CNN

OBAMA-REID & PELOSI–
Did you realize that the economy tanked in the last 2 years-Ever since the DEMS got ahold of it again–!!
Mrs. Pelosi and her 9% Approval Congress are the ones to blame-
Bush doesn't make legislation to correct problems-
The Dems are too busy stuffing pork in these packages-
The real voters and the ones who know will make sure the correct man gets into the WHITE HOUSE-
Where's Michelle-these days-
I quess too much of a liability or she would have accompanied her husband at Ground Zero-
It must be a "mean " Country-LOL
It's over so early–
McCain / Palin -Easy Win–
Because it order for the Dems to have a chance-Historically–They should be up by 15% or better by Labor Day-
There Down–!! WOW

WHY NOTHING ABOUT PALIN'S FLOP? AND HOW SHE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT HOW SHE SAT THERE LOOKING LIKE A DEER CAUGHT IN THE HEADLIGHTS WHEN ASKED ABOUT BUSH'S DOCTRINE?

DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THAT DO YA? AND McSAHME UPSET ABOUT OBAMA'S NEW AD, HE SAYS OBAMA'S CALLING HIM OLD, WELL HECK HE IS! THAT'S LIKE THE BOOGIEMAN JUMPING OUT OF THE CLOSET AND GETTING MAD CAUSE I SCREAM AND SAY HE'S SCARY. IN OTHER WORDS IT IS WHAT IT IS!

JOHN McSHAME YOU ARE OLD! AND OUT OF TOUCH! SARAH PALIN IS VERY MUCH A LIAR, NOW IF YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT DISPUTE IT WITH FACTCHECK.ORG THEY SAY YOU ARE A LIAR TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE POST

Cosmos Rocks

Want to explain what the Bush Doctrine is again?

If the qualities that decide your vote are "beauty,charisma,charm"
Then you will get the government that you deserve. Palin came across as a dolt in the much hyped ABC interview – perhaps that is the reason no one is talking about it

»Governor Palin!Sarah Palin!Palin!Palin!»I LOVE YOU! Yes.

Eric 12:53,
I guess you must be smarter than the majority of the country since the majority want us to drill. If I'm an idiot your an embesel for thinking it would take until 2030 to get the oil, just because you can read something an environmentalist would write doesn't mean it's true but if you read it it must be. I guess in 2030 maybe you'll be looking back going Tom wasn't such idiot since we'll still be using oil then. Unless the great Eric gets out there and invents something else.

McSame and Pailin are loosers.

They distracct from real issues and lie.

Obama / Biden 08

Cnn tired of wasting my time on your bloggs . I notice that all or 99% of the for Obama bloggs get posted and the ones slamming McCain and Palin. Anything that criicizes Obama does not even make it or they or never took when submitted . I use to watch CNN all the time and do some blogging on your sites but no more. You at CNN are going to end up like that joke news network Msnbc. You are well down the road.

150 votes of present in his short time in the senate.
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Genius, the "present" votes were from his time in the Ill. legislature, and they have a legitimate role in that body.

Get your talking points right. What would Rush think?

That's income tax T.O. How about all those other Obama tax increases? And oh yeah, those people making less than 38K. THEY DON"T PAY TAXES! THAT"S CALLED A HAND OUT!!

»McCain and Palin=What a GREAT,FASCINATING,WONDERFUL Presidential ticket/team.»This is the way...in USA. Yes.

Pelosi and the Dems are still strangled by the GOP, and the idiot in the white house. Not enough of a majority to get anything done with Bushie vetoing every 'common sense' measure they send up.

How many times in the last year did we hear of a bill where "Bush already plans to veto..."

Bi-partisan cooperation...not if you're the GOP.

I had a second thought. What are these "alternative fuels" for automobiles everyone is talking about. Even if/or when we devise a car for natural gas, hydrogen, water etc, how long will it take to design it, build it, build the plant, supply the work force, and get it to market? Of course then there's those pesky little things like availability of the fuel, service stations, refining, sub-structure, infrastructure and overhead cost.

It's one thing to have a great idea, but until you have the means of turning a great idea into a plan don't tout it as "the solution". Until it comes to fruition, it's still just a great idea.

