ExxonMobil had for the 2nd Qtr was about 8.5%. If the government decides that any company making more than 8% profit deserves to be subject to a special tax there will be a tremendous number of companies that will be subject to that tax. Taking shots at the oil companies is just more politically palatable than other industries since the democrats have convinced many people in this country that the oil companies are the root of all evil in the world. Many of you I'm sure work for companies making an 8% profit so if we start taxing them all make sure you bring in a big enough box to pack up your desk because it will ruin companies.

CNN, please post!!
Especially to Ronnie, New Mexico August 5th, 2008 2:39 pm ET

I'm starting to believe the blogs are full of people from both campaign sites...with only a handful of voters. Don't get me wrong, you guys do vote, but PLEASE quit WHINNING like babies when you can't have your way.

One minute CNN is okay, then terrible the next....what do you want?

OBAMA '08

Anyone notice how McCain is reading off of some cue cards lately. It looks like he obviously is not familiar with what is on them by the way he practically reads right off of them on camera. This means to me someone else is controlling McCain because he can not be trusted to stay on message like the previous chimp who is now in office. He goes off on his own on a Sunday and tells the truth about Social Security and raising payroll taxes then his campaign people come out and say McCain does not speak for the McCain campaign. They go on to clarify that McCain will not raise any taxes even though he said he would that past Sunday. Do we really want another puppet in the White House? Remember this guy barely made it out of the academy and will not release his military records. I wonder what he has got to hide? He has been in Washington for 26 years and has done nothing. That makes him part of the problem and not the solution we need.

So what is B.O.'s energy answer?

Please don't tell me it's tapping the strategic reserve. What a great idea! We'll just fill it up again when oil is cheap in the future. What??

I thought the idea of a reserve was to fuel our military and necessary operations in the time of an oil disruption. Has there ever been a more dire time than now to keep a reserve? I can't believe you people buy this line of crap.

Hard to argue that producing more oil is such a bad thing... Even if it takes seven years, it will be far more proactive, than hoping that wind and solar power somehow become efficient enough to even be relevant. Without gobs of subsidies, they wouldn't exist today. You really believe they can replace oil.... in less than 7 years???? The country better wake up and consider what's at stake here.

Are you kidding... really

Didn't the Dalai Bama just change his position on off shore drilling two days ago?

OMG... he flips so much he can't remember his last stance.

It's no wonder hes falling daily in the polls.... Obama... a joke we can believe in.

I do wish that the people who what to drill for oil offshore and in Alaska would get it through their heads that it will damage the ecology of the outer shelf and the fragile ecology of the the artic. Once you damage these areas they may never, never come back. Is cheap gas worth it? If we continue to damage the fragile world we live in there will be noting left for our children and children's children. As for atomic energy...I also wish that some of you would study the science and then talk about how safe it is. Chernobyl could easily happen again as could 3 mile island. I bet most of you don't even know what happened at Gallup, NM and that there are still two headed sheep found along the Rio Puerco.
And just how will drilling help anyone trying to fill their gas tank when it is common knowledge that it will take at a minimum of 10 years for drilling to effect your gas tank if they started drilling tomorrow.
It seems that McCain and the republicans tell these lies and that there are a lot of ignorant people who start believing the lies and then act as though it was the gospel truth. What a shame.

TOUCHE!

Obama is nothing more than a Jimmy Carter on energy.

The posted comments reflect liberal support for Obama and
surely show why I get my nes from Fox.

Okay, so Obama is against drilling oil today? I can't keep up with his policies. He continues to flip-flop, I mean refine them.

Someone answer me this. Obama is a law professor, but he flipped flopped on the DC Gun ban. Don't you think by the time you get to be a 48 year old attorney, you would know where you stand on that issue?

Obama is the true say or do anything candidate. In November, Obama will win the same group of people he won in the primaries: liberals, youth, and blacks...........end of story.

You should have voted for the candidate who was winning the swing vote.

Still for Hill, but voting McCain

I was just looking at the total of oil exports and imports for this year so far. These are statistics that come from the Dept. of Energy. So far we have EXPORTED 275,507,000 barrels of crude oil and products and we have IMPORTED FROM THE PERSIAN GULF 372,821,000. Maybe rather than look at more off shore drilling we stop EXPORTING our own oil. I also think it's time to put time limits on oil leases as the big oil companies are sitting on a slew of leases but rather than develpe them they want the monopoly on all of the potential oil sites. Here's to hoping OBAMA doesn't sell out as Mc Cain has.

THE REPUBLICANS HAVE FILLERBUSTERED 10 DIFFERRENT ENERGY BILLS BY THE DEMOCRATS THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED LOWER GAS PRICES BUT YOU CAN'T HEAR ABOUT IT IN THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA AND THAT BIT OF INFO FROM OBAMA ABOUT INFLATING YOUR TIRES PROPERLY AND KEEPING YOUR TUNE WIELL NASCAR , TRIPLE A, REPUBLICANS CHARLES CHIST AND THE GOVERNATOR ARNOLD AUTO CLUB OF AMERICA ALL SAY THE SAME THING ANOTHER FACT OFFSHORE DRILLING WILL SAVE 6 CENTS A GALLON IN 10 YEARS PROPER AUTO CARE WILLSAVE 12 CENTS A GALLON RIGHT NOW!!! (YES OBAMA CAN)!!!

You idiots who are hating on Obama for some small change of heart on something to help you same stoopids, how's your economic life doing right now under Republican leadership? Hmmm? This horrible mess started with the Repugnicans years ago, the Dems just took over in 2006 when even you tards felt the bite of what the Rethugnicans were doing to us, now you hate on someone who wants to give you $1000 rebate checks to help get you started on a recovery from this recession? Americans can be so THICK sometimes, it makes me gag.

Senator Obama, could you propose some legislation to issue us all tire gauges? Just raise taxes a little more to pay for them all, Comrade Senator!

For everyone who thinks drilling is a bad idea because it will take 7 to 10 years to see the benefit, I have one question. How long will the "alternative sources" take to come on line? Its not like flipping a light switch, it will take years. So instead of mocking the need to drill if you think just a little you would realize we need a multi faceted approach to the problem. We need the alternative sources and more domestic oil to reduce our dependency on foreign oil. Domestic oil is not a bad thing dependence on froeign oil is the problem. Oh by the way if we would have drilled 10 to15 years ago we would have the oil now.

Mccain energy plans is abusrd on can save 7% in gas with properly inflated tires and tune up, with Mccain plan we wound not see a drop of oil for at least 10 year, then when we do the gas price would be over $10.00/gal take 3% out of it with MCCain plan we will end up paying $9.70/gal. Where is the saving. America get the hint Mccain him self admitted Economics is not his subject, he does not have a clue also he does not know how to use computer in 21st centurey this guy is for 19th century we can not afford to let him run our country.

