CNN

Drilling is not the anweser nor is Nuke power due to its waste.
I hope I am alive to see the Ice cap melt and most cities on the east coast are underwater. The rising water does not care if your are a repug or Dem, rich or poor. It is comming folks and I have just bought land in CO. I am ready b/c no one in washington is listening. Drilling will just get us complaince again. Now, we must act now as a people, AMERICANS, not repug or dem. I am ready, are you?

BB your message was the best one I read!!!!

The correct tire inflation will save you a few dollars when you fill up at the pump right now. The offshore drilling will save you a few dollars at the pump in several years, MAYBE. As a practical matter, keep your tires inflated properly and cut down on what you're spending at the pump TODAY!!! McCain is laughing at the American public with these attack ads and untruths because he's counting on us not to do our research and get the real story. Don't be fooled AGAIN!!!

OBAMA 08

Obama called the statement that he has not put forth any energy plan "a lie". McCain did not, will not and cannot challenge him for saying his campaign lied. They will mock him on everything he says but are silent on being called out on lying.

Obama was asked by a supporter if there was anything she could do to conserve in the meantime on her gas expense.

Senator Obama recommended a couple of scientific facts that could conserve on gas. Those facts were also previously stated by Cali's Gov. and Florida's former Gov.

McCain showed how stupid, ignorant and out of touch he is not to have known proper tire inflation, keeping windows close (aero dynamics) and reduced weight saves on gas. Yet he's ready for the job..........PLEASE

WoW!

I do believe I joined the wrong party. I'm switching to the Republican party for one reason... Buffalo Chip Topless (sometimes bottomless) beauty shows. (And to think I thought those Republicans were wound tighter than a over wound clock). How little did I know! Yeah baby it looks like it is the Democrat party who are the stiff shirts with family values and all.

Hey Clinton/McCain

If you think this combination will happen you are stupid......Need I say more?

As Obama said it seems these morons are taking pride of being ignorant. Obama was asked about what can an individual do to save money on gas. He responded that inflating your tire properly can help. This is a fact. But my grand uncle John Mccain who is so out of touch thinks that was a joke. May God save America if this guy ever occupy the white house.
Obama 08

If I were as ignorant as McBush, I wouldn't either! McCain has definitely shown his ignorance, yet again! Ah! Those Republican Rednecks! McCain's theme should be "Hopelessness that We Can Believe In".

TO Calvin:

A quote directly from george w, "Immediately doesn't mean right away!"

Now we see why mccain in Mcsame.

Okay, this is really rediculous. Where his McCain getting is support from when he can't fill up a hall? CNN stop helping the old man feel better by saying he is closer to Obama.

Please.

This is not a flip flop as the first paragraph of this article suggests. Do you really think McCain was against fully inflating tires, and now has changed his position to be for it? I'm sure he fully inflates his own tires. That said, by definition, this is not a flip flop. Nobody , including McCain is against fully inflating car tires. McCain is simply making the point that it is ludicrous to oppose drilling and nuclear power while at the same time suggesting that inflating your tires is legitimate alternative.

It truly scares me that the future of our democracy is resting in the hands of voters who are incapable understanding what is being implied by the tire gauge.

Suggesting McCain's support of inflating tires is a flip flop is completely out of line with reality. I hope it is partisan bias that is causing people to suggest that this is a flip flop and not lack of IQ.

Obama has never offered inflating tires as an alternative to anything. He was asked by a voter at a town hall meeting what we as Americans can do right now and Obama offered an easy idea that can save everyone money immediately.

Inflate tires = 3-4% savings or .12 per gallon -RIGHT NOW!
What's Involved- Personal responsibility

Drilling offshore =1.5-2% savings or .06 per gallon -IN 10 YEARS!
Half as much as the "joke" solution 10 years from now!
What's Involved- Taxpayer $$$$$$ and a decade of time
Amount of oil in Alaska= Enough for a little less than 1 year. If that oil is sold to Americans by the oil companies and not put on the world market

Dittoheads growup to become mindless pinheads,always believing what one man or one party says instead of ever checking facts or figures or evaluating anything for themselves.

Inflate your tires?

Obama's comprehensive energy plan is built on inflating your tires? Will he also be featuring "be sure to drink your milk" and "look both ways before crossing the road" as part of his comprehensive health care plans?

Don't tell the people what to do to deal with the problem, we can figure that out on our own. Get off your backside and endorse a policy that will actually fix the problem.

We aren't electing you as our mom or our first grade teacher. Apparently Obama's idea of "CHANGE" is "DO IT YOURSELVES BECAUSE WE ARENT GOING TO VOTE ON DRILLING THIS YEAR".

Clinton/McCain August 6th, 2008 10:37 am ET

Come on CNN. McCain's point is that although everyone knows keeping your tires inflated is recommended (although it probably won't save the consumer very much), it is no substitute for an energy plan and it certainly won't provide much relief at the pump than increased drilling. We're not stupid CNN (at least I'm not).

I see you have an attention deficit problem. No one ever said it was the entirity of the Obama plan – except McCain – and you know he's a lyin' dog these days that wouldn't know the truth if it walked up and slapped him in the face. You fell for the gop tactic – aren't you proud? Next week McCain will have Obama's energy plan posted on his site as his plan – the McCain camp has no legitimate vision – they can mimic, they can ridicule, but the have no plan nor do they have capable leadership. The mccain campaign has become a joke – with the candidate being the biggest laugh.

I don't disagree with the Obama "inflate your tires" comment either, I've kept my tires correctly inflated sin I was old enough to drive, but it will not replace drilling and it will not save as much as Obama claims.

DOH....

Old man yells at cloud, again.

Inflating your tires properly will save you far more than the stupid idea McPhony had with that silly gas tax holiday. and that is the strait talk!

BO was parading his panacea of inflating tires as the greatest invention since sliced bread. It was so stupid, it had to be his original idea.

You don't? What's with all the tire gauges? You're not only lame, but a liar of the worst kind.

Pandering again John–how lame.

'I don't disagree' with Obama on inflating tires...I just have the mental maturity of a 7 year old and have a hard time thinking straight.

Signed,

John McCain

Obama hit them good and hard on this yesterday. The repubs obviously enjoy their ignorance and want everyone to join in – but – not this year.

Really? Somebody gets paid to write this article? Must be nice... I hope the writer is a hundredthousandaire so we can jack his taxes next year.

Will a decision to drill more today lower prices today? Yes. For the same reason that Obama's recent statements that indicated he would allow such a thing to happen (thank you o'mighty one) also resulted in a decrease in the price of oil.

When Obama says to inflate your tires what he really means is you have to do your part because you can't count on the congress doing anything before the election. Congress can't possibly allow a vote on the issue because almost every elected official will either vote for drilling or face the wrath of his constituency.

Remember, the core of Obama's comprehensive plan is still cap and trade. The entire purpose of cap and trade is to make the large scale production and use of energy more expensive so that the market curves will be adjusted such that demand is decreased, price is increased and alternative forms of energy such as solar and wind are not as economically unfeasable.

If we're paying$200 per kWh, the payback on a solar cell is much shorter, right?

You should check the pressure on your stupid talk express because those tire are flat your loser!

McCain has 26 years experience at the old ways that got America into this economic mess. He is so lame.