Forget Sarah, Sarahs interview was a waste just like her same boring speeches.....
IKE is a huge hurricane that's scary. The waves flowing over Galvaston Beach is crazy. I'm watching The View and the ladies are letting McCain have it......

Cosmos, Sarah couldn't even win her beauty pageant in Alaska but she will be very useful in changing McCain's grown up diapers if she can get him from underneath her skirt tail. From last night's interview it seems thats the only real experience she has.

The repugs do run a great "Soap Opera": campaign though.

Obama/Biden 08

To all Jewish voters please make no mistake Israel is close ally of USA and Barak Obama will defend as vigorously as John McCain if Israel is attack by Iran.
don't put this republican ticket in white house because of Mr. Lieberman.

McCain has NEVER said the ONLY answer is to drill more. You people are either stupid or liars.

Drill here, drill now so that we are not held hostage by OPEC. AT THE SAME TIME, develop alternate energy sources–THAT is the plan McCain/Palin has promoted. You people are so blinded by Bush-hate that you would tather continue to pay $4/gallon than elect a McCain. Wake up.

»HURRAH for the GREAT man John McCain!HURRAH for the WONDERFUL Sarah Palin!HURRAH for AMERICA!All right.

In Response to Gracie, while you are clearly going out of your way to talk about Palin and travel expenses at the bottom of an article about gas prices. Don't you have a blog on Huffington Post where fellow liberal wackoos can talk about this nonsense.

And further you have to be smarter than that to say that her plane and per diem expenses were charged to the American people. She is the Governor of Alaska and her charges would be charged to state of Alaska. And the last time I looked she has an 80% approval rating, which means they don't seam to mind. Maybe they appreciate her running a fiscally sound government and don't mind a $60 charge every now and then.

So just get your facts straight before writing, it says something about you. And maybe stick to the HuffingtonPost, you'll get a warm reception there, there are many like minded people there.

When Bill Clinton was President, gas was $2/ gallon. Under this Supreme Court appointed Preasident, gas prices have more than doubled. I've been hearing about becoming less dependent on (foreign) oil and alternative energy sources since I was in 4th grade.
I blame Bush/ Cheney and the imbeciles in the Republican party for this. John McCain is tied into big oil as well. He won't do a thing about it. All he knows how to do is lie to us.

Gas has risen from $3.59 to $4.15 in the past 12 hours in Blytheville, Arkansas; and is $4.59 in Osceola, Arkansas (northeast corner just below Missouri Bootheel).

HEy folks do any of you Remember 2000 when Carl Rove convinced
you idiots to vote for Bush, lookat the eight years of hell we have now

Rick:
"Economic justice" is a term frequently used by Obama.

"Economic justice" simply means punishing the successful and redistributing their wealth by government fiat. It's a euphemism for socialism.
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Rick, you neither understand the concept of "economic justice", nor do you know anything about "socialism". So, just shut up and read a book or two.

Economic justice is about creating equal opportunity for everyone in the economy. It is not a redistributive idea. It is about making a "Free Market" truly FREE.

I am soooo allergic to idiots like you. I wish there was a pill.

THANK YOU FOR THIS INFOMRATION.....T.O, New York, NY September 12th, 2008 1:22 pm ET.

I WILL FORWARD TO EVERYONE I KNOW BY EMAIL AND TEXT, AND REQUEST THEY KEEP IT GOING...............SO WHEN THIS LIE ABOUT OBAMA RAISING TAXES IS REPEATED AGAIN, THE VOTERS WILL SEE WHO IS THE REAL LIER.......

Where I live gas was $1.12 the day Bush was sworn in. Bush Cheney and Condi Rice are all former oil industry executives or board members. Go figure.

The GOP had its run. Time for change – Obama-Biden '08

its the war stupid....

> Please read all the comments piled into these CNN bloggs and form
> your own opinion as to the mentality of Obama supporters. Instead of
> any intelligent debate

You are arguing for an intelligent debate when your McCain has yet to put forward one single iota of a proposal that would help ease the economy? You are arguing for an intelligent debate when your McCain is running this campaign on his VP's "personality" with attack ads most of which have been discredited by factcheck.org. You are arguing for an intelligent debate when your McCain has resorted to what the Washington Post (a conservative paper) asked of him "Does the Truth Matter Anymore"? Don't ask for an intelligent debate when your guy hasn't shown one scintilla of intelligence himself.

to everyone calling for drill baby drill did you flunk economics?

