Our government has been asleep at the switch.
The military services and other agencies who use large amounts of energy–have been focused on conservation and alternative plans for decades–despite the fact they have received little guidance from the executive branch since Al left as VP, and both the DEM and GOP controlled congresses have been absolutely incapable of creating compromise.

At least now–enough Americans are angry enough to make our elected leadership–all of them–aware that action must be taken from all branches of government.

Thanks T. Boone, and Al Gore–for holding their feet to the fire.

What is that little lite in his loafers Lindsey Graham doing there? I thought McCain sent him to Georgia to stick his nose into that mess and pretend that he is solving the problems of the world.

Forget off-shore drilling, go with alternatives (and not the disastrous ethanol route).

But first, tap the Bakken Formation. USGS survey: 3 - 4.3 BILLION barrels of recoverable oil. Check it out!

He looks like Dr. Evil in this pick

I just heard about some supposed health hazards caused by living too close to wind farms. Not necessarily proven but, having worked in the wireless site development field for years and attended many zoning hearings for wireless sites where the possible health issues were brought up, I can tell you that T Boones plan is going to be a difficult sell when these so called health issues become known to the general public.
So McCain should not totally buy into T Boone plan as it is going to be difficult to sell to the folks who will live near the wind farms.

mcsame will need an enterpreter, he won't understand what mr. pickens will be telling him.afterall, he's a little slow. lol

It seem to me these two guys are like oil and water….. One guy says drill now and the other guy said we can't drill out of this mess we're in.
It will be interesting to see how they spin this……………..

Lindsey Graham??? This guy is like one of those bad summer cold virus's that you just can't get rid of!

NO YOU GOING JOHN. LISTEN GOOD TO T. BOONE, HE KNOWS WHAT ENERGY IS ALL ABOUT. YOUR OPPONENT WILL PROBABLY COPY YOU BY GOING AND MEETING WITH KEDAUFFE AND BIN LADEN IN THE DESERT. THEY KNOW OIL AMONG OTHER THINGS.

"Billionaire" oil man T. Boone Pickens made his billions in the oil industry. Is he now planing on shuting down all his oil operations and start another venture? I think not.

There was just a stiff gust of wind outside my window. Someone please explain how Pickens, Al Gore, The Obama or anyone else is going to renew that energy.

Expended energy (used) is NOT renewable.

WAKE UP AMERICA

Drill here, drill now, even ANWR!

Pick Gov Palin of Alaska - she is the best person on energy issues.

McCain/Palin 08! Join us!

Typical neocon reaction, get the government to do everything for you.

"Gotta keep your sense of humor" about getting smeared with crazy lies in a book pushed a top the best seller list with bulk buys from right wing groups? A book published by long-time GOP operative Mary Matalin, who defended it as "scholarly".

Why didn't McCain laugh it off when he was accused of having an affair with lobbyist Vicki Iseman? Why didn't he laugh it off when Wes Clark rightly challenged his credentials to lead? Why didn't he laugh off the South Carolina smears that attacked his wife and daughter and questioned his sanity because of his stay as a POW? McCain found that so odorous that he almost left the Republican party because of it.

McCain condemned the swift-boating book in 2004 when it was used against Kerry? What has changed? Is McCain willing to sell out his honor and morals for any political gain?

Russia is waging war in Georgia ("they're baaaaack!"), including bombing oil pipelines (all the oil comes from hostile places), the economy needs help, and we need new (and realistic) energy sources that we control and protect ourselves. McCain has been working all of these issues - as in this article.

Meahwhile, the vigil continues in Hawaii…

There is Nazi Pelosi in the back ground buying more stock from T Boone Pickes and his wind power company…….gee I wonder why she is against drilling with millions at stake in stocks from alternative energy

McCain needs all of the help he can get.

I sure hope Mr. Pickens is a lot smarter than to fall for any of McCain's lies.

Personally, I like what T. Boone Pickens has to say on the energy issue, however I don't trust him because of some of his past politics. I don't see McBush adopting any such plan as it has not mention of kickbacks or funding for lobbyist. I would like to see Obama jump on the T. Boone Pickens plan…however after what he did to John Kerry it’s unlikely he can trust the guy. Obama will be the next US President so this meeting was a total waste of time…unless John got a check out of the old rich guy.

McCain won't listen to T Boone. Candidates meet with him just because it looks good. It's good press. But will McCain listen to him, more than liley not. And just think, McCain is "big oil's" boy!! Or was that Bush? Either Bush, doesn't matter.

Pickens is just like McCain…all talk. Pickens owns over 1,000 acres of land in Texas and doesnt even use the alternative energies he says we MUST use! Practice what you preach old men

What is so funny about a book full of lies?

I have more hope for Mr. Pickens' energy policys than I do for Senator McCain's . I have my doubts that Senator McCain's policies are any thing other than lip service to alternatives while pandering to lobbiest and "big oil" behind closed doors.

Hopefully, T. Boone locked McCain up in a room and made him watch his TV ads, which loudly proclaim that we won't drill our way out of the energy crisis. Drilling will shave about 4 cents off a gallon of gas, about four years from now (that's how long it takes to build a rig). So all you drilling dummies, shut up and read.

Is this a restaging of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" meets "Cocoon"?

Ho Hum - two more super-wealthy elitists meeting other super-wealthy elitists to figure out how to get the little people's money.

Obama '08

Who Cares????????

Drill
Wind
Solar
Bio

do them all, do them now!!!

Nancy get back to work!