Stop with the out of context comments John

You do have a problem

Old man John McCain, I have a good news and a bad news.
The good news first. come Novermber 2008, you will be able to keep all the bikers of the world so that you can have a noisy retirement. You will be able to keep the company of Joseph Lieberman, George Bush, Dick Cheney and definitely another old man like you, Donald Rumsfeld. Also, you will be deprived the access of Cindy's bank account.
Now the bad news. Cindy will beleaving you for good to join the CELIBRITIES, like, Paris Hilton, Brintney Spears. This will be an excellent opportunity for you to start an early retirement, hey ! Please make sure you save some of your campaign money for rainy days.
BY THE WAY, IT IS A GREAT HONOR FOR ANY AMERICAN, OR FOR ANY U.S. SENETOR, OR FOR BARAK OBAMA, TO SPEAK TO OVER 200,000 EUROPEANS IN BERLIN. TOO BAD, YOU HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF THAT PREVILEGE. YOU WILL NEVER SEE THAT TYPE OF HONOR IN YOUR LIFE BECAUSE YOU MISSED THE TRAIN IN 2000. NOW, AND NOW, IT IS TOO LATE OLD MAN jOHN McCAIN.
Start saving some money for rainy days, Cindy will not be around to care for you after Novermber 2008.
Happy retirement old man John McCain.

ALL TOGETHER NOW ...FLIP FLOP!! DOH!

OBAMA '08

Seriously this guy flops around more than a fish, can't wait til he stop moving

Your tires will wear out faster with overinflating and you libs will lose more than you gained.

Is that the sound of flip flopping I hear? Once again, Mclame comes in second place. Teh Republicans are so ridiculous it is almost funny!

Do you latte-drinking liberals realize that over-inflating your tires will cause more wear and tear and force you to buy new tires about a year sooner than if your tires are underinflated? You will be saving a few cents and turning around and paying about 4 times as much for a set of new tires! Maybe Obama will give you all another "rebate" foe a set of new tires!

wake up guys. Drill here, drill now does not give the oil u need, at least not till in the next 7 or 8 years. Something should be done to help with the situation at hand. No matter how small that conservation will be, its worth having. Its the same GOP government that drove america into the mess they are in now

Most of us have figured out that conservation now, alternative fuels in the future, and a limited harvesting of oil all need to be included in a comprehensive plan. Obama has it figured out, McCain will understand it in a year or two.

Whether your for Obama or McCain do your self a favor; see the movie called "Obsession". Or just go to "obessionthemovie.com for more info. See this and your questions will be answer truthfully.

mccain keep making those ads we love to see how dumb you are

Mccain on energy." We need to start drilling here and NOW, IMMEDIATELY, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE" ??
Someone needs to tell the would-be President that there is no quicker way than IMMEDIATELY (More double talk?)
Watching and listening .

"The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.” (William Blake)

"For Obama to put forth that keeping track of air in your tires is downright one of the lamest comments concerning this energy crisis. That is so low on the totem pole that it is further proof of Obama's lack of leadership. With his..let's drain off some of our oil reserves…and drilling our own oil won't solve the crisis remarks…he is downright ignorant and nothing but a Democrat puppet."

Frank, you seriously have no clue what you are talking about. Experts agree that if everyone kept their tires inflated properly, we would save 292 MILLION barrels or oil per year. At even $120 a barrel, that's $35 BILLION dollars a year. It's equal to 15 days per year of our oil consumption. Savings of $35 BILLION is hardly lame or "low down on the totem pole." And that's just one proposal (which if you'd actually looked up the comments were being used to make the point that conservation and efficiency can do more than drilling ever will). Adopt Obama's proposals for more efficient vehicles, alternative energy investment, cutting down on market manipulation and speculation, and we will make a HUGE difference.

Or you can just continue to take pride in your ignorance.

Bill Clinton: Obama said the gas "saved" from proper inflated tires was eqivalent to the amount of oil McCain's offshore drilling would get.See the difference...it's ok to critcize Obama, just get your facts straight.

John, Boston you are an idiot do u use your head to think or you use your foot like your candidate. Don't you see that your candidate just followed Obama's advive and got a little of research and learning from last night and he now got the facts, remember most of these facts are on internet which your candidate can not use by the way no wonder why he didn't know about it. But I praise, appaud, him though for taking adivice from a good man, at least he is trying.

this is absurd!!! why did they republicans make an issue out of a non issue! they act like children!

The more he opens his mouth, the more he contradicts himself.....which makes his campaign and rhetoric as old and tired as he is. He is beyond sad - he's pathetic.

Obama never said properly inflated tires were a solution to the energy problem. He merely offered advice to an individual who asked what she could do to improve fuel efficiency. That kind of distortion played by McCain was just ridiculous and shows his desperation. That's not the McCain of 2000 that I may have voted for.

You haven't been paying attention. McCain is for doing everything to make us energy independent (unlike his opponent) and that includes conservation. I suggest that CNN take a look at the Lexington Project his comprehensive plan. The "joke' about the gas gauge is that Obama (and I saw the video) claims that this is enough. The Obama camp should read the article on CNN's home page about striking oil in North Dakota.

How is CNN its editorial board and ticker comments going to survive the election if kids are going back to school in September ?

great job there Johnny....did you do this before or after you offered up your wife for that Harley "beauty contest"?? Mother was right when she told me that "ignorance is bliss" which is why there is so much happiness in the McCain camp.

McCain's campaing adsare so boring. It lacks substance. Mrs. Hilton is right. The old man is wasting donor's hard earned money

Another 'flip" for Sen. McCain. They can't have it both ways. If Sen. McCain has said "multiple times" that keeping your tires inflated is a great idea; then he was stupid to joke about Sen. Obama's good idea.

If he hasn't said so multiple times; then he has been caught in yet another lie. It seems like when ever Sen. Obama makes a statement; the McCain campaign comes around and makes the same statement, but claims they said it first. How sad.

What irks me about McCain is his constant need to tell lies in order to put down and make fun of other people. From claiming that Obama's energy plan consists of nothing more than tire pressure to lying about the troop visit in Germany, McCain is consistently telling a lie about Obama and then making fun of the lie. It's like he can't can't win against the real Obama, so he makes up a fake one and tries to beat it instead. After 8 years of George Bush lying again and again to us we don't need another President who thinks its funny and ok to mislead the American People.

MCSENILE CALLING PILL POPPER IN THE BACK SEAT

TO ASK WHERE THEY ARE? PLANET EARTH BUB !!!!

Once again the rethuglicons take pride in their ignorance. Good Stuff.

Can you say F-L-I-P F-L-O-P?

Now that the media has busted him out Senator McCain does not disagree with the tire inflation. I guess he realizes that the media is not going to let him get away by not telling the truth. What he has to realize is that most people already knew that to be true in the first place and thought it dumb that he mock it. It is a something that we all can be doing while they argue over what should be done in the short term and/or long term.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that 2.8 Billion Gallons of gas are lost ever year due to under inflated tires.

Who's laughing now?

Imagine an Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt or John Kennedy talking the way John McCain does? Does McCain think he is being Reaganesque? And the RNC delivered tire gauges to Obama. What childishness of the Republicans and John McCain! Do they know how to run a country and deal with weighty issues that face us? Obama and his team will do well.

THE QUESTION IS.

WHO IS MCSENILE TODAY ?