No plan, just the same as McBush but he will win because he is white.
The good ship America is going down and Obama has the life vest but the racist will not take it because they would rather go down with Mcsame then to have a blackman save the day. That is the America that I know. We are one sick family. The hate runs strong and deep in this house and hate will cause it to fall down. Poor white folks think that they are the rich that the republicans fight for. They can't fill up their cars but they don't really get it. They don't want to be lumped in with black folks no matter what. McSame will cut off their heads to help the rich but they think that he is for them. What fools they are. Obama has hope only but no chance of winning this election.
Obama The Dream

Phil Newton Murphy – Obama will change us alright – into a socialist, muslim, 3rd world nation.

No need to give them access to more land to drill on, when they can't do a thing with what they already have.

They CAN drill NOW, they could drill THEN, but they DIDN'T! Answer the question moron: Why is it you want more, when you can't handle what you already have? Could it be an election year and you like to pander?

Shut your pie hole McCain, your hot air is becoming gaseous rhetoric. Head back to your retirement home and let the smart people solve the problems.

McCain: The problem to all of our Solutions!

Drill Now... How is Obama's plan going to work. Most of our transportation is reliant on oil. Delivery trucks and personal transportation. So in 10 years new technology is developed. Hydrogen cars or something else. Every company that uses trucks will replace their whole fleet with these new vehicles. My 64 year old mother or the new college or high school graduate will be able to afford the new energy friendly car. Give me a break. We need oil for 30 -40 more years during the transition to new energy.

The Republican Party is Dead. YAY!

If tomorrow McCain stated that we should drill for oil on Fifth Avenue in New York, we would hear the tinny aarf of The One, The Lap Dog, Obama saying that he has been saying that for years, as he has been about private ownership of guns, timetables in Iraq, energy policy, etc. This guy's such a lightweight I fear he may be blown from the podium at his next tedious, didactic pronouncement.

Anybody notice the gas price fell when Bush gave the go ahead for more drilling? or are the "Obamites/save the planet before the people" folks just not willing to accept the truth. Even if drilling doesn't help for another 30 years it will help eventually. The dems just walk away from their jobs and go on vacation-they've got plenty of fuel for goofing off.

McCain 2008!

95% of Alaska is currently open for drilling .They do not drill ! Why?
68 Million acres are currently leased to Oil companies open for drilling.They do not drill ! Why?

I can't stand the lies we hear everywhere on TV by Mc Cain and his friends: "Since the executive moratorium on drilling has been lifted we've seen oil price dropping already" , and nobody corrects them or call them on it.
They talking about how the prospective of new supplies are having psychological effects...Ridiculous!

OIL PRICE DROP IS DUE TO DEMAND DROP
Just in June the demand dropped in the US almost 5% , while in Europe the demand dropped 10%
Properly inflated tires save 7% more gas and good driving habits can save as much as 20%.
This will further reduce the demand and further drop the price of oil, while we can work on developing alternative and renewable energy.

Mc Cain mocking that is beyond imaginable.
So personal responsibility does not mean anything anymore?
All this people here on the blogs and on Fox news all complaining about 'Socialist Obama' , but mocking personal responsibility.Pathetic

If America elects Mc Cain, the whole world will laugh at us.We will be perceived as weak, and the economic failure will lead to our demise as once Rome.

There is as much oil in the US as there is anywhere in the world. We are such hypocrites that we want to pay for other countries oil instead of accessing our own with all the headaches that come with it. Oil companies are perfectly happy to let us pay more for oil so that it pushes up the prices by limiting the amt available. Until we have alternative energies, we must expand the oil reserves in this country. This is the problem we had 10 years ago. We decided not to drill for more oil and said we needed to create alternative energy but we still do not have sufficient alternative energy 10 years later and if we would have drilled back then, more oil would have been available today. And we might not be having as serious a problem with it as we are now. . Besides, Oil platforms do not ruin the coastline. Lots of places have them and are still vacation spots. I know a lot of people like Obama, but he is wrong on this. In addition, the Democrats are fighting development of alternative energy such as nuclear, etc. If they really mean what they say- why are they blocking development of the alternate energies? They're energy plan is non existant. I already checked the air in my tires. Have been for years. is that the only thing Barack has to offer???? What a joke!

The thing I STILL don't understand is why the oil companies are so hot about drilling OFF shore, when they still haven't drilled ON shore in the millions of acres they already have available. If Big Oil and the Repubs think domestic production is the magic bullet, then fine. Drill where you already can, before you open up for more. That's like asking for seconds when you haven't even touched what's on your plate already. This really is a common sense issue, that's being hopelessly politicized.

The level of "discussion" on the energy issue coming from the [R]s is pathetic. For just one example, the McCain's campaign says: “While Americans are hurting, Barack Obama is opposed to off-shore drilling..." What utter crap. I have not heard Obama's campaign oppose the existing offshore platforms. In fact he supports the [D] proposal that the oil companies actually use the offshore leases they already hold in dormancy. That is hardly "opposed to offshore drilling".

This is typical [R] mumbo-jumbo: to paint their political opponent as something he is not in order to suit their weak ability to steer the discussion in their favor. It is intellectually dishonest, and the people who fail to analyse the discussion properly are intellectually barren. These are the barren people who gave us 8 years of George Bush, Cheney, Rove, Gonsolez. The abject failure of that [R] lot is there for all sentient beings to see: there is no need at all for mumbo-jumbo opponent painting. The facts are there, and in our faces every day.

will sen. obama define windfall profit. will he guaranty his party will vote for it does he guaranty the courts will approve this when challenged in court. will this be only for oil comp. or anyone else that make huge profits. Mr. pickens said that he approves of using all the oil natural gas clean coal nuclear power, to bridge the span to alternate fuels sen obama does not (at this time) agree with that. McCain wants to put a bounty on battery power that will viably power automobiles ect. sen. obama seems to have forgotten that. as he mention battery power as an alternative also.alternate fuels as a nice ring to it but there could be many repercussions we have to explore before committing to some of it our dependency on known technology like oil will be around for a long time yet. pretending otherwise if pure politics

Obama keep it coming you have let the republicans keep the White house and quit wearing purple lip stick. Its wierd

The person whose posting under my name is 100% wrong.

He posts facts that have nothing to do with truth, just like mcliar.

No wonder he's a mccain supporter. my question is how can people believe anything that comes out of a repugs mouth?

Sen Obama is absolutely right. please continue to show how mcsenile policies makes no sense unless you are big oil and a big idiot

All of these positive comments about Osama Obama. CRAZY! Obama sucks! They both suck! I'll take McCain, the lesser of two evils!

And interestingly, McCain's camp is slamming Obama over his comments about keeping tires filled and cars tuned up, which only shows McCain's ignorance on the subject. Studies have shown that the difference that simple efforts like keeping tires filled and cars tuned up will make to most people's wallets will be far more effective than McCain's "gas tax holiday" plan that's been derided by virtually every economist in the country.

So not only does McCain have no good ideas of his own for short term help regarding gas prices, he's actually criticizing good advice that's been given for one way to deal with it!

McCain = clueless.

Oh, and by the way, McCain has not voted on any energy legislation since August 2006 – that's 13 straight "no votes". Just call him Senator AWOL.