Barak, I hop Hawaii is nice this time of year, the rest of us are over here in the 48 (+Alaska) trying to make ends meet.

John, meet with Mr. Pickins, meet with anyone who can provide a solution to the energy mess we have got ourselves into.

thank you

Sorry, my post was supposed to read:

And if Mr. Pickens didn't mention offshore drilling in every sentence, I wonder how much attention Senator McCain paid to him?

OMG!!!!!!!

Drilling offshore is for idiots. It's already been proven to be financialy ineffective to everyone EXCEPT Big Oil. WAKE UP, AMERICA!!

Pickens will tell that to McCain in the meeting, and then McCain will ignore it and keep pandering to the rest of Big Oil because they're financing his campaign like the did Bush/Cheney.

When is it going to end? WAKE UP, AMERICA!!

Another Billionaire oilman friend of Mccain!!! Hum

Please Elect Obama he can empathize the regular man, woman and child.

REALITY KING:

Have you ever tried reading the paper or listening to the news. Try it you might learn something (?)

And if Mr. Pickens didn't mention drill in every sentence, I wonder how much Senator McCain paid to him?

Even Pickens says drilling won't help but history tells us McCain won't listen.

McCain is the only one with a real energy plan.

Obama's plan continues the plan the democrats in Congress have put into place this past couple years that has given us a doubling in gas prices.

McCain advocates drilling responsibly while pursuing alternatives.

Obama's plan? NO drilling, NO anything.

What a sad excuse for a candidate the dems have come up with this time!!

LOL!

Oh, so Johnboy thinks the Corsi book is funny, huh? Like bombing Iran and death by cigarettes, huh? How warped-

T. Boone should put a windmill in front of McCain's mouth, and then ask him about the surge. That'll power the entire eastern seaboard for a century

I know EXACTLY what McCain will say: drill, drill, drill, drill, drill away!!!!!

To get Pickens and people like him involved in developing McCains Energy Policy is an excellent move. I say again, Drill Here, Drill Now and make every effort to develop all alternatives. Let the markets decide what works and what does not.

Obama adopted weeks ago the plan that Pickens speaks about with wind power. McCain is now jumping on the band wagon. I was insulted by McCains ad showing wind power in the back ground, why didn't he show the nukes he is proposing. Talk about flip flop. Does he think that the American people are stupid?

Congress has prevented narrow minded, big oil republicans from further ruining our planet for their financial gain!!

Here come the Obamabots making snide "drill, drill, drill" remarks.

It makes it easy for them to ignore that there is a lot more that can and should be done to gain oil independence and that Obama opposes most of those options…

Reality, the real question is, what has the CURRENT administration done for us? We were already neck deep in this mess when the current congress took over.

McShame and Graham are spreading a pack of lies. Pickens is well respected and said himself : "WE CAN NOT DRILL OUR WAY OUT OF THIS CRISIS". Memo to the Neo-Con's: that mean offshore drilling is not the solution.

Yeah, drill now so that we can see a drop of oil in 7-10 years. That will sure solve the countries energy and oil crisis. It's nearing the end of the Summer, so of course gas prices are going to go down, just as they go up around the start of Summer; Memorial Day. If you want a real energy plan, go to Obama's site and actually read something instead of believing gimmicks. Educate yourself, think for yourself.

T. Boone Pickens has a very good plan. He's a smart man. I'm on his mailing list and I keep up with what he's doing.

I say, drill to meet our immediate needs (we are now beholden to the Middle East for about 70% of our oil….they have us by the short hairs). In the meantime, develop and implement alternative energy sources for running our country, while we also create and perfect the technology to make vehicles that don't depend on petroleum.

We dug ourselves into this energy hole. Now we have to figure a way to get out of it.

When do we begin drilling? I need a job! No one is willing to pay me to check the air in their tires!

2 white devils planning to make them some more money

Now we're making some progress. That other guy just wants to make the history books. McCain will start this nation on the right track.

A vote for McCain only reenforces the war in Iraq was right and the rest of Bush's failed policies. Think about it.

As T Boone Pickens says…. "we can't drill our way out of this crisis". Development of alternate energy is the only true way to energy independence. And, in response to McCain saying "you gotta keep your sense of humour" when asked about the book of lies from Jerome Corsi, I am outraged that he did not immediately repudiate that book. McCain, who I supported ardently in 2000, has lost my respect and my vote due to his attack lies and flip flops on energy, taxes and the war in Iraq. For shame.

Why can't McSame go anywhere without a babysitter? ie: Lieberman or Graham??

This campaign is getting really boring. I haven't seen anything interesting for weeks now. It's seeming like a big waste of time. Both these guys leave allot to be desired. Neither one is better than the other. Still waiting for them to pick their VP's to see who I will vote for. Hopefully the VP's will add something more to this race and to the candidates. .

Pickens is a lying coward. He offered money to anyone who proved his swift boat lies wrong and then reneged why John Kerry did. Just because he thinks there's money in wind doesn't mean he's worth of respect or a meeting with a presidential canidate.

Nothing like asking the guy that would benefit most from high oil prices what to do about them.

Roaches are scatthering everywhere. They are desparate. We know your game old man. We have seen this movie before…over seven years ago.

What no dems calling names and spewing hate. I guess you really can't say anything bad about this.

in response to that book of lies on sen Obama, mccain states, "gotta keep your sense of humor??

is this supposed to be funny or did mcsenile not understand the question? What is he talking about?? Instead of saying the book is a darn lie, he somehow suggest that we should laugh at it. very funny(not)

T Boone Pickens is a scummy guy and not to be trusted. His commercials sound good, but he is angling to make a lot of money.