McBurns, McSame, McPoopy Pants, McBush, Mc just go sit down and shut up. You are TOOOOOOOOO OOOOLLLLLDDDDDD for the job Mc Funny. McSame is a FOOL and it is coming out more and more every time he opens his mouth.
Obama08 PLEASE

Texas trail dog i agree with you. Since all these liberals or so keen on his ideas maybe since they are always wanting to save the world and the environment like fat Al Gore maybe they will consent to parking their vehicles that use fuel and let us poor working people drive to get to work while they can bike. I also think that we should cut off them flights to Africa delivering that free food and aids drugs. You know planes use a lot of fuel and do so much damage to the environment. A major fuel and environmental policy combined. I would call myself a genuis but I did not beat Obama to the Air Guage.

When he made that stupid comment he was talking to only the dummies. lated he found out that the smart Obama supporters checked him hard. Is this the joker the repubs want to elect. Mr McDumb.

Obama........08

MCSENILE GRABBED HIS CORDLESS LAND LINE

PHONE TRYING TO CONVINCE US THAT HE

ACTUALLY USES A CELL PHONE. GO AWAY.

To answer the first poster who asked why McCain made the so-called stupid comment: It was Obama who made the stupid comment that inflating one's tires was equivalent to off-shore drilling. McCain was simply pointing that out. It really is OK to criticize Obama. You should try it some time.

McNut sucks.....Flip Flop...

Rush Limbaugh said to vote for Dick Cheney and George Bush in 2000 and 2004.Rush Limbaugh now tells everyone to vote for John McCain.Does Rush have any credibility?No he does not.He is however a great spin doctor and good friend of Carl Rove.

You disgust me McCain. So much for the campaign of integrity. So you make fun of Obama's idea, spend our donated dollars on tire gauges, and then admit that Obama is right??
Goodbye GOP.
I'm voting Obama.

For Obama to put forth that keeping track of air in your tires is downright one of the lamest comments concerning this energy crisis. That is so low on the totem pole that it is further proof of Obama's lack of leadership. With his..let's drain off some of our oil reserves...and drilling our own oil won't solve the crisis remarks...he is downright ignorant and nothing but a Democrat puppet.

He was asked a specific question on how families can keep energy costs down and he answered in an informed and intelligent way. He didn't say this was the answer to energy independence – he said it's proven by all studies that it drops oil consumption by 3 – 4%.

If you don't understand that then you are truly IGNORANT. instead of making fun of Barack, how about McCain gives real sound advice to the american people.

God America is going into the toilet , and it makes me so sad that my finace went to fight in Iraq – just so I can hear this rubbish day in and day out.

Come on people, McCain didn't realize cars had tires. had he known that he never would've mocked the plan in the first place. How should he be expected to know those little details. He probably hasn't driven a car in 30 years let alone having to maintain one. Joe Lieberman probably whispered something in his ear and then he realized that actually checking tire pressure isn't a bad thing. I think he'll need to pick Lieberman as VP. They can call him the President Whisperer. I think Cindy is already starting to act like Nancy Reagan when Ron was first showing signs of Alzheimers. She would correct him when necessary.

You know what tickles the hell out of me. You liberals don't want U.S. oil companies to drill and supposedly hurt the environment. I got news for you people countrys like china , Russia and some of our European Friends that you liberals seem to love is going to drill off of our coast line. Our waters only go out so far then it is international waters . Do you people realize who has the best technology to do this safely. Do you really think these other countrys give a crap about not hurting your precious stinking shore lines. I can't wait to hear your squalling when these countrys start and there is nothing you can do about it except keep paying them high gas prices since we did not get it for ourselves. I guess you could get the Black Messiah if he is elected to try and talk them out of drilling or maybe yet he can use the taxpayers dollars to buy all the non working college kids and welfare slugs an AIR GUAGE.

Uh-oh, is the McFlopper flip floppin' again??

I just did a google search of McWrinkle and Mccain came up.......ha ha ha

They didn't have tires when McCain was growing up.

They still had the stone wheels.

Oops. After spending a lot of money laughing on Obama, McCain now realizes the whole world is laughing on him. His campaign simple did not check the fact that Obama was actually correct and launched a whole campaign of mockery. What a bunch of morons is running his campaign.

I filled my tires up the other day. Went to the grocery store and food prices were still high. Guess it did not work. Next idea....

If I were Obama, I would run an ad using Sturgis as a background and having buffalo chips flipping in the road, trying to catch the H. D.'s.

For all of you MORONS who believe MCLIES/MCBUSH that Obama said this is how to solve the energy crisis your really need an intervention. IF you could close your mouths long enough to listen to one of Obama's speeches like the one yesterday in Ohio, you would have heard him outline his plan for the Government to cut foreign oil dependancy but when asked by a person what can "we" do to help, he said if EVERY person did a few simple things like properly inflating their tires that would make a difference!! Please racist republicans – try listening and opening your mind – there really is a big world outside your farms and on the other side of the rock you have been living under!!!!
OBAMA 08

To the McCain/Bush supporters, please stay silient. It is true that you and your candidates take pride in lying and being ignorant! It's because of your votes the past two elections that we're in this mess in the first place! Have some pride and research some facts for yourself. It's very plain to see from your comments you learn everything from, Sean, Rush, Fox, bumper stickers, right wing websites, etc. Why don't you and Grandpa Munster sit this one out so the country can try to dig out the hole that your votes got us in in the first place.

I am surprised McCain knows how to use a cell phone! (see in the photo)-the guy is archaic!! And a huge hypocrite. So much for running a respectful campaign. Can you spell LIAR.
The truth is McCain would do or say anything to get elected.
Open your mind and read more about him and his Bush like voting record. He is NOT a maverick.

Hey ROn from 11:33,
we all have "Friends" and family who haven't always comported themselves in a manner that is on the straight and narrow. And quite frankly, I'm sure you haven't either as we've all fallen short of the glory.
But here's the thing – none of the Rev. Wrights or Rezko's are in his inner circle. On the other hand, for Senator McCain, you've got

1) Charlie Black who's hoping an attack will happen on the US because that would certainly help our campaign
2) Phil Gramm who calls us whiners as we hurt each time we go to buy food for our families and fill up our vehicles with gas
3) McCain himself who doesn't know if it's fair or not to cover viagra on insurance plans while not covering prescription birth control

See, if you look at Obama's policy positions and his platform, none of his relationships are affecting you and may as it relates to policy.
With McCain, you can see that his policy positions are directly influenced, actually guided, by his relationships.

My question to you is which one threatens the way you live, your job, your income, your health, etc? Think about and get back to us.

McCain wanted to put a bounty on the invention of a sustainable battery, to power vehicles. obama scoffed at it. now obama is mentioning battery powered vehicles? McCain mentioned nuclear power plants, to help us in energy independence and to help us produce the extra power we will need for battery operated cars. obama. scoffs at this also, till the public goes for it and of course there will be a press conference to explain how he was never really against it he was against whatever. the auto industry is busting it's backside trying to be first in hybrids, spending billions on the technology for it. sen. obama wants to according to his speech in Michigan spend million of needless dollars to do the same thing. good judgment? go figure

McCain just has a great sense of humor, things he finds funny:

Volunteering his wife for wet t-shirt contests
Facts like proper tire inflation save energy
Bombing foreign countries like Iran
Cigarettes causing cancer and killing people
Rape

Is that really what we need in the White House? I am glad he had the biker demographic locked up, but 8 years of a President we could "have a beer with" is enough. Maybe we should use a different standard?

A Carl Rove tactic? Get two neighbors into a fist fight on their front lawns while a third neighbor goes in their back door and robs them blind.