If we increase supply then certainly prices would drop. However OPEC currently views everything as being at equilibrium. So do you really think that they're gonna just say, "gosh darn those yankees have oil now...they outsmarted us!" No. They will cut their supply to maintain the equilibrium. Gas prices don't change. If we double our oil production, then they'll cut theirs.

Equilibrium is like gravity. You can't escape it. Want to cut gas prices? Reduce demand for gas/oil. Supply side economics won't fix this. Demand can. Drive smaller cars, drive less, switch to alternative fuel sources. Then OPEC can cut supply to nill and it won't hurt us because we are no longer at the mercy of oil markets.

Canada supplies the USA with about 28% of your oil. Canadian's
pay over $5.00. $1.28 Per Ltre. 4.2 Ltres to the American Gal.
Go figure that one out.

Rebups may enjoy a few more days in the sunlight with that 1 point lead.

Thenthe polls will swing to Obama and their days are counted.

Obama / Biden

CNN YOU ARE A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR MORE IN REPORTING THE NEWS OF THIS SUDDEN GAS HIKE! I SAT AND WATCH CNN MOST OF THE DAY YESTERDAY WHILE THE WORLD WAS KNEW OF A GAS HIKE, BUT I HAD NO CLUE! NO YOU TELL ME HOW THE THE HECK IS THAT POSSIBLE? THIS IS AN FINE EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU ARE SO VERY FOCUSED ON THE NONISSUES OF LIPSTICK AND SUCH INSTEAD OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT! WELL HELL I GUESS I WAS JUST AS MISFOCUSED FOR WATCHING CNN. YOU THINK? THEN YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO START THE DAY WITH A REPORT ON GAS PRICES BEING NUMBER ONE CONCERN! KIND OF BACKWARDS. UH?

Sen. Obama has a solution to this problem:

He's says we should immediately give every working family in America a $1,000 energy rebate, and we should pay for it with part of the record profits that the oil companies are making right now.

In the short-term, as we transition to renewable energy, we can and should increase our domestic production of oil and natural gas. Right now, oil companies have access to 68 million acres where they aren’t drilling. So we should start by giving them a choice: use the land you have, or give up your leases to someone who will.

Sen. Obama comprehensive plan that will lower gas has three major steps that will achieve this goal:

1..Getting one million 150 mile-per-gallon plug-in hybrid cars on our roads within six years.

2...Double the amount of our energy that comes from renewable sources by the end of my first term. That means investing in renewables like wind and solar power, and we’ll also invest in the next generation biofuels.

3...Call on businesses, government, and the American people to meet the goal of reducing our demand for electricity 15% by the end of the next decade. This is by far the fastest, easiest, and cheapest way to reduce our energy consumption – and it will save us $130 billion on our energy bills.

We are the most short-sighted country with any wealth. In poor countries, it makes sense to worry about food and water. We however, should be able to make some long-term decisions without being trapped in short-term thinking. Our election cycle and our short-sightedness as a people is what makes us relive the same problems for generations.

This is really a pathetic statement on where this country is at. Gas prices are the main concern of voters? What about the fact that we are in two wars, with no coherent plan to get out; what about banks failing, people having their homes foreclosed on? What about health care costs? What about the declining value of the dollar, and jobs being outsourced? What about the rising unemployement rate? What about an administration that has run roughshod over the constitution of this country? What about the debt that we are saddling our kids and grandkids with? All of this and people are concerned mainly about gas prices? Take a bus, buy a hybrid, walk. Open your eyes and loik beyond your own nose, and see that this country is on the way down the tubes, and there is no one to blame but yourself

Why is CNN refusing to report anything about the Palin interview that exposed her utter weakness on the issues? Why is there no coverage of Troopergate in which she is going to make the EXACT SAME unconstitutional executive privilege arguments as the Bush Administration in an attempt to thwart Congressional subpoenae? WHY ARE YOU NOT REPORTING ON THE CANDIDATES AND HOW THEY MEASURE UP ON THE ISSUES!?!?!?!?!?!?

Stop pretending he-said-she-said is journalism. Stop pretending that reporting polls and statistics is journalism. Stop pretending that lies are not lies. Stop pretending that reality is 90210.

It's really sad to know that the people who vote for Obama have never seemed to travel by air nor road.