Obama voted for 6 of the first 8 of those votes up until the primary campaign really got heated in April of this year.

Pelosi – you're wrong – they are Exxon employees. BIG difference.

McCain attacks or mocks and Obama teases? Oh isn't that sooo cute. Obama teases McCain -makes me think of a nice soft teddy bear, or a fussy uncle in a cardigan. CNN you're almost neck and neck with MSNB in obviously promoting Obaman and professionalism, they hold a slight lead but with a few more plugs you may be able to pull ahead. Maybe Anderson can whip some sensational journalism up for you. Cambell busy?

I'm not even going to hold my breath this makes it on.....

Yeah, McCain's call to "drill here, drill now" shows how clueless he is about drilling for oil. In fact, it shows how clueless he is about energy policy period!
Obama is totally correct in pointing out that doing very simple, entirely PAINLESS things like inflating your tires properly, changing your furnance filter, lowering your thermostat by a degree or two, adding weatherstripping make a HUGE difference in the aggregate and lower demand for all forms of energy. But all he does is scoff, mock and belittle. Everyone knows that CONSERVATION is the ONE thing we all can do, right HERE (wherever you are) and right NOW. You can't do that with drilling for oil. You can drill in your office or your bathroom or your garage, but I doubt if you'll find any oil.
McCain has no real answers. He's lost his bearings.

BTW, we should NOT tap into the strategic oil reserve as a way to lower gas prices. We need to strategically plan for the future (for a change) and if it takes 10 years then so be it. We should have started 10 years ago (or more).

The strategic oil reserve should be used only for a national emergency such as a major terrorist attack on oil production facilities (a very real possibility in Saudi Arabia) or the shutting down of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz by Iran (another real possibility – especially if their nuclear production facilities are attacked). Playing with the reserve as a way of garnering votes (by temporarily lowering gas prices at home) is just plain IRRESPONSIBLE. Nancy Pelosi should be ashamed of herself. It's like tapping into your savings plan to pay off your credit card. Dumb! Americans! Take a long term approach and don't just treat the symptom!!! You're smarter than that.

NObama N'08

Obama might be getting his donations from employees of oil companies but he has offered a better proposal for energy conservation and McCain has probably not ever had to take a car in for repairs or tire changes because you are told to keep the right air pressure in your tire to get better mileage not only on your tires but also gas mileage,McCain is really showing who is the elitest he is making a joke of what the average American should know.When he goes back to using Moses to make fun of Obama he is really dating himself.And he also shows that he has no sensitivity towards woman.

:John McCain wants to talk about Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. That's his idea of a really relevant campaign. But I don't have time to deal with that mess". Succint and to the point. The difference is clear.

McCain criticizes the past 30 years of our governament's failure. In his senility, doesn't he realize that HE was part of this failure for the past 25?????

McCain – Change we CAN'T Believe In.

i see osama became enlightened again (which is not a flip-flop) and now is for limited drilling..A man for all seasons and socialism.

Barack Obama. Dumbest politician ever!

I like the $1000.00 that Obama wants to give us RIGHT NOW, and I like the windfall on oil profits too.
Any company that has made as much as big oil has in the past year or more SHOULD be taxed accordingly.
The average american pays plenty of income tax why shouldn't big oil?
I heard McCain's waterboy Romney say that oil companies use those tax breaks to hire, and explore for additional oil. If that is true can someone please tell us why no new refinaries have been built by big oil, and why they aren't drilling on leases available to them right now?
The American public deserves to have these questions asked and answered.

Alright, Obama, what's your plan?

The effect timeline you are proposing is incorrect: the market for oil will be affected NOW. OPEC is a cartel; American oil drilling will impact that cartel in ways that you, and your Democrat cohorts, simply don't understand.

But don't worry, son. I got my tire gauge.

I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY FUNNY. HA HA HA. MCCAIN POINTING AT THE FLOOR SAYING DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW IN A BUILDING. GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR OBAMA, HATERS ARE JUST MAD THEY CAN'T GET YOU DOWN. FIGHT ON OBAMA. YOU WILL GET YOUR REWARD NOVEMBER 4.

This is incorrect.
McCain is pushing more production of oil–but his energy policy includes increased alternative fuels, biofuels, and nuclear energy.
So who is taking the low road via mis-qoutes?

Hardy Har Har.... that NObama is soooooo funny!

With his air pressure gauge in hand (and nothing in his head), he pokes fun at poor old Johnnie who just wants to fulfill the wishes of most Americans and start leading us out of the energy mess. Hysterical, I tell ya. A true comedian.

What exactly is Obama's position (presently) on offshore oil drilling? I can't tell if he was for it before he was against it or vice versa. Could someone clarify which side of this issue he stands on (hint: clarify means "to make clear". So far his position seems to be obfuscation of where he stands so that no one can pin him down.)

Change you can believe in! (Because he'll never give a clear answer)

You slightly less educated folks that keep touting natural gas, how do you think we get it??? I guess you think it's just like electricity, you just plug in your TV and it is there. You just go down to Lowe's/Walmart/gas station and get a cylinder, they are already full, hahahahaha! And yes, I know cylinders are LP gas, where do you think that comes from???? I know you all mean well, I know you want what is right for this country, you just don't know how energy works. It's OK, but Obama has ZERO credibility on the issue.

“That's what he talked about yesterday. I want to drill here. I want to drill now. I don't know where he was standing. I think he was in a building somewhere.”

john mcsame energy's plan – drill under my feet! Hillarious!!!!!!!

go get 'em, Barack – hit him hard!!!!!!

yes we can!!!

Obama '08/'12!!!

Since when did McCain ever stand for someone? H e abandoned handicaped wife for the rich blonde (as in beer). The wife who waited for him during his hanois episode. She got into an accident and our Mcoy just went on looking for greener pastures in the skirts of more fit nations.

Do you think McCain will stand for you rather than the interest of the oil money that pays him? He chose Cindy over his ailing faithfull wife. What makes you think he will stand for American when we need him other than boom, boom boom?
McCain is cold, calculated and vulgar. Only mccain can tell bad taste jokes like boom or offering his wife for nude contest and others on the campaign trail.

Obama is a ridiculously idiotic man. He knows that the cry in the country now is "Drill here, drill now". So he really is ridiculing every American that thinks we should take action now rather than agreeing with him that doing nothing is best. What a foolish person BO is!!! Very dangerous. He will allow our country to run out of energy supplies so that his radical Muslim buddies can take over our country.

JOHN MCAIN ENERGRY-– DRILL DRILLING AND MORE DRILLING DRILL HERE, DRILL THERE ,DRILL EVERWHERE JOHNS DRILLING IS KINDA GETTING LIKE THE SURGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mccain do you not have any other ideas besides DRILLING?????????????

"White folks greed runs a world in need"

Why does Uhhhbama hate white people?

OIL IS A DEPLETABLE NATURAL RESOURCE....when it is gone it is gone. We can either use all up today or in 15 years....but it will be gone. There were only so many dinasorus. Which brings me to Sen. McCain. He has had 30 years to address this ON GOING issue ...and...now while running for Presidents he has found the light...the heavens have opened up... and now... our 71 year old maverick has found the light that Obama is missing. I'll be a believer of McCain when I see him down a bicycle helment and a bike and rides several miles. That will never happen.....just as his oil package plan won't. His plan is not for you or me.