America, Mc Claim does not have an energy plan. He is only repeating Obama's energy plan. Mc Claim is a parrott. Common sense tells you keeping your car maintenance will give you better gas mileage. It won't save the world but its a start. Besides, I could use one of those tire gauge.

Everyone please try this….it will definately help you decide who you should vote for!!!!

I would like everyone to google Sen. Obama's resume. Please copy and paste it to Word. Then replace his name with any general name, like Mike Johnson. Then replace the address and phone number with your own.

Now, leave everything as is on the resume, except remove "United States Senator" and its relevant information. (we are doing this because well lets face it he has only been in Congress for less than two years and has spent that time running for President).

Now comes the fun part. Go to your local city newspapers help wanted section. Locate ten "prestigous" jobs in your city such as CEO, or senior partner at a law firm.

Mail this resume to the appropriate address. Wait 30 days and tell me how many interviews you have been offered!!!!

This is great I did this….and guess how many responses I got to the resume!!!!!!! HAHAHA thats right people

ZERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you need anymore proof that he is not qualified to be POTUS???????????
_________________________________________________

Mike, you an absolute moron. What does that have to do with anything. I could take YOUR resume and alter it and not get any hits. You really need to stick with the issues that are relevant

You are a slick writer. You are almost as good as Wolf and Cafferty on your spin. Portraying what McCain said as a major turn on Air Inflation. You didn't mention that he said it was good to keep your tires inflated but that it is no solution to the energy problem. I tell you what "all you nuts that want to support air gauges for energy vote Obama, I will vote for McCain who wants to drill for more oil, use Nuclear energy and more coal.

Don't punk out now McCain...

Thats the plan, attack, make a joke, mock your opponent, look stupid and then support his plan. This is real smart Mr McCain, real smart. From what I have seen all republicans have used that stragegy, as it truly reflects the depth of the republican platform. Empty shallow, with out thought, and when all else fails follow your opponents plan.

Wouldn't it be awesome if Obama's team did the same thing, handed out more tire gauges.. with the exact same message too.

Would be a great move, just rubbing it in that senile old mans face.

If the National Highway Transportation Agency and NASCAR and other energy experts say it makes sense, and the White House even says that it saves 3-4% of fuel economy, why would one not want to agree with properly inflated tires?

My only guess is because he has to be (as my grandmother would say) contrary. Even if he's wrong and everyone tells him he's wrong, he's going to defiantly stand on the other side.
Much like the gas tax holiday.

He seems to be obstinate to the bitter end, similar to President Bush.

We can't afford Senator McCain, we really need Senator Obama.

By the way, that bastion of liberlaism (sarcasm), T. Boone Pickens, has endorsed Obama's approach. So, it's not just the "crazy left" that's behind Obama's plan, you've got people who are known Republicans, in the business no less, endorsing his energy ideas.

All you liberal idiots out there who are quoting Barak....get it right.

His statement was "Properly inflating your tires would be equal to all the oil we would get from off-shore drilling"

Please.....this guy is a HUGE joke that offers nothing more that what we already know (that properly inflated tires helps fuel economy). If this is his energy policy we are in trouble. HEY DID YOU KNOW IF WE TOOK ALL THE PEOPLES TIRES AWAY WE WOULD SAVE 100% FUEL?

Drill here Drill now and find alternative energy. A vote for the Obamination will doom this country.

McCain 08

McCain might actually learn how useful it is to inflate tires (along with raising MPG standards for cars and other energy conservation strategies). All he would need to do is check the internet. Oh, wait a minute. That's right. McCain doesn't know how to use the internet...or computers in general. I suspect he used a stone tablet and an abacus to do the math on his energy policy. How can he advocate technological advances when he refuses to use the ones we have now?

HUH, is that a flip flop in less than three days. Man he's senial.

John, Boston:
Most educated people know what McCain's strategy is. It is to fool ignorant, gullible Idiots. They know that they will loose some educated votes, but their hope is to get more ignorant votes. In their situation, they have nothing to loose. I think you fall in the ignorant category. I think we should amend the constitution to cut the voting right to half for Idiots like you!

OBAMA '08

Can you say Flip Flop now isn't Mcdaddy apart of the NASCAR crowd? Or when was the last time he looked at a car owner manual? Maybe he's not so in touch with the common man like he claim.

McCain mocks himself in the mirror every morning while he shaves, so it's really fair to mock Obama for a reasonable suggestion. And after all, the tire pressure thing is the only thing Obama has said about energy. Yeah, that's truthy.

Americans need to demand rationality instead of advertising values.

I wouldn't term this a "serious U-turn" CNN. No one disagrees with the fact that we should keep our tires properly inflated. But Obama deserved to be mocked for the way he addressed the issue. Inflating tires won't make us energy independent and it won't offer any substantial relief to cash-strapped voters. It's sort of like asking folks in the heartland if they've seen how expensive arugula is at Whole Foods.

This guy is laughable. Don't you think he should do some research before he opens his mouth. Oh, now that's a great personality flaw for a president. Why in the world is this guy even close to Obama in the polls.

Only McCain could find a way to flip-flop on tire pressure, and you repubs are going to vote for this clown?

McCain 08 for Court Jester!

In response to the McCain campaigns tire gauge antics and trying to take Obamas comments out of context...imagine small "McCains Energy Plan " snow globes that have small plastic coastal cities like Miami, etc with a beach in them and a small plastic rig just offshore – but with the small touristy globes filled with water and oil instead of just water and white flakes as to hint at potential oil spills should offshore rigs be allowed. On the back of the snow globe it could have a painted picture of a gas pump with "STILL HIGH PRICED GAS" on it with a fatcat Big Oil guy leaning against it Cheshire cat grinning, chomping on a cigar with cash flowing out of his pocket and his foot on the neck of the American public...but now I hear McCain does not disagree with Obama. Maybe Paris Hilton IS smarter than John McCain as his faculties are obviously failing. He IS old...

James B....in NJ

You still can't give me a reason to vote for Obama....you don't see a problem with that?

Why has McCain stopped wearing a U.S. flag pin? Guess he's anti American.

let's just forget the whole campaign and elect obama president and seeing he is new at the job of being in control of our future he can enlist the help of his trusted friends and advisers like queen pelosi and kerry and all his new style old politician that have been in congress forever like kennedy ect. then we surely can't forget rev wright I'm sure he will resurface and be forgiven once obama is elected. maybe he can pardon Tony Rezko he can do that you know. need i go on

Send me one of those tire guages McBush....... It will help me when I drive to the polls to vote for Obama on Nov. 4.

Yeah McSame..you NEVER supported the tires recommendation. Now you are acting like Senator Obama has no other plan. You know that is a lie and we all know because he just gave a huge speech laying out his plans so you are once again lying to America. How dumb do you think we are. You are such a numbnut!

Hmmm. A campaign revolving around the old
"Mock, then agree" strategy. Tire pressure, 16 months to leave Iraq, etc...

I wouldn't be surprised if McCain's daft enough to ask Obama to be his running mate for VP.

it is a good suggestion instead of oil drilling. it is a great start to becoming a cleaner society without destroying our planet for more resources.