He lied when he said he would pay a million dollars for proof that any of the swift boat claims were untrue (he bankrolled the swiftboat commercials). Kerry proved at leat two were lies. Pickens refused to pay.

I suspect he is going to get McCain on board his "plan" for energy independance, then advocate drilling in ANWR. Lets wait and see.

Worst picture of McCain EVER! Nice fangs!!!

Drill on the land you already have, Big Oil!

Don't further pollute the ocean you scumbags! (look up how many spills we've had this year with our "new technology")

Besides, I don't need the 2 cent reduction in 10 years from offshore!

Conservatives are the "bots" believing everything the GOP hands them!

I love Picken's ads….love that McCain is on board with him. McCain IS the moderate for green energy and global climate change issues……good for him And won't make me pay more in taxes when things are already increasing in price everyday!

BTW
I have officially decided to vote for McCain. I was going to possibly vote for an independent, or third party candidate, or just not vote at all……but DAVID GERGEN has just convinced me to vote for McCain.

I wonder if Mr. Pickens was able to show Darth Negative another solution to the enerfy crisis we are in right now.

They are in the pockets of the radical left who want no drilling, no nuclear power , no pipelines, and no carbon. The enviromental extemist own them lock-stock-and barrel. These left wing extremist and union bosses make corporate look like saints when it comes to strong arming politicians. Pickens has his own agenda to make him rich but he is going to have problems with the NIMBY's who will not want to see his windmills and the wind is not reliable to be there generating power like natural gas is which can fuel CT's within minutes to create electricity.

What has McCain done for us as a senior statesman?

is pickens planning his next swiftboating?
dont trust a swiftboater
truth means nothing to his ilk

Drill here and research alternative energy! Yes to energy independence!

To quote Cheney "So". Do you really think Pickins can change McLame's mind on energy policy in any significant way?
Of course not, Pickens says we "can't drill our way out" of the mess we're in and all McLame knows is "drill, drill, drill' along with "smear, fear, mock and lie". Excuse the pun but it's like mixing water with oil, it can't be done…

I wonder if Mr. Pickens took John aside and taught him anything about economics. Much like the way McCain wanted to show Obama Iraq.

Soounds like a good idea. McCains Ideas make sense, (drilling for our OWN oil, nuclear enery) and Piockens plans (wind energy, dependence on our OWN resources) have already been hailed as good ideas. Let's do something for America. And as usual Obama will follow a little later with the same ideas McCain has. Obama is already changed his mind on offshore drilling along with the Dem led congress. Might as well get started now because no matter what anyone thinks, we WILL be drilling soon, and it only makes sense. We should use OUR resources so we wont be hostage to others. If we have it we should use it. Common sense, everyone else is using there own, why can't we?

Great pictue…

Are they laughing with each other or at each other?

That's because Pickens was the money behind the swiftboat liars.

Bottom line folks - If you liked the last 8 years of Bush, you'll LOVE the first 4 years of McSame.

Keep your sense of humor about a slanderous book that apparently a lot of people are taking seriously? Sure…

McCain…the ONLY choice (besides Clinton!). Go McCain!

Um.. Joe? funny, T. Boone's plan doesn't call for oil drilling. so what's your point?

McCain has been saying drill now but also increase nuclear power. We need to do it all, wind, solar, etc. even if we have to put windmills in Ted Kennedy's backyard.

John McCain, too UGLY to be President of the United States of America.

I am a registered Republican and for the first time in 42 years of voting, I will be casting for my vote for a Democrat President. I support Barack Obama and I am ashamed of the dirty tricks of the GOP. My father would be spinning in his grave if he knew where his once great party is heading.

I wonder how Senator McCain's humour would stand up if he was the subject of Corsi's book and it was full of blantant lies?

As far as Boone Pickens and energy independence a good plug for his Campaign but that's all it will ever be. What McCain and Bush need to concentrate on most is weaning the Nation off of Iraq and feeding their Trillions to Americans.

Drilling now makes no sense. Every single expert has indicated that there would be no tangible impact on gas prices till like 2023. Let's not throw our environmental treasures under the bus because of shortsighted quick fixes that fix nothing!

Spend the time, money, and resources to find alternatives that ARE NOT going to trash the environment and be another short sighted band aid!

Has Cindy released her tax statements, yet?

What's up with your admission to flight school ahead of dozens of better qualified candidates?

I'm sure this was an unimpressive and brief meeting; not to mention a collosal waste of Mr. Pickens time and energy. McCain's plan - drill, drill, drill.

Here we go again!!! McCain is really like Bush. It was Picken who funded the barrage against Kerry in 2004, now he is up to it again. It is very weird and also telling that John McCain has now become all things to all people. H eis really BUSH only worst that the sitting Bush, McCain is Bush III with an axe to grind against Russia, Iran, China and everyone who he get angry against. McCain is an "ANGRY VERY VERY OLD WHITE MAN", the sooner the democrats get Dirty and start to sling mud in September and October the Better. OBAMA does not need to get his hand dirty, however the DNC and everyone else need to ensure they put McCain out to pasture like Bush did in 2000. It is the same McCain Bush dislike then and he has changed only to become more like and yet still worst than the sitting CIC. McCain is too old, too sick, too much of a "maverick" to become President, yet I am wondering what other Ole boy network is going on out there. They will try to steal the election and say OBAMA is "exoctic" whic reads Black to us educated Soldiers who are above partysanship and race issues, however as a Soldier and a miltary white conservative Christian McCain isn't the one. What is McCains faith anyway? The media isn't asking, that is because he has no faith, McCain is an atheist!