I fly to Europe over 4x's a year. Each tix is around 3k.

I commute round trip 80+miles a day.

I do not want to fatten the wallets of Arabs who will turn around and build nukes and WMD's for 3rd world militia governments and rogues to use against Europe, Iserael, and U.S.A.

FACT: If my gas is coming from America. It fattens MY wallet. America first.

FACT: Obamas plan: Wants to be "cool" with Arab oil leaders, and maybe get a discount.

FACT: Obamas plan is EXACTLY the same as Bush's plan that is already NOT working.

McCain and Obama have the SAME strategy to develop energy via other means but until we get weened off of oil who's strategy makes more sense?

And with Ike threatening the gulf coast of Texas.......stand ready for another "petrol surge"...........in price. Misery loves company and everytime an event of nature present danger........it is another reason to ......well of course.......raise the price of gas........

TO: Joe September 12th, 2008 12:50 pm ET
If it were truly the voters #1 concern, G. w BUSH WOULD HAVE ONLY SERVE O-N-E TERM. PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE

In my opinion, just listening to people around me at the grocery store or at ball games, Obama has done nothing to Unite this country. All he has done is divide this country. Obama also is NOT going to be a president that makes good decisions for the people....He will make decisions that his party wants him to make. I'm sick of people acting like he is some great person that is going to change the country by himself and that his been his whole campaign slogan BUT he never told us how he would change it. When McCain said he wanted to change Congress, Obama starts whining that his idea was stolen. I really don't think Obama came up with the notion of change all by himself.

Support the Man thta has a Plan to create new jobs by working toward oil indipendance

Yor repubs with you drilling. Thats just a gimmick like McSames gas price holiday haha.

If they start drilling now their won't be any relief for the next ten years. McCain knows it too but by that time he wont be here anymore.

So stop that nonsense about offshore drilling and deal with some real issues you dummies.

Don't distract americans on garbage politiks, oh yes you have no real solutions thats why, maybe people can be tricked and then its business as usual.

Obama / Boden – the only und real way out of this mess.

@CNN; why not put a ticker up on Palin first interview with Gibson? lmao

The concerns expressed by Americans is exactly why Obama is the best person to elect in November. McLame will do nothing to address the needs of the average citizin in this country. NOT TO MENTION THAT IF YOU FOOLS ELECT MCCAIN WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE LAUGHING STOCKS OF THE PLANET FOR ANOTHER 4 YEARS!

people keep saying mccain will protect our "values" .... humm our "greed value" seems to be what has brought us to these trying times.

I agree with NoMcShame's comments. CNN is not reporting fairly and they are unfortunately following in the foot steps of their sister station FOX.

I find it amusing and concerning that the three most expensive places for gas in the US are California, Chicago Illinois and New York, the homes of Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. In my home state of Missouri we are paying $3.21, which is what I filled up at yesterday.

As for the myth about 10 years to to drill for new oil let me just state that I handle business for about 40 contract drillers in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas and they can have a new platform with drill in the ground in about 2 weeks. The problem is not on the drilling side it's on the refining side. That is not really a problem either considering the refineries are already here, they're just not running. It does not take very long to "flip a switch" and get going again. The conspiracy theorists sure are hard at work today.

DRILL...BABY...DRILL!

iT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID! DON'T FALL FOR THE SAME OLD GOP GARBAGE!

NO WAY! NO HOW! NO MCCAIN! NO PALIN!

Im am so disillusioned with America right now. Lies get votes, media gets ratings by not calling out lies. NOw that they are calling them out, no one is listening now because they are buying the negative stuff.

We have become intellectually lazy and complacent. And we no loinger care about issues, just personalities and sound bites. And the media plays right along.

I give up on the voters of this country, We have dumbed down so far, I noilonger have any faith in anything that America is right now. I am ashamed that we cant follow issues any more.
We say we want change...then we find any excuse not to follow through on it.
I guess bigotry, small minded-ness and insults while having no plan to fix any of our country's problems is the new politics.

I am done trying to advocate truth and issues on this blog or any other....no one is listening, very very sad we have come to this. I am tired and frustrated from beating my head against a wall of lies and chicanary that sell newspapers.

America is no longer a leader because we are no longer an example to anyone. We are a laughing stock and rightfuly so.
Rome is burning.....