Obama said that checking your tire pressure would save enough gas to equal off short drilling...he said that without any facts. Also AAA states that they put the fuel savings at between 1% and 4%. Obama seems to have only heard the 4%, it must be nice to live in a perfect world. However seeing how I have my tires rotated and the pressure checked all the time his plan saves me ZERO. I've looked over his plan. Ask yourself this...what parts of his plan can he cause to happen......the answer is ZERO. His plan again only works in a perfect world where everyone agrees with him and no one eats corn....ya I know his plan isn't a plan...and it still calls for us to support Terror...where do you think all those billions we send to the middle east and to Venezuela goto.

Flipper does it again. Obama stands up to him with the truth so what does McCain do...He backtracks. Maybe he shouldn't have made such a big joke about it in the first place. He knows that is not the entirety of Obama's energy plan...but his people seem quick to jump on what Obama says making complete fools of themselves. By the McCain...airing up my tires is going to make a lot more of a difference than your gimick off shore drilling which is only going to line the pockets of the Big Oil companies anyways.

I like the phrase "TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR IGNORANCE", Obama should keep the pressure on McIgnorant and hit him even harder. Just don't let go of all the stupid stuff that are coming up with everyday trying to make Obama a luaghing matter. I also like it when Obama told McLame that "I- Obama" – don't really have time for THIS " when all they want to talk about is Paris & Britney.

It looks like all these silly things coming off the McShmae camp are backfiring.

Barack should get all his surragotes out talking about when people are hurting all McNasty wants to talk about is Paris & Britney and having fun with serious people's business.

Every time Mcsame mocks Obama, he also mocks most Americans. I got fed up last week and contacted his campaign letting them know he lost my vote from Ohio.

Almost everyone wants there to be an alternative to oil, provided it is cost effective and cleaner. But right now there IS no effective alternative to replace oil (supplement it, maybe, but not replace). How long will it take for such an alternative to be developed? What are we supposed to do until then?

Oil is going to be drilled for somewhere in this world. Who will be more careful and eco-friendly in oil drilling than the United States? Certainly not middle eastern countries, and certainly not Chavez. If liberals truly want to "save the planet" one way to do that is to encourage the US to drill and explore the vast reserves in this country, rather than urge other countries to drill in ways that are not going to be as careful with our environment.

We can talk nuclear another time....

Why is this blog below the one about the mistaken Republicans handing out gauges that in fact are helpful.

Americans have 3% of the world's population, yet consume 25% of the world's energy. When I am overspending the first thing, I do is cut unnecessary spending. Seems like a positive plank on Obama's very comprehesive energy policy that reducing wasteful use of energy is a very key first step.

Senator Obama was using a little COMMON SENSE. WHERE IS YOUR'S, McCain.

THIS OLD FOOL BECOMES MORE PATHETIC AS THE DAYS GO ON.

Keep in mind that if senators like John McCain had not continually voted against alternative energy and higher fuel standards, we probably would not be in an energy crisis right now.

Barack Obama
Judgment to Lead

again obama's using only part of what was said and twisting it. CNN ran that quote by McCain what he said after repeating obama's suggestion about the tire inflation.was lets do that, but do you really think that's going to make us independent from foreign oil. seeing CNN ran the article should they not replay it and the one with T BOONE PICKENS so people can hear for themselves what was really said. he is fond of calling his opponent a liar on CNN. is not intentionally misquoting someone lying

Ok, enough already. We're not laughing and you're not as funny as you think you are. In case you haven't noticed, the economy sucks and your unnecessary, sarcastic attempts at funny are so not. Maybe at the nursing home but not on the campaign trail. If I were running, my campaign tokens and ads would feature pictures of me, not my opponent. You have shown us just how photogenic he is. You are the biggest DL (Down Low) Obama fan out there. We see him constantly because of you. We we go to vote, it will be him that we see, not you. It's the economy, stupid.

In the land of 24 hours news...

FOLKS WE ARE WITNESSING ANOTHER FLIP FLOP FROM THE ...

go ahead Paris, do the honors...."Old white-haired dude"

Boone Pickens said we can't drill our way out of this crisis and is personally investing in alternative energy. I suppose McCain thinks this oil man is inexperienced too. Get off the soapbox McCain! You know very well that Obama's plan is comprehensive. Good idea to check McCain's voting record. He said himself people care about how you vote, not just what you say.

The experts agree that if everybody did properly inflate their tires and make sure their autos were properly tuned up it would save more oil(3-4%) than new offshore drilling would produce(1-2%)..

This shows how "in touch" the candidates are.... Obama recognizes that people need to conserve... McCain thinks that people should just spend more money. Everyone isn't married to a beer heiress John.

Who is laughing now McSame? One advice to McBush campaign...think hard before mocking Obama it might bite you bad. Mccain just insulted to millions of us who actually check our tires once inawhile unlike him. So McBush don't mock the Nascar fans and AAA fans...I am a AAA member and you just might loose alot of their voters.

i don't disagree with obama, yet i'm going to spend a million dollars of my contituents hard earned money to mock a true statement. that's my fiscal responsibility... tire gauges.

what a genius.

JOHN MCCAIN IS A TOOL.

So the idiot crawls on his yellow Commie-loving belly again.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Tire inflation is a step. Nothing more, nothing less. And Barack has never claimed otherwise.
Is McSenile too blind to see that /
Why doesn't he go back to his native land – Panama – and leave America to the Americans ?

Everyone please try this....it will definately help you decide who you should vote for!!!!

I would like everyone to google Sen. Obama's resume. Please copy and paste it to Word. Then replace his name with any general name, like Mike Johnson. Then replace the address and phone number with your own.

Now, leave everything as is on the resume, except remove "United States Senator" and its relevant information. (we are doing this because well lets face it he has only been in Congress for less than two years and has spent that time running for President).

Now comes the fun part. Go to your local city newspapers help wanted section. Locate ten "prestigous" jobs in your city such as CEO, or senior partner at a law firm.

Mail this resume to the appropriate address. Wait 30 days and tell me how many interviews you have been offered!!!!

This is great I did this....and guess how many responses I got to the resume!!!!!!! HAHAHA thats right people

ZERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you need anymore proof that he is not qualified to be POTUS???????????

NO McCAIN I DON'T DISAGREE WITH HIM EITHER. YOU KNOW HE'S RIGHT ON ABOUT THE TIRE GAGES. INFLATING TIRES TO STANDARD WILL HELP. COASTING DOWN HILLS ALSO. DRIVING 40-MPH WILL BENEFIT. TURNING OFF YOUR AC THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. LEAVING YOUR FAMILY AT HOME SO THE WEIGHT WON'T FIGURE IN, THAT'S A GOOD ONE. CAN YOU PEOPLE THINK OF ANY MORE THAT COULD HELP OBAMA FIGURE UP HIS ENERGY PLAN.

Just Did Another Buffalo Chip Flip Flop...

This is funny! Because aside from drilling, what has McCain offered...once again McCain proves himself to be out of touch and low on substance.

John, Boston:
"Are you Obama supporters seriously stupid enough to vote for him? ...
there is a reason Bush and Mccaine don't like each other."

Can't get any more stupid then electing Bush for 8 years.

Does not matter if they like each other the fact is according to McShames own words he supports 90% of Bush policy. That is the reason a vote for McShame is a vote for Bush. Don't take my word for it check the facts yourself. Thus, as this Independent is concerned McShame is out of touch.

i dont blame mccain for making a u-turn. he's SLOW.

LOL @ McCain's stupidity.

I can't even be mad about this. It's just to funny!

Obama '08

I am not even going to get in to this. You dems must have selective hearing and seeing.