This is such an absurd argument. Informed people are quite aware that drilling is not a solution (especially an immediate one), and this whole thing is a publicity stunt on behalf of the oil-controlled Republicans.

Sadly, most Americans are not informed people. Our country is one of the worst in the Western Hemisphere in regards to educational levels.

Any you wonder why Bush was elected TWICE!!

I suppose we should all just inflate our tires and get more tune ups instead. *rolls eyes*

Proud Army and Navy Mom August 5th, 2008 2:39 pm ET
The CRP puts Obama's total from oil and gas donors at $394,465. "
He is LYING as usal. LYING I say and YOU believe him, hahahaha!
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Is there a reason why you did not put McCain's total there? Perhaps because it is over 3 times more than Obama, $1.33 million (according to factcheck.org).

So, who's lying now!

What about the McCain oil lobby staff:

Chevron – Wayne Berman
BP – Eric Burgeson
Exxon – Frank Donatelli
Sunoco – Rebecca Anderson
Occidental Petrolium – CHARLIE BLACK
Kock Industries – Nancy Pfotenhauer
Amco – Randy Scheunemann

So, McCain has 1.33 million reasons and his staff has even more to push an energy policy that favors big oil over the public interest – sounds like the past eight years, huh?

Does McCain deny he supports a 4Billion dollar tax break for big oil?I wonder how far that 4Billion would go in establishing health Care for all Americans who wanted it?

Meanwhile, Obama has absolutely no plan.

America, how many times are you going to buy the 'we won't see the effects of more drilling for 7 years.' B.S.?

The democrats have been saying that for 25 years. We don't drill and we get more dependent on other countries. Exactly what they want. More dependence on foreign powers.

Wake up America! The democrats have no plan for this country that involves helping you!

That's what I'm talking about! Not only does Senator Obama have an energy plan, and can reach across party lines, and makes sense in how he does it, but he knows how to move forward to implement change in a positive way and ARRIVE AT A REALISTIC CONCLUSION! While Senator Obama (and other energy experts) absolutely know that offshore drilling is not going to produce any oil IMMEDIATLEY, NOR WILL IT REDUCE THE PRICE OF OIL AT THE PUMP TODAY OR IN YEARS TO COME , HE'S WILLING TO COMPROMISE TO SOME DEGREE FOR THE GOOD THE PEOPLE OF THE U.S.A. His position is drill offshore, but drilling CANNOT AND IS NOT THE ONLY ANSWER TO AMERICA'S ENERGY CRISIS. Our energy plan has to be comprehensive and include all clean and safe sources of energy.

Oh, and Senator Obama is so funny too! I can imagine ole McCain "my friends, I want to drill HERE and I want to drill NOW", looking like an idiot standing in the middle of an enclosed room with no a drop of oil in sight! Geez, what a bunch of crap just to try to distract from the fact that he, Dubya and his big oil buddies pocketed over $10M of our hard earned money. And now he wants to drill, and drill now! Let me DRILL THIS INTO THE HEAD OF VOTERS, McCAIN HAS NO ENERGY PLAN OTHER THAN TO DRILL HIS WAY INTO OUR POCKETS AGAIN. I'll take the tire gauge any day, to check the hot air coming out of McCain's mouth.

Let's see first Obama predicted you his disciples would have to listen to McCain saying how "he doesn't look like the guy's on the money"..
Did he mean old guy's, or was he discriminating on old white guys,
either way it failed and Obama played the race card on old white men.

Obama came back from the European vacation, he's still fumbling and he still only speaks English...

Now he say's the tarts represented in McCain's ad are irrelevant..
He doesn't have " time for that mess."......
Obama just DISSED all you young impressionable white girls
he's chased up and down Ameriocan states for votes...

McCain has not come up with a single solution besides saying drill, drill to apease the big oil companies.

McCain and the repubs are bad for business this year.

If the repubs win, the people will get what they want and deserve.

More economic problem, lost of jobs etc.

BO (Dr. NO) better come into the real world, and not his world.... If we had started drilling a few years back democracts we would not be in the situation we are today. So lets start drilling now, and with other alternatives we may get through this oil crunch. The Democrats have been doing there thing for the last 30 years, but lets put all of the blame on /Bush ( though I am not a Bush fan) . The crisis we are all in is because of the people we elect, could care less about the American people.. Its time to voth them all out. and force a bill that says they can not run more then two terms in the Senate or the House. Take away all of their perks, , such as; Cost of living increases, during and after they leave office. Only two weeks off for vacation not the whole summer, ect. .Let them pay 80% of their mediacal insurance, like the rest of us, not a freebee. Take some of thei money and put in back into the Social Security that they took out to use and never replaced. They all should be held accountable for the crisis the USsssa is presently in. Bottom line vote Independent!

Righ't now I'm ashamed to be a democrat. Obama is doing anything,saying anything he can to get elected. John Kerry slinging mud, I'm ashamed of myself for voting for him. I have an 11yr old boy, explaining to him about Bill Clinton and his behavior while in the Whitehouse is going to be easy compared to the explaining of all the lying and pandering do anything politics Obama is doing just to get into the whitehoues. This democrat is ashamed of his nominee! GOD help us!!

Yeah right Tucker..I"ll take what you call "bad judgement" over McSame's misguided policies any day. I can't wait until we don't have to hear anymore snipey comments coming from your mouth!

I agree on at least 90% of Obama's policies and it would be nice to have a president with a quick sense of humor as well.

mcbush is a joke. they aren't even sure that there is oil in these areas. if there is do you people actually think that the just drill a hole and instanly the oil comes in? how many years of law suits, and eventually drilling, and exploration, and finally if, or when they hit oil, do you think it will take to bring this bush material, i mean oil, to market? law makers are not experts on this, but those who are, are stating that it will be at least 7 years before any oil is in the line. now if in republican years this means a couple of months, this would be great. but in the real world, 7 years is a long while. in the meantime, why isn't anyone on the gop side of the isle willing to invest in a clean break from oil. could it be that bush wouldn't be able to get his hands on it with crawford oil corporation. we have the technology to get away from foreign oil now. drilling is a waste of time and money!

A well thought out and diversified plan.
Say what you want about the guy at least he is showing that he has ideas. I have figured out why so many of the American public don't like him; his plans and ideas are not short bumper sticker phrases that our Entertainment stations love so much. The reason that 68% think that we should drill off shore is b/c they don't understand it b/c if it takes more than one breath to explain then they don't comprehend.
I definitely think our Media (Entertainment Companies CNN, MSNBC, FOX) fail us when they put their own greed over their job which is to inform the public with the only agenda being what is best for the common good. I just hope that someone does something about these greedy pigs, b/c without a real way to inform people we really can't do anything.

where is the substance mccain where is the beef man!!!