WHAT IS PHIL GRAHAM STILL DOING FOLLOWING YOUR COAT TAILS??

McCain has been in the Senate for over 25 years and what has he done as far as border security or energy?

It seems that the good Senator who wasn't going to let his campaign go down the crapper by going negitive doesn't believe in keeping his word. But then again, what do you expect from someone who did what he did to the family's of the POW/MIA's and to this nations Veterans.

It's great that John McCain is open to sit down with a man who is putting his money where his mouth is.

Mr. Pickens has I'm sure spent hundreds of thousands of dollars promoting an energy plan that will help America. I noticed that during an interview with him, he stated that Oil drilling was definitely a must along with the alternatives.

I know that Obama is hestitant on energy. He has said "Maybe on Oil drilling, no on nuclear, no on clean coal". We don't have the luxury of sitting around and waiting for oil to appear in our laps. We must do something. Unlike Congress who would rather take a vacation than help the public, John McCain has been speaking out in the clear concise way about energy.

Ah, yea, my friends, ah, Im Senator McCain my friends, and as my friends you all know I will fail my friends, I have ZERO chances of winning this election my friends, because even though I feel you are my friends, no one really likes me thus I enjoy calling you my friends and pretending that people actually like me. Geee…was that a run on sentence?? Back out while you can McCain. You will never win, MY FRIEND.

Obama 08

Yeah yeah yeah, blame congress again.
How bout what the administration has done for the past
7.5 eh? McCain/Pickens is a sure fire
winner, if you want more of the same.
McSame/Anybody is a bump for the rich
and disaster for working families. Don't believe
the hype, check out their platforms.

The only smart vote is for Ron Paul.

Pickens seems to want his 15 minuets of fame and wants the solar market to soar since he is so heavily vested. Or at 80 did he finally get a conscience? Doubtful. He seems to want to increase his families wealth via making it look like he's a good guy.

Stop covering him MEDIA.

Peace

Where are all the usual blind McCain haters on this post? Thats right, McCain is actually meeting with people to get things done unlike Obama who is just giving speeches. I voted for Obama in the primaries because he seemed liek a guy to work with everyone to get things done. I was wrong. McCain 08!

BTW, I suggest a motion that all the thinking people on here ignore any post using thoughtless names for the candidates (ie, Obambi, Obomba, McSame, McBush). These names only show that the posters have no original thought, and need not be read. Who is with me?

Well done McCain. You seem to be doing a lot more to sort out our problems in this country, and meeting this man to discuss energy independence is great.

I love the polls now, McCain and obama neck and neck, when it should be a walk away for the dems - yeeeehaaa

Hmmm, grumpier old men. One is a lying, deceitful swiftboater, and the other can't find his rear end with ether his hands or a GPS device.

You need to check McCain's pockets after this meeting.

BTW McCain, don't talk about a sense of humor unless you actually have one.

It's a good thing McCain had his advisors along or he won't know what to say…and this way he will have some with him to explain what T. Boone Pickens is telling him. Next he'll need someone to help him write a letter to the Oil Companies telling them that how he can shield them from the T. Boone Pickens Energy ideas.

WE ARE ON SALE FOLKS.

T.BOON PICKENS COMES UP WITH AN ENERGY PLAN

ENDORSEMENT FOR MCBIGOT, HE WILL GETS BILLIONS.

Why not drill our own oil?

McCain,again ,has it right. Get T B Pickens on the job of alternative energy sources.

Obama would be an economic disaster for this country. All we need is more goverment handouts to a bunch of slugs who are to lazy to work. He also has said (OBAMA) that he will give 800 Billion U S taxpayer dollars to help the poor countrys of Africa. It is a shame in this country that we have to vote for either one of these canidates. It looks like I will vote for the one that is not a socialist. I guess I will take the old white guy.

Do not believe a word McCain says about renewable energy.

He's had plenty of opportunities to lead on this front, and is only touting this issue now for political reasons.

The Democratic party is where you will find genuine support for energy independence in America.

OK SINCE CNN DOESNT REPORT REAL NEWS ON MCCAIN I WILL DO IT FOR THEM . RANDY SCHEUNEMANN A LOBBYIST FOR THE NATION OF GEORGIA IS ALSO A FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR FOR MCCAIN. TOM HARTMANN HAD SENATOR BARRY SANDERS ON HIS RADIO SHOW TODAY AND THEY TALKED ABOUT RUMORS OF HOW SCHEUNEMANN ADVISED GEORGIA TO ATTACK SOUTH OSSETIA, SO MCCAIN COULD DRUM UP A CONFLICT TO MAKE US AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD RUSSIANS AGAIN AND VOTE FOR OUR MILITARY WAR HERO SAVIOR WHO HAS SUCH GOOD JUDGEMENT THAT HE HAS GOTTEN US TO STAY IN IRAQ SO WE CANT DO ANYTHING TO RUSSIA. HERE IS PART OF THE REPORT
NEW YORK TIMES 14 AUG 08
"Since the Russian invasion of Georgia, Mr. Scheunemann has drawn attention for his lobbying efforts on behalf of the Georgian government, for which he lobbied until March. Mr. McCain has been outspoken in his support of Georgia. During a flight on Tuesday on the McCain campaign plane, Mr. Scheunemann told reporters that Mr. McCain has known the Georgian president, Mikheil Saakashvili, for more than a decade.