John, you are a clueless dork. Looking back, don't you think you would have been better seved by comparing actual policy points, instead of this childish, petulant line of attack?

You're 72 year old, for Pete's sake. Is it possible for you to act like an adult?

If mccain wins he's gonna be worst than Bush, First he's 72 years old, bad temper does not know the geography of the world, cann't distingiush between the border of pakistan and afganistan, he's time is gone, he is just too old to be presdent of the United States of American, should not people retired at the age of 72??????.

WOW it is FlipFlop # 675,877,098.99

McCain is wrong AGAIN and has to eat crow AGAIN... I want a President who is right the FIRST time and not such a Follower as McCain has been since Obama won the Nomination.

McCain never said keeping your tires inflated is a stupid idea. He said Obama's energy plan appears is to keep your tires inflated instead of drilling for more resources. Of course, the first opportunity people get to try to twist words.....

mccain , bush arnt they winners

If any of you McCain supporters actually believe that inflating your tires is Obama's energy plan, you're stupid as hell. And you're probably the same people that voted for Bush twice.

Oh and for John in Boston, your boy McCain voted for Bush initiatives over 90% of the time. Their friendship or lack thereof has nothing to do with politics. Get a life, grow up, get an education, and get on the bandwagon.

Which is it McCain, do you agree or don't you? Here's a thought- RESEARCH AND GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT BEFORE MAKING UTTERANCES THAT YOU LATER BACK PEDDLE ON! What is itthat you actually stand for? I'm still trying to figure that out.....

The story you refuse to cover that is all over the internet of John McCain offering up his wife to enter a topless contest for Miss Buffalo Chip –

As a woman I want to know more about that.

Is McCain talking into his shoe in this shot?

New movie...."Get Stupid"

Hey John from Boston, you may want to do research since you are the moron here. Bush and McCain love each other.

I wish John McCain would send me one of those tire guages.

I see there is little hope of seeing any realtiy written from some people because they "take pride in being ignorant" and distorting what Obama.

Did CNN run the story of McCain offering up Cindy to be in that seedy contest?

He's just a silly old man with nothing. If you listen, when ever he mentions Obama's name, it is followed by a "He just don't understand or He is confused. I guess he figures, if he say it enough times we will be brain washed in believing it. LOL. In reality, It's McSame, who is confused and don't understand. He's old and outdated. His kind is the very reason America is in this mess. His kind created this mess and now want us to trust them to get us out. They are hopelessly relying on fear. Fear of the inevitable, that's peaking over the horizon. We call it, " a change for the greater good of all men" Yes, it;s Truth Personified. It's Obama and over half of brave and strong America, unplugged, walking side by side. McSame you are done, Get out of our way!

My name is 3D and I approve this Message!

John, Boston,

I have a good reason for you. Obama called McCain's campaign and the RNC ignorant. The fact is that yes they acted ignorant to the fact that proper maintinance of your automobile will save 3 to 4% on energy consumption if everyone did it.

Funny how Repubs keep talking about Dems waiting for government to do everything for them. Sounds like you only want the government to solve the energy crisis while you stand by and do nothing.

the only reason the Republicans want congress to come back and rule on the drilling issue is because it is time for them to pay their daddy, Big Oil. Their boss will not contribute to their campaigns if they do not do their jobs they were already paid to do and that is get more property for oil companies to drill on.

Randy S.
"If Obama wins this election, within four years all of you supporters will be kicking yourselves for what you've done to this country."

LOL... one word: BUSH!!!

Obama is still a thousand times better then 12 years of Bush policies.

Wow. We are REALLY talking about inflating tires. We are STILL talking about this? I'm baffled.

That's what you get if put unintelligent person such as McCain as the leader of a major party. If this guy was not a POW what could he have achieve in life? Absolutely nothing

I just bought a new fuel-efficienct truck. Lo and behold it has a dashboard indicator that illuminates when tire pressure is low. Obviously, tire pressure is an important factor in fuel economy. All the McCain camp can do is try to mock and redicule. That won't save us a dime

McCain must have actually done some checking. He would have found out that we can save up to 3-4% of our gasoline by having properly inflated tires. There are many companies, racing teams, federal agencies and even Republican governors who agree with that. And yes, it will probably be as much of a saving as the amount we could get for offshore drilling, that will go into the international market and be bid on by China. What are we going to get out of that? Nothing. Our own oil is always put on the international market, and sold to the highest bidder. Our own oil. Why isn't it sold to US companies at our price, instead of leaving the US and going to the Int'l markets. Our own oil, out of our own ground and waters is sold to us at market prices. It should be refined FOR US by refineries. But we should not have to buy our own oil from oil companies that have a lease. Do we not own the mineral rights on our own land?

Too bad McCain was mocking him just a day before. McCain's plan has no immediate effect. It will take at least 7 years before we see a drop of oil. I wonder what the gas price will be in 5 years, but wait McCain won't care. This part of Obama's plan has an immediate effect. Do the math!

If McCain has said "multiple times" that proper tire maintenance is important, show me the sound bites.

"I have always said ...blah, blah " is becoming the new political euphemism for "I changed my mind."

When candidates claim to have "said it before," it is the responsibility of news organizations like CNN to show the proof.

John,
Your staff has stepped in it again. Either they or both you and they are fools playing both your supporters and the rest of the US as fools. What BS--if you can't stick to the issues, if all you can do is nitpick and so ineffectively at that, if all you and yours can do is nip at heals, get the heck out of the way and let the US move on. And do it now.

apparently the mccain camp hasn't been to obama's website to see the page after page after page of a COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY POLICY!like inflating tires is obama's only plan!i cant believe people believe this bs!wait a minute...its the same folks who elected the current 3rd grader to office.

hey hey....i am profoundly impressed with both of these guys but the turn of the politics is becoming a child's play. McCain knows better than to fool himself this way.....and this is happening a number of times now.
I am equally disappointed with those who have made up their mind and would criticise the right thing just to defend their candidate. it shows a lack of principle....you can disagree with your candidate and still support him.
Sorry i forgot the game is called politics.....it is a dirty game...no principles in it.......

Conservatives should begin a boycott of CNN because of the biased election coverage.

For your information fox news lovers obama was asked by someone at a townhall meeting what she could do to conserve on fuel and obama told her to keep her tires inflated and her car maintained fox news, rush limbaugh john mccain twisted lied and said that thats his energry policy people educate yourselves START BY TURNING OFF THE FAKE FOX NEWS CHANNEL AND THE FAT SLOB LIMBAUGH!!!!!!!!!! those people are the most ignorant yet

Thank you, McCain, for DEflating your campaign's & RNC's misguided attacks by agreeing with Obama. The American people appreciate that type of cooperation. Obama '08

U.S. used about 400 MILLION gallons of gas EACH day. IF everyone's tires were properly inflated and engines were tuned properly we could SAVE anywhere from 3-7% of the gasoline were using. That equates to a savings of anywhere's from 12-28 MILLION GALLONS OF GASOLINE A DAY!!!!! It's a start. Think of how much gas prices would drop if suddenly we stopped using 28 million gallons of it every day. Think about it!

OBAMA ;08

The bigest problem with the McCain camp is that they refuse to acknowledge the context to which Obama made the tire remark. He was responding to a question for a voter asking what we as individuals can do to save at the pump. He didn't ask Obama what he would do but what individuals can do. That make McCains claim that Obama says keeping tires infalted is a substitute for drilling BS. Lies, Lies, Lies

Roar of 50 thousand Harley's didn't come to see McConfused it was Kidd Rock. "Drill here and drill now" ... I did not know there's oil in SD.