Proud Army and Navy Mom

First off it's not PAC money. Second, he's raised $300 million and you're talking about $394K from people workign at oil companies. Out of almost 2 million donors there's goign to be small % of contributions from regular people who work in all types of industries. McCain announced the drill change arounf June 15th and from that date in two weeks we raised $1.1 million from people working in the oil industry.

Btw, gary Chandler in Canada,

In the past, American do ANYTHING with soo many risk, many failed, many death... but good for long run. NASA has been improvement from year and year.... look at air force has been test THOUSAND of airplane before sent strong to WWII... many of them damaged, wasted, even few death.. but it is best for future from the expereince.

as for energy plan, that is SOOO NEW to us... we take hard way to learn to change way of life...... SAVE energy, and less greenhouse...

it is normal... dont u know that?

George Bush has been in office for 7 1/2 years. The first six the economy was fine.
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) the DOW JONES hit a record high–14,000 +
5) American's were buying new cars, taking cruises, vacations o'seas, living large!...

But American's wanted 'CHANGE'! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress & yep–we got 'CHANGE' all right!.....
1) Consumer confidence has plummeted ;
2) Gasoline is now over $4 a gallon & climbing!;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 TRILLION DOLLARS & prices still dropping;
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
6) as I write, THE DOW is probing another low~~11,300–$2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM THEIR STOCKS, BONDS & MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS!

YEP , IN 2006 AMERICA VOTED FOR CHANGE!...AND WE SURE AS HELL GOT IT!!!....NOW the DEM'S CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT–AND THE POLLS SAY HE'S GONNA BE 'THE MAN'–CLAIMS HE'S GONNA REALLY GIVE US CHANGE!!....JUST HOW MUCH MORE 'CHANGE' DO YA THINK YOU CAN STAND???

Well since Sen. Mccaine and Pres. Bush have seriously been prodding congress to take action on drilling....gas is down 40 cents a gallon in my state.

So I guess Barack has no idea what he is talking about

drill oil bomb drill oil bomb drill oil bomb

The REAL John McCain and his "solution" to everything. 26 years of "experience" in Washington will PREVENT him from changing Washington like he claims because that's all he knows. He's never been a civilian, he has no clue about the economy or what Americans are experiencing right now. If his dad wasn't an admiral, he'd be nothing right now.

Proud Army and Navy Mom,
McMatlock has accepted over $1,000,000 from oil company individuals with most of the donations coming in after he flip-flopped on off-shore drilling. So yes, he's in their pocket.

Also, over $250k a year? I guess that makes you an elitist.

Obama at it again lying up a storm.......Mr. campain finance reform himself. I cant wait untill Hussein is done in November I cant bare to see him or his awful wife for 4 years.

Obama wants MORE gas price, so he getting more $$ into his pocket, and hope raise on his president's salary......

But, why does poll shows that high precent of america support offshore drill? Alike I said, Obama must be his way!

We need to use OUR LAND OF LOVE!!! Dont use import everything from others than USA.

First of all, Tucker Bounds needs to shut up. The guy
is a complete moron who apparently has the title of
"The Guy From the McCain Campaign That Has A
Comment For Everything Every Day That Doesn't
Add Anything New to the Conversation and Doesn't
Clarify His Own Candidate's Stance on Anything
but Just Attacks the Opposition With Mindnumbing
Stupidity." Way to go, Tucker Bounds. You're a tool.

When are McCain's "supporters" going to come out of
the haze they're living in and realize that the man does
NOT have any concrete ideas?

McCain says, "Drill here. Drill now." And a couple thousand
people respond with, "Yeah! McCain! Woo! Let's drill!" But,
they have no idea what they're even supporting. They just
think that drilling anywhere, everywhere, right now is the
best answer.

What happened to McCain's gas tax holiday? He talked
that up an awful lot before, but now, he doesn't even
mention it. How long til he stops talking about drilling?
How long until he plants his magic beans and grows
all the free power plants he talks about all over the US?

Educate yourselves, people. Don't just support McCain and
his so-called "ideas" just because you don't like Obama.
That's the dumbest thing you could do.

Solving energy problem will take many solutions. How long till non gas vehicles are truly affordable for everyone. The one thing that scares me about Obama is a Democrat controlled House, Senate, and White House. It scared me with Bush and look at the mess we are in. The mess will get worse if we do the same thing with Democrats. Look at history. Bush for 6 years, Clinton's first 2 years, Carter, etc. The worst Presidential years have come with congress and the White house controlled by the same party. Lets not let it happen again.

IF MCMORON GOT NOTHING DONE FOR ALMOST

30 YEARS, OTHER THAN SUCK OUR TAX DOLLARS,

FOR HIS ENTIRE MISERABLE LIFE, HOW IS GOING

TO COME UP WITH ANY PLAN. THIS SLEAZO & HIS

CRONIES HAVE NEVER HELD JOBS. MCMORON

TALKS ABOUT THE "WELFARE STATE". HE HAS BEEN

ON OUR WELFARE FOR HIS ENTIRE LIFE. AND AS HE

HIMSELF, HAS SO ELOQUENTLY STATED,

"I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE ECONOMY".WE BELIEVE HIM.

Obama is against offshore drilling. He is voting for a package that has some limited offshore drilling in it because of the numerous alternative energy elements in the bill. You can't always get everything you want. I realize this is a level of mental sophistication that the average American and average web surfer is incapable of, but please try to understand.

Maybe I'll tell my creditors to wait 7 years for payment for today's bills because I'm drilling for oil and that's all the longer it'll be before we see the results.
That should satisfy them.
Today's problems demand today's solutions.

Anybody questioning Barack Obama's decision to agree the standard three Commission for U.S. Presidential Debates needs to look no further, and wag their collective nagging fingers back at the ridiculous attitudes and gameplaying here.

With a citizentry that would rightly disenfrancize itself with sociopathic beliefs and behaviors, why martyr ownself? Why pour your temple in with the slop of mud hole jumping lunatics?

A responsive and caring person would work for and sacrifice with those who have and will reciprocate in kind. For the circle of life. And for the continuing advancement and evolutions that carry swimmers forth. Cleareyed-straightback individuals, would we expect any less than to do all one can for the most?

Obama accepted donations too. Why doesn't he mention that! What a loser – I can't wait until November. Obama is the candiate of fraud – All he is saying is what people want to hear. Wake up Obama Zombies!

He is going down

OMG what a moron.............

Welcome to the Third World America. This is the promise of the media created false Messiah .

This imposter is clueless, can't hold a position more than 24 hours, is completely unqualified to lead even a McDonald franchise and hangs out with scum like Wright, Farrakahn, Ayers, Ludacris and Rezko.
He has stated he wished he could rid himself of his "white blood" (read his writings if you dare) and will be eaten alive by the enemies of America. His child-like views on foriegn policy and the economy ensure our descent into also-ran status.

Great job DNC of "selecting" your candidate over the objection of Michigan, Florida and the will of 18 million Billary voters. Another brilliant strategic plan by Howard (Yeehaww) Dean and the DNC.

It was great to be on top for so long. Liberals, get ready for a wake up call if this Manchurian candidate gets in.....