Craig Holman, the governmental affairs lobbyist for Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization, said Mr. Scheunemann’s dual role — sometimes advising Mr. McCain as a candidate, and sometimes advising private clients on their interactions with him as a senator — raised potential red flags. “This is a serious revolving door problem: a person who keeps fluctuating between being a lobbyist, and advising candidates,” Mr. Holman said.

Well, considering T. Boone Pickens is saying that we can't drill our way out of the problem, and McCain has successfully deceived the public in thinking that if we drill today that prices will go down on oil, I can't imagine what will come out of this.

As always, well played McCain. You have taken this free week while Obama was on vacation and used it to your advantage. *if CNN supported emotes, I'd have a rolling eyes emoticon here*

to Reality King:

you mean our republican congress for the last 7 years? I tell you what they have done,
-spend, spend,spend. our president has increase the deficit to $9 trillion from $5 trillion, want more?, -start a war with Iraq that has been proven to do nothing with 9/11. want more? Allow Al-Qaida to regroup and allow Osama Bin-Laden to be free after killing more than 3k people. want more? Block every single bill that included renewable energy or even raising fuel efficency in cars. want more? NO regulation over trade, lead poisoning in children, want more? No regulation over mortgage lenders that caused the slump house market we have today. want more? the politization of the justice department, hiring judges and D.As. only with afiliation with our party. want more? $147 barrel of oil, the republican party until 6 months ago did not want it to do anything regarding conservation, many still say that global warming is a mith, including our president and vice president.

our party is trying to blame everything on the democrats, but listen, do some research, listen to congress hearings, listen to the right and the left news, then draw your conclusions, but just because you listen to Sean Hannity or limbaugh does not mean that those are the facts.

MCSENILE WITH HIS THREE SITTERS FOR THE

OLD, SLEAZY & SENILE TRYING TO NEGOTIATE AN

ENDORSEMENT WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS, NO DOUBT.

Good, it is about time McCain started listening to someone who knows what they are talking about. So when will Mr. Pickens meet with Obama, hopfully soon.

what i love about grennies is the fact they want alt. energy, but any alt energy that is proposed grennies complain. the windfarms are affecting the flight patterns of birds, cant drill for gas, or thermal energy because that would involve poking holes in the earth, no nuclear. I think they want us living back in the 1800's, I say they should be broughtt up on charges against humanity, for forcing everyone to suffer so they can have there way, what happened to whats best for the country, not a particular group?

A Texas Oil man buys millions in ads saying that he wants renewable energy. Now he meets with Republican McCain. Who didn't see that coming….I did. If anyone believes that the Republicans have any interest in renewable energy I have a bridge in New Jersey I want to sell you. My phone number is….

John McCain is a doddering, old , out of touch with reality war monger.
He is dangerous because he's far more comfortable with war than anything else. Diplomacy and the Economy are distractions to him. He will take America back to the Vietnam Days and RUIN our chance to move forward. He's got Lindsey Graham with him for the meeting because he just can't get his brain around the concepts and plans of Mr. Pickens.
I've yet to see him be able to hold a high level meeting alone and come out with a coherent synopsis. He's just too old and this is VERY dangerous for America.

Does this make McCain in the pocket of Big Wind?

Smart move John.
I don't care if it takes ten years to see results. We need to start now so we're not in the same situation, only worse, ten years from now. That goes with drilling also. So what if it's not immediate results? You think we should just sit on our thumbs? We must get on with it NOW to ensure a future less dependent on oil. Provide incentives to alternative energy, just like the big oil companies get. Too bad if they don't like it. Their greed and the democrat controlled Congress will be the destruction of this county if we do not act now!

PICKENS IS LOOKING FOR TAX DOLLARS.

I'm glad to see Mccain taking Sen Obama advise to meet with some energy expert's not name Paris Hilton

MCMORON ARRIVED AT THE MEETING

WITH THREE OLD AGE SITTERS.

I cant think for myself so I let Rush tell me what to do and he thinks I should vote for John McCain so big oil can take over the world.

When asked about the vile Corsi book, he said "you have to keep your sense of humor." McCain thinks it's so funny to slander and lie about your apponent, it's all part of the game. Just like the laugh about Hillary being a B…. and bomb bomb Iran–real funny McDementia.

Yet another closed-door, not-for-public-consumption meeting between big oid (er, big wind) and politicos. Shades of Cheney!

some of us Americans are really really stupid to be duped twice by the RIGHT WING IDEAS. People REPUBLICANS WIN ELECTIONS BY GOING NEGATIVE THATS HOW THEY WIN. IGNORANT FOLKS DONT EVEN PAY ATTENTION. MY LORD WAKE UP MORONS

2 weeks ago Pickens said he wouldn't speak to either candidate alone but only both of them at the same time. Pickens helped finance the swiftboat against John Kerry. And, …if McCain had any ethics at all, he would denounce Corsi's book for the virulent trash that it is. Corsi is not a good Catholic - he is shameful and should be excommunicated.

I really wish CNN would STOP Closing these tickers so fast.

I wanted to respond to the Economic charge by McCain on Obama's Economic Plan.

John McCain, "I know NOTHING about ECONOMICS", but he has the nerve to call Sentor Obama's Plan as a disaster?