NOW MC CAIN IS RESORTING TO MOCKERY.......WHAT IS NEXT/???/

Obama didn't say that keeping your tires inflated is the answer to the energy crisis – just like sealing your windows in your house isn't the answer to the home heating issues but everyone does it right. It is a way of telling us that we have some responsibility in this. We can't just wait for the government to solve our problems. Obama is saying that we can do things to help ourselves during this crisis.

I can't believe there are people in this country who can vote for a man like John McCain. But with the press keep giving him a free ride and everyone talking about the "great american hero" I fear we will be stuck with him and his war and his silly economic policies for a long time.

Obama could also add these to his new air head Energy Policy:

No AC
Change you air filter
Change you oil
Wash you car

Hey!, if he makes them mandatory..., just think of all the gas the morans will be saving us!! I mean.., who needs self-responsiblity when we have Obama.

Boy, McCain is losing it big time. What does this say about those voting for him?

McCain will say anything and do anything to get elected. He is now pimping his wife for votes at the bike rally.

What pisses me off about his campaign is that he does this stuff ALL the time. With the Iraq time table, he opposed then kinda agreed with. He is a typical lying Republican. He makes a crap storm over something Obama says publically then back tracks in "private". I can't stand this man.

McCain has been called out ! so now he is flip-flopping because he has been made to look like the old fool he really is ! An old / ignorant fool who doesn't know the facts.

Great job Mr. President Obama for running a phenomenal campaign. Thank you for being the adult in this election and having the smarts, experience and judgment to be an effective leader / commander-in-chief.

The world has been shown in so many ways and it has been proven many times over that McCain doesn't have the experience nor judgment to lead this country into the 21st century !

I truly hope America gets it right and vote for change. It's definitely time for REAL change in Washington, it's time to elect Barack Obama for president !

McCain doesn't have America's best interest at heart. He is making fun of something that is true! Now they are trying to back pedal and say that was the only part of Obama's plan...when clearly his plan is very complex and detailed. McCain obviously missed the many speeches over the past few days detailing his plan.

McCain has REPEATEDLY VOTED AGAINST RENEWABLE ENERGY!
His record speaks for itself.

All Senator McBush is showing us is that he has morphed into the typical Ugly Republican. He is no longer the "maverick" that his ads keep touting him to be., but is now officially a Bush-Rove clone.

What does McCain's nasty side tell us? It tells us that he is the typical right-wing Republican nut who will be just another George Bush in governance. Are there really Americans out there who are willing to risk another FOUR MORE YEARS of a Bush administration?

The mean and spiteful manner in which McCain is going after Obama tells us that he will go after critics of his administration in the same manner that GW and Rove went after critics of their administration. Do we really want MC Cain to finish GW's efforts to trash the constitution???

America – be afraid...be very afraid if MCBush becomes your next president!

I can't wait until the debates–McCain is going to slam Oba-duh-ah-duh-bama while he tries to tip-toe around his poll-driven policy objectives.
Obama is the agent of change alright–he changes, tweaks direction every week depending on the polls.

Randy S. August 6th, 2008 10:39 am ET
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Are we ignorant? Don't you realize, ignorance is if McCain win this election, we will be kicking ourselves for another four years because another McBush will be running wild in the White House.......some of us should be black belts by now after eight years of Bush and his camp.............

26 years of experience and this is the outcome...Fool us once, Fool us twice, but we are no fools for a third term..........ANYONE but McBush!!!!!!!!!!

Hey... how about that line from Obama...

GOP take pride in being ignorant! I love it!

Ha,ha,aaaaahh!

They got egg on their faces now regarding tires- which most people do anyway!

Go Bam. Looks like you are the man to lead!

McWrinkle and his team are ignorant and childish. Paris Hilton's Advert and energy plan are far better than McCain's. The old man is out of touch.

Tsk tsk tsk. Shouldn't mock things until you understand them.

Every time John McCain speaks he loses "A FEW GOOD MEN".

Drive 55 mph, inflate your tires, buy more fuel efficient vehicles and save more oil/gas than we will ever find by drilling.

This is GOP politics at its finest! First throw mud. If it sticks great but if the public ask questions go to step two. The GOP agrees but we are still better so the mud does not get on our Royal garments.

B J, you are quoting out of context from more than 3.5 years ago. So dishonest of you.

Obama did NOT say this was the answer to our energy crisis he was offering a simple, FACTUAL way for people to make an immediate improvement in their mileage.

At last....Mc-Ignorant and his Company of Comics have actually LEARNED that what Obama said is true. Then "Flip-Flopped."

McCain as President? Making comments, attacking, mocking others and THEN seeking out information?????

I don't think so!

"Bomb-Bomb Iran"....."Oh, you mean it really was for peaceful purposes? Oh well. Lets SURGE 'em into submission anyway!"

What did you say Yoda (Paris Hilton comparison)?

Too funny.........

Sen Obama never suggested that it was a substitute for drilling. There goes the repugs lying again.

Mcsenile says he agrees with Sen Obama but still he tries to mock him. Is everyone now convinced that mcwar is inept and frankly dangerous?

Seriously.....now that your God Obama has come out and called Republicans "Ignorant"....how much dirtier politics can you get than that....I now feel free to finally say this....

"Are you Obama supporters seriously stupid enough to vote for him?"

Can one of you give me one good reason as to why you would vote for him? And don't tell me because John Mccaine is 4 more years of Bush because guess what idiots.....there is a reason Bush and Mccaine don't like each other.

Are all you folks really that ignorant. First of all it's not a flip-flop, he never said it was a bad idea. He simply mocked the fact that Obama equated tire inflation to drilling offshore. That's like equating a blueberry with a watermelon, heck, they're both fruit, right?
If Obama wins this election, within four years all of you supporters will be kicking yourselves for what you've done to this country.

As for empty barrels making noise, all I see is an empty suit making a lot of noise in the form of rhetoric and promises he will never be able to come through on; not in 4 years, not in 8.

You will have yourselves to blame for higher taxes, fuel prices, an unsecure America and the list goes on.

BTW, ethanol burns much hotter than gasoline, not good for your engine, seals, gaskets. Several new car warranties will be nullified if you put ethanol in your gas tank. Not to mention what it will do for your lawnmowers, weedeaters, and any other small gas driven engines.

I dont understand why everybody is saying that BO is trying to use inflating tires as a substitue for an energy plan. The truth is that regardless of if you drill or raise fuel efficiency standards, etc. It will still take at least 7 years for us to see anykind of benefit. In the meantime, Americans need to step up to the plate and do their part. Even if we are only saving 3-4% that is still 30-40million dollars for every billion that we are sending over seas. If anybody knows simple math then you will see that if everyone checked their tire pressure and took more steps to ensure that theya re maximizing their mpg we could possibly save billions of dollars. Not a bad idea. I swear some people are so stupid it disgusts me

John, you are a joke. You make fun of Obama's advice about inflating tires and good car maintenance and then flip-flop. When he was overseas you were all about his timetable for getting the troops out within 16 months......then, lo and behold, last week you said that sounds reasonable.

Can you take the time to actually ask one of your surrogates what you believe? It gets old watching you stumble for an answer........

Come on CNN. McCain's point is that although everyone knows keeping your tires inflated is recommended (although it probably won't save the consumer very much), it is no substitute for an energy plan and it certainly won't provide much relief at the pump than increased drilling. We're not stupid CNN (at least I'm not).