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

I ain't voting for a elite racist with a Muslim name and an angry Black wife

I am completely opposed to off shore drilling and Alaskan drilling. I believe if they start taxing the oil companies like they should and quit giving them all the tax cuts we would not be in this mess. I think McCain will just make it worse and I am still undecided about Obama as he does tend to "flip-flop" on issues. He tells you what you want to hear at that moment.

I would like to see an "honest" politician in the White House, but I don't think there is such a thing.

I really do not believe anything the McCain campaign says now a days. I know all politicians stretch the truth to fit their agenda, even the one I support, Senator Obama, but I have heard some blatant lies from the McCain camp in the last two weeks. Considering I was ready to vote for him in 2000 before he got "Bush/Cheney-wacked", I know he has changed his position on every MAJOR issue facing America today except Iraq. John McCain was always supportive of invading Iraq, a "strategic blunder". Not a strategic blunder for the reasons Senator Obama sights, though those are true also, but because even if Saddam Hussein had WMDs, how was he, Iraq, going to deploy them. SCUD missile launchers? Iraq had a no-fly zone on its southern border and YOU know the U.S. was keeping a watchful, intelligence eye on Baghdad. Bottom-line, Iraq was no threat to the U.S. or its interest in that region of the world, at least not to the point that Iraq should have been invaded.

I remember when McCain was steadfastly against off-shore drilling – until the extreme right made him see the light!

John Mccain has shown himself to be nothing more than a disciple of the Rovian tactics of Smear, Fear, Gloom and Doom. So much for the straight talk express. McCain ,Busch and Chaney Same, Same.

All I want to know is this. WHY.

Why is it the oil companies do not half to explain to the public why they do not want to drill on the off-shore rights they already have? They have over 68 million acres. Most of which is already off-shore.

Why is Bush in such a huff to drill in Alaska's animal preserve? They are allowed to drill in 95% right now. Bush wants to open up the last 5%. For what I ask? Doesn't he have any sense of value for wildlife? I'm glad both candidates are against the idea of drilling in the last untouched area of the refuge. For now, they are. I wonder which one will blink first.

I like the fact that Obama is open to ideas, to change, and is willing to call on us (the citizens) by pointing out how we can beging to effect a change.

While the Republicans have been posturing, blaming, and making jokes ... Obama is making sense.

For those who have not yet read yesterday's TIME in partnership with CNN article "The Tire'Gauge Solution: No Joke" I would recommend it.

The first step begins with "me."

McSame is in the pocket of Big Oil. They own him body and soul...

I DON'T QUITE KNOW, WHY OBAMA THINKS MCSAME

CAN COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR ANYTHING. HE IS &

HAS BEEN A SENIOR, PROUD TO BE, MEMBER OF THE

CLUB THAT HAS LANDED US IN THIS CRAPPER, IN THE

FIRST PLACE. HE GOT NOTHING DONE FOR ALMOST

30 YEARS. THIS YEAR WILL BE NO DIFFERENT.

Has anybody notice that Msame is reading everythings he says from cards. It is so funny. He is not very good at it. You can notice when he gets to unfamilar words or words that make him uncomfortable. This is why he hasn't gaffed lately. All you see is his eyelids looking down at the notes Bush prepared for him.

McCain and the Supporters, Please, Don't drill the White House. The Surge is over, now is about drilling all over American.

The joke is on Obama, He switches his policies on a daily basis.
How can anyone trust this man????????

"Change we can believe in"??????
Yeah right, its more like "Change your mind on issues on a daily basis, is what we can believe in"...

What a joke.

Go McCain

McCain has selective deafness. Obama has discussed proposals for short term relief and long term energy policies that include fossil fuel. I honestly believe McCain is impaired.

McCains energy plan is to promote US oil companies like a commercial day after day while they continue to rob America's economy blind. McCain is not just a politician, he is a very well paid actor.

McCain stop copycat Obama and talk about him say something about your plan. I love your add to comparing Obama to biggest leader of Jewish history yes we can change and now is the time

Considering the mega-profits of the oil industry on the Republicans' watch, numerous Republican ties with oil companies, and McCain's votes along Republican lines 95% of the time, it's safe to say that McCain and the GOP will continue to protect Big Oil from competition and ensure its domination of energy policy. By the way, when is Dick Cheney going to announce his secret partners in establishing U.S. energy policy???

You know all of this back and forth .....Obama or McCain said is PATHETIC!!!

The only bad judgement would be the judgement to vote for McCain. Especially on future generation's part.

There are no more dinosaurs. Drilling for oil is nothing but a band-aid on a gaping wound, bleeding the blood of our natural resources and precious wilderness. Geologists believe we have neared or reached the peak in oil supplies – not just in this country – but in the world. Demand is rapidly increasing. It is terribly short-sighted and unfair to future generations to deny what must be done. We must find and develop alternative, renewable sources of energy. To do otherwise is irresponsible.

Nuclear power is also a non-renewable source and radioactive waste is unacceptable. Coal – also non-renewable. These are temporary, dangerous, and destructive alternatives. We can do better. We must do better because we are the stewards of this Earth.

The McCain camp should stop with this Drill Here Drill Now crap simply b/c they are flat out lying to the American people. THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION (yes the Bush White House) has said that drilling now would only probably produce 1% of our oil needs in 2017. And yes Obama voted for the 2005 energy bill, that's what happens in Congress if you want something (credits for alternative energy) you'll have to settle for some things (tax breaks for oil companies). But McCain is suggesting that we give them even more tax breaks now...NOW when they're making record profits. If McCain was so serious about helping people with his brilliant plans...then why didn't he even vote on the GAS TAX HOLIDAY bill that he has been screaming would help Americans struggling.

You go Sen. Obama... Tell it like it T... I.... is!

"In stumping Tuesday in this key battleground state, Obama sought to link the troubled economy with Republican policies and offer his own energy plan in contrast. He has tried to cast McCain as more concerned about oil company profits and drilling than an overall energy strategy.

However, Obama himself voted for a 2005 energy bill backed by Bush that included billions in subsidies for oil and natural gas production, a measure Cheney played a major role in developing. McCain opposed the bill on grounds it included billions in unnecessary tax breaks for the oil industry."

Sorry Obamabots – he is the same ole same ole

So it's OK for Obama to do anything he likes, but McCain is running a childish campaign? You hypocrites know no bounds. His plan is the un-plan. Now he can support drilling? Has he gained an IQ point or just following polls as usual?

Give it up Obama!

Just talking about drilling...lowered oil prices. You are such a jerk!

Actually Barry H Obama, here's a newsflash, since Bush signed the executive order demanding that we start drilling on our OWN SOIL, the prices have gone down.

Now you can send out your sycophants and they can say this and that, but the bottom line is, by making the Middle East folks think they are going to lose us as a customer, they have started to play ball.