Don't be fooled. It is about house prices too!

It is NOT the "threat of drilling" that brought the price of oil down, it the fact that the price of gas is crippling the American economy, and people SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD to consume more. The oil/gas market has found it's breaking point for consumption, and is now receeding due to lack of demand because people aren't driving as much, not going on vacation, and taking public transportation.

The "Threat of Drilling" is not even close to being a contributing factor in the decline of oil prices. We need to continue to conserve, and build an alternative fuel infrastructure.

Drilling is only putting a band-aid on an amputated limb...oil will still run out, and then what?

Please don't believe the litany of GOP lies...try for once in your life to make an informed decision!!

When Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats took control of Congress in January of 2007 they promised to lower gas by implementing their “common-sense plan”.

How did that turn out?

We saq the highest oil price increase in history.

CNN please post...
the prices are outrageous due to speculators....do some research, then Goggle Enron loop hole, the Goggle Phil Gramm, then see john McCain. connect the dots America

Enough with the non sense we need to take a look aand discuss Obamas voting record and the 150 votes of present in his short time in the senate.

OBAMA HAS NO EXPIERENCE TO BE AT THE HEAD OF ANY TICKET

It's a temporary spike, and nothing else. The market is reacting to OPEC's decision to cut oil supply, Hurricane Ike, and Venezuela's decision to expel U.S. envoy. Do the math, and you will figure it out. Economics 101.

I bet my life savings that if Bush & Co. goes on TV and says that the govt. will release oil from the strategic reserve, price of gas will take a dip.

McCain's idea of Drill, Drill, Drill is wrong, irresponsible, and myopic. Obama's decision to support more drilling is also asinine. And anyone who supports nuclear energy is an idiot. It is not a clean solution, because the radioactive/toxic nuclear waste causes far more damage than anything else. Where is McCain going to dispose of the nuclear waste? The basement in his house? It would end up on our backyard and cause more damage to our health.

Even if we were to start the process of drilling for oil, experts say oil will not be availabe for more than 7-10 years. Also oil is a global market. The price may not get lower in the United States especially since demand for oil has been steadily increasing. One example is that right now Alaska is a producer of oil but yet they paid $5.00 a gallon ($10.00 a gallon in rural areas) just like the rest of the US. I saw that in an interview with Sarah Palin before she was named as McCain's running mate.

Just watch Wall Street make a handfull on the volatility caused by Ike and damage to refineries and domestic production; meanwhile, Main Street will pay record highs at the gaspump. When are we going to link Energy Security to 9.11 and the failure of GOP to have a Manhattan Project on Green Technology, not invading Iraq and creating a killing machine to stop insurgence? The window of opportunity is still there and I don't trust the GOP. Dems have it right on budgets, science, technolgy, and the kind of investments that will create sustainable high paying jobs.

Big Oil will slash prices just in time for the election,we all know that.They have caused this election to be about the economy so they can control it.They paid billions to insurgents to stop fighting long enough, so the election would not be about the war.Wake up America,your being manipulated.CNN please post the truth for a change,your credibility is on the line.

Voters, you're urged to make you decision based on facts, not rumors or the lies any of the campaigns spew out.

The Facts:
...................................MCCAIN..................... OBAMA
Income ……............ Avg tax bill ……....... Avg. tax bill
Over $2.9M …...... -$269,364.............… +$701,885
$603K and up...... -$45,361 ..........….... +$115,974
$227K-$603K…... -$7,871 ..........…….. +$12
$161K-$227K…... -$4,380 ...............…...-$2,789
$112K-$161K……-$2,614 ..................... -$2,204
$66K-$112K ……. -$1,009 ..............….. -$1,290
$38K-$66K ……... -$319 ..............….. ....-$1,042
$19K-$38K ……... -$113 .............…..…. -$892
Under $19K …….. -$19................……. ..-$567

Source: Tax Policy Center

http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/11/news/economy/candidates_taxproposals_tpc/?postversion=2008061113

»McCain & Palin :What a AWESOME Presidential Ticket!...Knowledge,experience,inteligence,beauty,charisma,charm,etc...»The ROAD to VICTORY is here...Yes.