POT-KETTLE-BLACK

"joe kiloz" and "realityking" are both rich spoiled oil babies they never worked a day in their life. Their daddys pay for everything for them hedgefund babies. ELITIST at best all republican are PURELY ELITIST starting with those two. DRILL HERE DRILL THERE tell your daddy we love this country too much to see it destroyed by the RADICAL DISTURBING far right ideas. BY THE WAY CNN U CAN DO BETTER WITH THAT ARROGANT POMPOUS LOU DOBBS I USE TO LIKE THIS GUY NOW HE IS JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE RIGHT WING BIGOTS.

A political figure, talking to a private business person about an idea, a strategey, a process to address a national concern.

I don't love everything about the Pickens plan but I love the fact that it is an attempt to put together an entire PLAN!

This is meaningful. This is how a chiefe executive should work. This is how capitalism should work.

This is just another reason not to trust the motives of T. Boone Pickens or his so called energy independence initiative. Pure speculation. It will be done on the backs of the American tax payer. Business as usual for "Big Oil" and the "Republican Party".

Fred in NE Ohio

Just a ploy to hope that he can convince Pickens to start another swift boat type add campaign against Obama.

Something to foment negative stereotypes and reinforce misinformation about Obama that cannot be attributed directly to him and his campaign.

McCain is a phony with his $500 dallor italian shoes, $100 million net worth, and private jet.

T-Boone is meeting the wrong guy for green energy. McCain could care less, he just wants to drill, that's about it. T-Boone you need to speak with Barack about this if you're serious.

I would be curious to know what went on in this meeting, I hope McCain endorses Picken plan at least the wind energy part and I also I hope Congress gets on board. The drilling issue also needs to be addressed, even with this plan lots of oil will still be needed.

McCain's and Picken's plans both call for use of all energy resources we have domestically and for heavy investment in R&D for long-term solutions. Obama simply plays lip service to technologies not ready for prime time yet and says no to domestic drilling. What an empty suit!!!

Are mccain and graham joined at the hip?

Good. We need our politicians to look at many ways to solve our energy dependence problems.

McCain has got to be the WORST candidate the Republicans could have come up with, ah wait, I forgot, there's also Tancredo, Huckster, Romney…

Joe K. explain to me how drilling will help? All that American oil will be automatically put on the Chinese and Indian markets.

This is so incredibly stupid.

poor T. Boone Pickens, meeting a man who wants to drill

T Boon Pickens wouldn't be pushing wind energy if he:
1. Didn't think it would work
2. Didn't think he could make a fortune out of it.

BOTH would be good for our country.

He's right when he says "we can't drill our way out of this." Face it folks, at some time we're going to have to deal with the fact that we're addicted to oil just like an addict is addicted to drugs. They don't think one day ahead and we haven't either.

We MUST get off of oil and when do we do it? Do we let our children deal with this just so we can maintain our current lifestyles? If so, then we really are just "Oil Addicts" that don't think about tomorrow or care. Now would be a good time to start.

all the media could ask McLoser is his opinion on the fiction book about Obama? What is really funny about all this is despite all of the efforts the right wing media mechine is trying to get McCain elected we will still see Barak Hussein Obama being sworn in January. I love it….NOT THIS TIME!!

Mr. Panamanian McCain is a hypocrite! Plain and simple.

Get real McCain! We are in an economic crisis right now under Republican leadership. So what we know is youy don't like any of Obama's plans but we have no clue what you are offering because all the RNC and the rest of the low lifes do nothing but lie and spew hate and fear. Stop trying to 'fear' your way into the White House. Losers.

Georgia=OIL ppossesion of it=WAR
When oil paid employees disguised as congressmen say we need to defend little countries, or we need to defend this newly formed democratic country, they are lyeing in their teeth. The only real intress they have is to maintain control over the oil!!!!!!
What happened to diplomacy. Russia also needs oil. Is there no compromise? Will the oil barons have us sacrifice more of our young,and maybe this time all of us in their insatial thirst for world domination of oil?

Pickens only wans alternative energy to be talked about ONLY AFTER he invests in it.

It's all about money for T. BONE PICKENS!

Obama is a fool.

Drill here and drill now will only save you a nickel off a gallon of gas; but make record breaking billion dollars profit for big oil Exxon and Halliburton who are in the tank for McShame!

Yeah, drill now so that we can see a drop of oil in 7-10 years. That will sure solve the countries energy and oil crisis. It's nearing the end of the Summer, so of course gas prices are going to go down, just as they go up around the start of Summer; Memorial Day. If you want a real energy plan, go to Obama's site and actually read something instead of believing gimmicks. Educate yourself, think for yourself.

"Gotta keep your sense of humor," . where in the sense of humor in the book it is all lies, republicans right wing to smear Obama like they did with Kerry in 2004. Old man this year is different you are not going to go away with lies and smear this false claims will be debunked.

“We're going to have a good visit," Pickens said, adding that the last time he met the senator was two years ago at the Reagan Library.
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Two years ago, why didn't McCain speak to him about his "Oil plan for energy independence", then. This mean he had 23 yrs. of experience when he met Pickens and could have made a very important decision to help the economy then.…..Ready on DAY ONE?

What has Congress done for us??……………… Nothing when the Republicans were running it, now that the Democrats are in control, at least they have made them (long term) get out of their seats and act as if they are doing something for us. My question to you is, What did Congress do for us before the Democrats took control.

Obama 08

Nice strategy!!! Criticize Obama then jump on the bandwagon….