Now if you quit LYING about McCain and "redefining" your positions on a DAILY basis, you would realize that McCain want's what MANY of us want:

Start drilling NOW

Coal, windfarms and Nuclear energy – STOP saying no Democrats

Start FINDING and FUNDING the alternatives to the above

Democrats STOP JUST TALKING ABOUT IT and WORK TOGETHER

That is the truth about McCain as he wants the COMPLETE package

So do we, NO, NO, NO will not cut it anymore Barry.

McCain = Big Oil Meat Puppet.

Obama = First chance at change in 8 years.

You decide

It's frightening that purportedly 70% of Americans favor more offshore drilling when I would hope any thinking person would realize that...

... IF there is no hole in the ground already ... the oil from a potential well won't flow to refineries for several years ... Obama says 7 ... but even if it were 3 or 5 years ... there is no additonal supply against demand. There will be ZERO impact on near term prices.

Obama is willing to included drilling in his negotiation IF politicians support the stuff he REALLY believes in .... renewables. There is not "flip flop" there. It's called reaching a compromise ... something a Bush nor McCain administration can / would do.

McCain ... you can DRILL TODAY ALREADY ... just use those off shore oil leases that Oil companies ALREADY have access to. Drill now, you brilliant man.

TYPO ERROR:EXPERIENCE MISSPELLED

His banner states NEW ENERGY for America. What is new?? Taxing and redistrubution is new energy? Give me a break. Let the free markets rule and stop being jealous of entrepreneurs.

That's all that McCain knows how to do drill,drill, drill. He's not upfront with the American people by telling them that drilling will not yield a drop of oil for the next seven years. Though I support drilling where necessary tell me the whole truth and nothing but the truth. That will help me make an informed decision or at least know what I am getting.

JOHN MCCAIN FOR EXGERIENCE AND GOOD JUDGEMENT.
IF WE AMERICANS JUST REALIZE THAT MCCAIN IS NOT LIKE PREZ BUSH . MCCAIN WAS AN OPPONENT OF BUSH AND STILL IS. IF MCCAIN WAS EVER ON BUSH'S SIDE, HE WOUILD HAVE BEEN BUSH VP AND NOT CHENEY. WE NEED A MATURE MAN WITH GOOD JUDGEMENT IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES.
MCCAIN IS VERY FIRM ON IRAQ AND IRAN. THE IRAQIS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT ALLIED TO AMERICA . THEY WILL NEED AMERICAN RECONSTRUCTION KNOW HOW TO REBUILD THEIR COUNTRY.. IRAN WILL BE STOPPED FROM NUKE WEAPONS CAPABILITY BY MCCAIN.

Obama and the Dems don't want to drill offshore, or in the Gulf of Mexico, or in ANWAR, nor do they approve of nuclear energy, supposedly in the name of the environment.

You can't have it both ways, so obviously these liberal Dems either don't care about rising fuel prices, or they're holding out for the SOCIALIST-COMMUNIST approach: they want "the government" to provide "RELIEF" – a.k.a the "stimulus" of $1000 Obama bin laden proposed the other day!!!

We borrowed $ from China to provide the economic "stimulus" we just got – where the HELL is this going to come from?

Obama is merely a modern-day Robin Hood, taking from those who've succeeded and giving to those who don't – in other words, a thief (I.e. redistribution of wealth) = COMMUNIST!

The Worst Judgement of our Generation was McCain, McBush AND McCheney going to war in Iraq. The effect was the instability of oil supplies which factored in Oil Futures and largely to blame for current prices we are seeing today!

So much for a straight talk express when most of your actions to-date has been anything but.

Yes to less dependency on Carbon Based Energy!
Yes to Troop Withdrawal from Iraq and effective redeployment in Afghanistan!
Yes to comprehensive Veterans Bill to care for wounded and traumatized veterans!
Yes to America that is again respected in the World and Work Effectively to solve problems that we all face.

Yes We Can! Yes We Must! Obama 08

Yes, Sen. Obama – give them the same medicine they have been giving you! Let’s see if that will cure them and result in a promotion from kindergarten to Grade 1. I know you will save the best for last (especially with those debates) which must have the summer campers wobbling in trepidation. While you are using your head they are scratching theirs. God bless!

McCain does not have a true energeny plan or does the republicans. All they want is to give the Oil co. more land so they can have what oil there is left. Come on people open your eyes. If the land they have now did not have oil they would not keep leasing them. If they were to increase supply their profits would go down and they are not going to do that. We need to get off oil and the republicans are not going to let that happen. PLEASE FOR THE GOOD OF THIS COUNTRY VOTE ONLY DEMOCRATS

Another smoke and mirrors trick. There is nothing he can do short of drilling to fix this problem. Besides, the country is driven by oil, no new oil means growth comes to a standstill. We can mandate more funds to alternative energy sources, but until then we NEED oil. His big GOVT fixes are a sham. Since when has the govt made anything better, cheaper, or easier???

FACT: Barack Obama received hundreds of thousands of dollars from EXXON

Come on Ob – give us all a break. We need to see some REAL news, some fresh faces in the NEWS. Some REAL PEOPLE for a CHANGE. Go ON VACATION...... for a long long time , permamently! I sure hope we don't have to see you in the news on your vacation.

Thank goodness we have the OLYMPICS to look forward to for a few weeks.

In the mean time, maybe something else worthy of NEWS will crop up so we can continue the "break."

McLame has no plan because he thinks the economy is fine and has been growing the last 8 years. We are all just a bunch of whiners remember.

Take it to him Barack. Expose him for the phony he is. He would rather just say anything to win a campaign.

Interesting... I guess Obama's idea of selling oil from the reserve is a better one. Consider this, there's only about 3 and half days of supply in the reserve. Once he depletes that, what does Obama intend to do?

I love these campaign rhetorics, they go very well with uninformed voters that worship Obama like he's the second coming.

Barry's plan is the same old socialist plan, steal from the 'rich' to give to the 'poor'. Why doesn't he just tap Cynthia McKinney for VP, she wants to socialize big oil too. AND what's this about tapping the strategic oil reserve???? Would he be trying to say supply and demand works by increasing the supply, lowering the demand, and lowering the price?? How could this be?? Anyway, that is such a small amount it wouldn't matter, at least drilling is a long-term plan. You have to start somewhere and we will have to pay for your dem party being beholden to extrme environmentalist policy for so many years.

Americans, get a grip. Instead of blaming and attacking political parties. think about the legacy you are leaving for your children to inherit. And their children. And their children.

Will you be proud of your legacy?

You tell them Obama.

McCain and Cindy are at a Bike Rally.................
So dumb....................

most of the citizens that want to drill off shore dont live anywhere near the drilling would take place. we as a country really need to look at different ways to deal with this energy crisis. not just drill drill drill we wont see the diffrence for up to ten years big deal

That's actually funny. For all the talk of McCain's sense of humor, he hasn't told one funny joke yet. Must be his impeccible sense of timing, which is late, like most of his policies.

The thing Obama understands is that you can't get your way 100% of the time you have to compromise with people of differing views. He stated he is against Offshore Drilling but would consider a limited approach as part of a compromise. The same with the Bush energy bill, he voted for it as a compromise to get some of the item he advocated through. This gridlock in Washington is caused by politicians like McCain who refuse to compromise and so nothing happens.