McCain’s Record of Vet Support, Just Another Buffalo Chip

John McCain’s campaign for president recently took him to the annual Sturgis biker rally where he spoke with veterans at the Buffalo Chip Campground. He could not have picked a more appropriate setting to offer up his wife, Cindy McCain, for a topless beauty contest and brag about his record of supporting veterans. He failed on both counts, however, to give these veterans the full McCain:

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America has given John McCain a grade of D for his support of veterans:

Disabled Veterans of America gave him a 20% rating on support for veterans while giving Obama an 80% rating:

Per Vietnam Veterans of America John McCain has “voted against us” in 15 key votes:

John McCain is one of the few veterans running for office that VoteVets has refused to endorse:

To name just a few votes by John McCain against veterans:

McCain voted against an amendment providing $20 billion for VA medical facilities [5/4/06]

McCain voted against providing $430 million to the VA for outpatient care and treatment for veterans [4/26/06]

McCain voted against increasing VA funding by $1.5 billion by closing corporate loopholes [3/14/06]

McCain voted against increasing VA funding by $1.8 billion by ending abusive tax loopholes [3/10/04]

The man even voted against giving combat duty troops more time at home between extended tours.

John McCain had the gall to not only be rude, but to lie to a vet
about his record of endorsements from veteran groups and then had the nerve to refuse further questioning on the issue:

“I’ve been endorsed in every election by every veterans organization that do that, I’ve been supported by them, and I’ve received their highest awards from all of those organizations. So I guess they don’t know something you know.”

Later, during his town hall meeting, McCain admitted he does “not have a perfect voting record,” and then announced questions about veterans issues were off limits: “I will be glad to debate a lot of things, but not that one.”

Not only was John McCain a no show when it came to voting on the GI Bill he opposed, a bill which the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars fully supported, he now wants to limit veteran health care to only combat related injury in order to save money. Per retired Army General Robert Gard, McCain’s proposal to limit health care to only combat injuries would “shortchange those veterans who suffer from non-combat related conditions”. McCain is apparently unconcerned about the number of veterans this would affect, including the 15% of female combat veterans who suffer from military sexual trauma.

This comes as no surprise. When the VA was busted recently for
circulating a memo suggesting doctors lower their diagnosis on veterans suffering from PTSD in order to save money, John McCain replied: “it’s not important.”

Older veterans remember well how John McCain and John Kerry shut down all further investigation into remaining MIA/POW in order to open up trade with Vietnam over the protests of family members. They remember full well how these families were treated and talked to by McCain. They also remember how John McCain’s father-in-law immediately opened up a beer industry in Vietnam as soon as trade resumed.

Mcwar appears to getting more stupid each day.

Can anybody tell me what is Mcain Energy Plan?

funny how everything obama does McCain comes around and agrees with. is obama having to run McWrinkles campaign as well as his own now? republicans laugh at obama and then agree with him after they see their jokes and laughter are not working.
and as for the polls..do people not realize that obama's followers are cell phone users as a rule and they do not poll cell phones. i have never been polled and not one person that i have asked has ever been polled so obama is probably much further along than CNN and fox are giving him credit for. McCain is to laughable to be taken seriously to run for the highest office in our land. he is a joke and a great disappointment to america.
let him go back an enroll his blonde bimbo wife in topless bueaty pagents....that seems more like his and her style!

Obama was right – these people TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR IGNORANCE.... seriously, how many more FACTS do they need shoved in their faces???

Ok so he finally concedes and says it's a great idea. Doesn't it make his camp look stupid when they sent tire gauges to Obama's camp as a joke??? Who got the last laugh!

McCain, at one time you were the only Republican I would ever consider voting for.

Now, I really, really dislike you.

keeping your tires inflated to the proper level is a no brainer McCain gave Obama a gift with the gages stunt.

McLame will say anything to try and make Obama look bad or stupid, even if he agrees with him!

An energy plan that will work involves many moving parts, some big some small. To mock any component is to quote Obama "Ignorant".

McLames statements are just another Rovian "fear, smear and mock" strategy that he was swallowed hook, line and sinker by the old man.

Mc Lame the "Maverick" my butt – McLame the "Moron" is a better description these days.

Dude, I don't mean to change the subject, and I really can't stand Hilton, but her ad is BRILLIANT. Hahaha.

Ok, now this is just becoming sad. It is one thing to
change your mind about an issue when you receive more
information. It is completly unacceptable for a campaign to
"stage" a character attack by making your opponent sound
dumb and small and then aggree with him.

To McCain's people, just quit now. Hand the controls over
to Rove and lets see a fight.
I have empathy and bewilderment for those who support such a
silly and juvenile campaign and candidate.

Since they closed the other one about Paris Hilton. Here is a quote for everyone

"Andy Warhol said we all get our 15 minutes of fame." "I've already had an hour and a half. I mean, I'm so overexposed, I'm making Paris Hilton look like a recluse."

Barack Obama, Washington Post February 24, 2005

Obama did NOT say that inflating your tires would solve the energy crisis. He suggested it as a way that families could make an immediate difference in their FAMILIES energy situation.

He was right and now Mc-Ignorant and his Company of Comics understand it.

This is just what our country needs???? John McCain at the helm making ds

how is that flipping? McCain says it's a good idea, but it is not a solution to our dependency on foreign oil

McCain needs to be put in a nursing home, never to speak politics again. Poor old guy doesn't even know what he's talking about any more. Vote Obama! Let's end the rule of the GOP (Greedy Old People)!

I like the quote "McCain can use this gauge to check all the hot air that's coming out of his campaign"

McCain’s PHONY EXPRESS

Barack didn't say that was the way to energy independence you idiot! It is one way to help increase conserving energy and is part of a comprehinsive plan that takes all of us to work toward energy independence. McCain and his lovely wife have probably never even used a tire gauge or could tell you what pressure their tires are sopposed to be inflated too. He is soooo out of touch.

OBAMA 08' & 12'

What? Seriously people, this guy is a joke. Maybe he needs Paris to straighten him out on this one too. We need to vote for the smart guy this time around!

mcwrinke just did a 180 flip – floper

My fellow Obama supporters, have you ever thought of the old saying that goes, "Empty barrels make the most noise". I can't help thinking of Mcwar when that saying comes up in my mind.

It has become more than obvious that the prospect of a black man as POTUS is a big joke to Camp McCain. Snickers abound. They are trying to paint a picture of Obama as being a clown. Someone that you should laugh at, and not take seriously.

Reminds me of how people can tell racist, derogatory, or insulting jokes in front of someone who would be offended, but say to them, "Nothing personal. I want to say this because it is funny. No offense."

Because Obama said that we would be able to save as much oil by inflating tires then we would drilling for oil. Yes properly inflating tires will help mileage but really would it be equal to drilling?

Now that's funny. Looks like Barack hit you too hard by saying you guys "take pride in ignorance, " which you do. Don't mess with Barack McSame, you'll get thumped. You are not dealing with the Kerry of 2004.

Obama/Sebelius 2008/2012.

What's clear from John McCain's latest flip flop is that he has know business running for president.

Tires are not the fix...Listen to Paris!

Mccain is just old and strange, that's why he can't use a gauge to engage reality.

obama 08-16

If you agree with Senator Obama's suggestion -- WHY THE STUPID COMMENT ?