Right in the pockets of Big Oil..

Dammit! Now I've got the theme song from 'The Thomas Crowne Affair" on loop play in the back of my mind. You've finally done it…I'm going to need to get therapy.

McCain is trying to convince the oil tycoon to change his mind about running alternate energy sources

as a change from oil because it doesn't make Mccain look good,

when he says to Drill here Drill now

McCain might be wise to ask T. Boone Pickens to be his VP candidate; then he would have an energy plan other than Paris Hilton's….

So exactly how much money will Mr. Pickens make when he "helps" this nation with his plan?

Anytime an oil executive wants to help me, I put my hand on my wallet in hopes I can beat him to it.

sorry fellas, no questions…………boy! he looks like the albino hulk

1. why doesn't anybody comment on articles relating to mccain? even his own supporters are too busy commenting on articles about obama.

2. mccain's meeting with a billionaire oil man to discuss energy politics. i find it funny that he couldn't meet with, say, SCIENTISTS… or… ACTUAL INDEPENDENT ENERGY ANALYSTS WHO WOULDN'T PROFIT HUGELY OFF OF THE ENERGY PLAN THEY PROPOSE.

Can't wait till Boone talks to an intellegent, modern candidate for president!!! Do believe Boone will like Obama!!! Obama has insight and judgement into a new global economy that McCain has no idea is even here. How could he, he can not even run a computer!!! Go Obama

Pickens & McCain make a great team.

graham to mc c: its T Boone john
mc c thank you lindsey ~……what was the name again??

what a pathetic disgrace these two numbskull repugnants are…….

see the look on McCain's face?:

Pickens just gave him an order to raise the prices of oil in his first 4 years and all McCain could answer was: "Yes Master"

They (congress) kept the oil companies from getting more subsidized (by us) leases. They are not drilling what they now have. They want it all. Drilling here and now wont help us at all, only BIG OIL. They will sell to the highest bidder and that may not be YOU or ME.

You dismiss some of the Republican BS, why not all. They dont love America, only money.

OBAMA '08

Same old opportunist, name dropping McCain. He is forever being shown sucking up to somebody. No substance period, just a "let me see what Obama is going to say or do" campaign.

Does anyone think with the do nothing Congress and Senate and stopping a vote for an energy plan and oil drilling, that just maybe the GOP would pick up a few more seats. Try to keep our country moving ahead not stagnating like Pelosi and the rest want to see. Keep Americans broke so they can control. With the right man leading us and the right Congress and Senate willing to get something done and work together we could have things going very well in a yr or 2.
No more "POWER PLAYS" like Pelosi and Reid and Obama and many others have been pulling.

T Boone Pickens an OIL MAN this is funny.

Can someone ask McCain and his surrogates after meeting with Pickens if they still think that Americans are still whinners and the economic mess a fiction of their imagination?

These are two men who don't give a crap about you? They want to make more money. Anyone who wants to drill now is a moron. I ask you one question…what will you say to your kids when you have to explain their debt that we caused?

Old azz millionaires and billionaires sitting down to chat. One made his billions off of us and now wants to tell us how to live. The other made his millions by dumping and ill wife and marrying a rich one.

Yup, leadership you can count on.

that's 183,000 barrels of gasoline per day

McCains got enough hot air to power half the country.

The very Liberal, do nothing Congress has us in our current economic Crisis.

I sleep at night knowing McCain and people like T. Boone Pickens will soon be taking over and we will see RELEIF!

Vote for Economic Sanity!

McCain 08

I will bet you by the end of the conventions T Boone will come out with a full endorsement for Sen Obama. Sen Mc Cain has no clue what is going on He is just listening to the radical right that has taken over his campaign. Not the same man i voted for in 2000

Don't believe the nonsense oil companies have claimed about being unable to drill here. They have tens of millions of acres that they could be drilling. They don't want to drill because surplus oil would reduce prices/profits.

Don't believe their nonsense about refinery shortages either. They have expanded existing refineries with environmental waivers from the govt. We have a lot of closed military bases all over the country where they could build new refineries. They don't want to increase production because it will reduce prices/profits.

Oil companies are sending 444,000 barrels of diesel fuel, refined right here in the US, to foreign countries every day. They are also shipping 183,000 barrels per day to foreign countries - drilled, pumped, and refined right here in the US! They don't want to sell it in the US because they make more money on it by selling it overseas and they don't want to reduce prices/profit here.

Clever marketing can convince people of anything as long as people are too ignorant or lazy to read the reports or research the facts. This information is available on govt web sites!

It's kind of fun billionaire oil man T. Boone Pickens now want to wean America off oil but he made billions of dollar selling oil to America people. It's like Sen McCain right arm can back and forward but not up and down maybe in a brace. right shoulder rotater cup. Go Obama

MAYBE HE CAN DRILL SOME SENSE INTO HIM!

Thought T Boone wasn't interested in partisian politics? Thought he wasn't going to meet with either candidate until a date was set to meet with both back to back?

Hey what do you know turns out the Republicans have a solution for energy independence.

Who would have thought that the Democrats's tax and spend strategy wouldn't work? Oh wait, everyone!

Drill here and drill now!!

And let's see if we can't get Nancy Pelosi ( The Wicked Witch of the West ) to let our congress have an up or down vote on drilling. One that is not chocked full of garbage.

I know this won't get posted either but funny how oil has noise dived in the last 24 days beging shortly after investigation of speculators. Looks as if OPEC and IRAN might have been telling truth when they accused US for inflating prices.
Thank you GB and no way to mCdecay

McCain had better wish he were as smart as T. Boone Pickens!

na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey bye Obama!!!