McCain has been in Washington for TWENTY SIX YEARS, HE IS PART OF OUR GOVERNMENT'S FAILURE!

I am just not sure that we should spend our time an money on the search for oil.

The first issue I have is this does absolutely nothing to solve the issue of our dependency on oil.

Oil is limited. There is only so much crude in the world...

The second issue is that supposedly the refineries are runing at their highest production levels, if we don't build more(at a cost to the tax payer and in somebodies backyard) the price of gas won't go down.

The third issue I have is that the price of oil has NOTHING to do with actual supply and demand. It has to do with speculators.

I think we need to spend our time and money on something renewable or "unlimitted".

If the oil companies want to drill for oil, I guess I don't have a problem with it, but they need to pay for it out of their own pockets and not mine.

Nice Obama ... Keep Mc Cain on the Defensive ... Attack Him on the Issues .. sooner or later he'll have to talk about them .... Mc Cain knows all this policies are the same as Bush ... So he is trying to distract the electorate and these Idiots are buying into it .. such fools ...

John Mc Cain has nothing new to offer to the American People all he offers is more same .... the same failed Bush Policies .... am I lying my Mc Cain Supporters???

McCain does not have a plan, he just mouths what ever his current puppet master says will help him raise his polls numbers. Obama inspires my confidence, because it is clear that his polices are based on his own research and solid principles.

This is a losing issue for Republicans and I can not for the life of me figure out how they can still stand up and say this will help. The oil companies, Texas oil billionaire T Boone Pickens, and energy expert across the country agree we would not possibly see anything form this for at least 10 years and then it would only be marginal. This is what is wrong with the radical right wing! they do not listen to any evidence or reason from experts in the field. They just move forward with whatever half cocked idea they come up with and pay no attention to the cost of there failures in fat most of the time they will not even admit to failure! Come on republicans lets take back our party from these right wing radical thugs. For now our best bet is Sen Obama at least the country will still be standing in 8 years. I don't agree with much of the democratic platform but I love my country to much to see it wiped out by the likes of these radicals and extremist that have become the so called republican party.

The McCain camp says "“While Americans are hurting, Barack Obama is opposed to off-shore drilling, "

Yes, Americans are hurting but we are hurting NOW. We need a solution that is going to help things NOW...not just in 7 years!!! It's going to take years before Off-shore drilling has any affect.

Obama is mocking Americans struggling to fill their gas tanks.

Obama's jokes fall flat. He should stick to whining and racist comments.Or go and inflate his caravan's tires. Or make sure he takes no extra baggage on his Obamaplane! I guess that is why Michelle stays home.

Oil drilling will not help us for a long time – if it even does! Does McCain really think the American people are that stupid? There are already leased drill sites that are either capped or not being used. However, if the oil companies do release the capped oil or drill for more, it's not going into the Americans' gas tanks. It's going on the WORLD market for China, India and everyone else to gobble up. The oil companies are not going to do the American people any favors; they are going to take our money and run!

Why is it when McCain says something about Obama the headlines read McCain slams Obama, but when it's reversed, your headlines read Obama teases McCain????

Mr. Obama, you're making a lot of us dizzy. You're against it after you were for it or vice versa? Please send tire inflation gauge to Congress.

mccain doesn't know left from right. don't even pay attention to that fool, obama.

The Replublican really think we are stupid. They are fighting so hard for offshore drillin in which we will not see a drop of oil for 10-20 years. What is McCain energy plan? I have heard nothing but drill now drill now as his plan.

SENATOR OBAMA, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT

DRILL, DRILL, DRILL & BOMB, BOMB, BOMB IS ALL THE

OLD CREEP CAN REMEMBER. DON'T BE SO HARD ON HIM.

HOW CAN HE COME UP WITH AN ENERGY PLAN, WHEN THE

MAN CAN'T FIND HIS WAY OUT OF A SMALL ROOM.

BESIDES HE DOESN'T NEED ONE. HE IS USING CHANEY'S.

Drilling will not solve the 'Energy Problem'. McCain has 'No Vision' for the 21st Century (we can't blame him for that-age is a factor).

* SOLAR
* WIND
* NATURAL GAS
* OBAMA '08

Keep hammering away at this nut case, Sen. Obama. McCain and the rethuglicans offer us nothing but four more years of misery!

“While Americans are hurting, Barack Obama is opposed to off-shore drilling, and is also opposed to admitting that he voted for the same corporate giveaways for Big Oil that he’s campaigning against today,” wrote McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds. “It underscores that Barack Obama isn’t being straightforward with voters and has the bad judgment Americans can’t afford right now.”

He's quick to criticize others on how they voted...typical for Obama.

OLD Man McCain is starting to sound like a broken record.

He started out WAR, WAR, WAR......

Then it was SURGE, SURGE, SURGE...

then it became..... DRILL, DRILL, DRILL.....

Pleeezz, he hasn't come up with one brainer of an idea except to waste much of his energy talking about Sen. Obama rather than the issues facing this country. BORING..... BORING.... BORING...

Poor McCain. He wants to drill here, he wants to drill now! Leadership is taking a position that will get things done. That position is supporting the bipartisan proposal. Does he support it or not?

McCain keep saying America can do ANYTHING; like landing on the moon. They never drove model T's to the moon!
The point is, if you can do ANYTHING, why not solve the energy needs without using dangerous and nonrenewable sources, like nuclear and offshore oil?

Oh he's so hilarious. Not. Joke will be on you on November 4th.

From factcheck.org linked from the CNN site: "...oil companies themselves don't make donations. It's illegal under federal law for corporations to donate directly to candidates and has been since 1918. The ad refers to donations from executives and employees of oil companies, given either directly or through company-sponsored political action committees, or PACs.

Both candidates accept donations from individual employees of oil companies. In fact, when Obama claimed in an ad last March that "I don't take money from oil companies," we criticized him for being a little too slick. The CRP puts Obama's total from oil and gas donors at $394,465. "

He is LYING as usal. LYING I say and YOU believe him, hahahaha!

CNN-it's 1:36PM CST and 5 of the first 6 articles on The Ticker are either pro Obama or anti McCain.

You remain a bunch of political hacks for Obama with no credibility as an independent news source. Why would anyone believe you when you are so obviously biased?

Bad Judgement = Obama!!

“We can watch helplessly as the price of gas rises and falls because of some foreign crisis we've got no control over," he added, "and uncover every single barrel of oil buried beneath John McCain's feet only to realize we don't have enough for a few years much less for a century.”

Exactly. Hence, we need to start really working on alternative fuels. Ruining the coast of CA and FL for a year's worth of oil (MAYBE) is not the solution.

McCain makes you think he knows what he's talking about, but he knows nothing.

Obama is right and right for this country.

Obama 08 and 12

Get him Senator Obama. Also I'm so glad John McLoser is handing out tire gages as it highlights that fact that properly inflated tires and tune up will save more gas that we would get from the drill now laugher from McSenile!!!

It's kind of NOT a joke Barack.