Good to see someone moving forward instead of just talking…

However, should remember Pickens is a buisiness man… and you can bet there is something good in it for him… but if it's good for everyone… that's a good thing.

Oil and Alternatives…. one day… just alternatives… but you have to get there first…

Hope they come up with something good… although the Pelosi congress will avoid flooring it… 9% approval though… nice job

Smart guy - top Harvard graduate

Not so smart guy - bottom 95% graduate Annapolis (needed dad's help)

Pick the smart guy this time America

Maybe McBush told T Boone if he doesn't endorse him he'll send him hunting with Cheney.

You go John McCain, and do what right for AMERICA. The Dem are not doing anything for this country!!! that is why OBAMA is going down big time.

Hispanic for McCain

umm… yea let's ask a rich oil guy from Texas about how to solve the energy crisis. T. Boone Pickens? Wasn't he the guy riding the bomb in Dr. Strangelove???

drill here and now. and when my kid is old enough to drive in 10 years, gas prices will come down.

pickens got rich off us from oil, now he wants to get rich off us from unviable wind energy.
he has a fortune invested in alternative energy companies and needs YOUR money to offset tax breaks so he can make another fortune on wind.
pursuing alternative energies should be a long term strategy and not some 10 year plan to make some billionaire even richer

until then, we will be using oil for the completely foreseeable future, so we need to start drilling more in our own backyard

McCain won't understand what Boone is talking about. McCain thinks we can drill our way to energy independance. There needs to be more use of fuels that are not fossil fuels.

This meeting is great. Maybe they can get a jump start on some ideas and starting points and costs of all these alternitives. I really hope they discuss the need for at least 90% oil independence for maybe 100 yrs. and how it is related to our National Security,

Drill?

T. Boone Pickens has been an oil man most of his life (from his advertisement) “”we can drill our way out of this one””..

T. Boone Pickens words, and the words of the many serious scientist.

Not need to say more..!!!

Whats strange is that McCain's energy policy doesn't mention any specifics on alternate energy but Obama's does. Prob McCain needs to 'borrow' some ideas from Pickens.

I don't trust Pickens one bit. Didn't he finance the swift boat campign that was proven false and he renegged on a $1millon bet with Kerry on that? I also remember those swift boaters getting some major fines for telling those lies.

Corn has proved to be a mistake; sugar, in Brazil, has been a huge success.
America is a World, top 10 sugar producer of sugar. America blocks imports of ethanol from Brazil. Opening the import of ethanol from Brazil would have a better, longer lasting effect than offshore drilling.
The Brazilian model of sugar production could be 'encouraged' in friendly Asian countries.

yesyes,,, its time to listen to this man !!! he has had a plan for some time now.. and it sounds like it would work… we all have the urge to do better with our energy.. NOW PLEASE GOV PEOPLE>>>> MAKE IT VIABLE FOR THE MIDDLE INCOMES TO DO IT !

'been talking energy since 1970's…. lets make it happen !

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Imagine that, meeting with a big oil man. Some one say it ain't so.

By the way, how much money will we send to Georgia even though our own tax paying citizens need it!!

Well McCain does have a plan and Obama doesn't so it would make sense for him to meet with other people with a plan. Mr Empty Suit Obama is as usual all talk. Take away his teleprompter and there is nothing there. While he is on yet another vacation, we struggle with high gas prices, a failing housing market, lost jobs, and low wages. Must be nice to visit the Virgin Islands and Hawaii in a few months span. Not all Americans are so lucky. Some of us actually have to work at the job we were hired to do. Obama has the worst record for attendance than anyone else in the Senate. Check out Senate.gov. for the facts. I know Obama supporters usually don't like facts, but his dismal voting record is there for all to see.

The only thing Obama has done about the oil crisis is vote for the Cheney Energy Bill that gave millions in tax breaks to big oil. Yeah he really cares about the little guy when he votes to give big oil even more, what a fraud!

Is this really that hard to figure out? Drill here, and make sure our oil stays in our borders. Give the car companies a reason to build cars using Alt. Fuels. However, you can take my Chevy V8 out of my truck when I die because I want to maintain the right to drive a gas powered car if I choose to.

it is admirable that t. boone pickens is getting behind the idea of ending our dependence on foreign oil AND seems to want to curb our oil addiction by switching to clean renewables. even he has said, "we can't drill our way out of this one!"
one other comment i would like to make is to all of the mccain supporters: please stop demonizing barack obama. please stop believing you would be selling your soul to the devil if you voted for him. PLEASE JUST READ HIS PLANS! then read mccain's proposals. then just simply say who you choose. it is truely frightening to read these comments and see what people are saying about each other. and it seems the mccain bashers (using phrases like "mcshame, mcsame, mcbush") could learn a thing or two from the obama bashers (who constantly call obama a liar and use such harsh language!) if they want to keep the fight even. but you know, something tells me those obama bashers were the same people that voted for bush in 2004 - LOOK AT WHAT AND WHERE THEIR VOTES GOT US!!!

This is such a ploy…..all he does is talk, talk, talk.

McCain needs to sit his old arse down.

so I like Pickens ads, but what is the likelihood that McCain will leave that meeting and actually adopt the strategies tha Pickes seem to be putting out there?
I am very interested, since Obama needed to go overseas and did wonderfully, will this be McCain's attem