Enlightened Voter – I agree with you, the republicans are manipulating us and notice how as the election draws nearer gas is going down. I have two questions for people – 1. After we drill, drill drill and run out of gas in like 7 years what then? 2. If we ruin our coasts then what? The mississippi is still polluted from the oil spill 2 mos ago. And a statement to a comment posted above, if Obama is an empty suit then Palin is invisible.
Obama/Biden 08 & 12

@Typical White Person September 12th, 2008 11:53 am ET

You bots need to do a little googling before you start tossing out accusations about per diem abuse.

"Palin spent about $114,900 traveling in 2007, versus the $516,600 Murkowski spent the year before, according to state records. Palin's husband, Todd, also travels less than recent first spouses. Murkowski generally refused to fly without his wife, Nancy, who spent $124,000 on airline tickets, meals and lodging bills over four years, according to the governor's office. As of August, Todd Palin had cost the state about $14,000 in travel."
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
so her corruption is better than his corruption?

Din't Obama belittle Palin's credentials as a small town mayor (two terms) and as a governor of a state with low population- BEFORE Palin rightly defended herself by comparing it to community organizing?

Obama love shoveling the crap but hates when it comes flying back.

I am confused.With high price of gasoline Ford Motor Co.
announces they will not sell their 56 mpg. car in the USA.
Would'nt this help to solve the fuel prices. It appears we already
have the technology to solve fuel problems but not using them.

Could it be that the oil company's and lobbyist are still
controlling the Whitehouse.

»HURRAH for McCain!...HURRAH for the LOVELY Sarah Palin!...Yes.

Gov. Sarah Palin’s much-anticipated interview with ABC News, she said she “didn’t blink” when Senator John McCain asked her to be his running mate.

»Governor (and next Vice-President) Sarah Palin is WONDERFUL,smart and very CAPABLE. McCain/Palin will be the WINNERS.

Now that the price of gas is number one, watch Obama flip flop and endorse McCain's proposal to suspend the Federal gas tax and lower the price of a gallon of gas by about 18 cents. By the way Palin has already suspened the state of Alaska gas tax for people who live in Alaska.

At least Obama has some realistic ideas and the leadership to carry them out. McCain makes his decisions by flipping a coin like he did for his VP pick. That's the secret behind his maverick image. I don't think we can risk a flip-flopping maverick. We need someone who will lead the people to a better life, not just the corporations to higher profits.

McCain doesn't know how much Gas costs for an American ... He doesn't get ... He never got it over 95% of the time.
You vote for McCain, just cause of race (or) his big empty talk – you will see the same for next 4 years.
Dont complain, if China or India take away more of your jobs
Wake UP!!
OBAMA / BIDEN 2008 – 16

»The GREAT Presidential ticket/team John McCain/Sarah Palin will WIN the general election:Of course.

Some of you people are so VULGAR with your comments becasue you cannot argue the facts you result to name calling and saying disgusting things regarding Palins baby......McCain has been talking on the point of gas well before Obama and Obama does the back stroke saying would consider drilling....Listen Obama in the end will lose just because he shows know leadership and lacks knowledge and i more about giveaways.....

Ike couldn't have happened at a better time. Watch what happens the next 3 days America. Tell me again how the present system works. You want to drill...fine drill...but for God's sake pull your heads out and start implementing viable alternatives. Oil is not the future. The sooner we ourselves of this addiction, the sooner our country will recover.

cnn start reporting the truth–Palin fell on her face big time yesterday. She is out of touch with reality .its time people actually listen to what comes out of her mouth when its not written by Bushs writers

Obama has soared on image, rhetoric, self-proclaimed supremacy of vision and thought and judgement.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

All those who want to drill, drill don't seem to grasp that it isn't going to help today, tomorrow, next week or even next year...

This is a long term issue that we've had decades to address. Bush hasn't done a thing. McCain – won't do anything useful either. I hope Obama will, but it will take Congress (AND the electorate to continue delivering the message to Congress) to legislate incentives for new energy sources AND to make conservation of gas/oil profitable to the average user.

No more tax bennies to purchase gas guzzlers "for business". Big incentives for purchasing smaller engine cars, even bigger for electric/alternative fuels.

Provide corporate tax incentives to US automotive manufacturers who develop vehicles that meet energy standards.

Implement tax incentives for people using public transportation. Imagine if you could get a break on your taxes for riding the subway... most regular riders can get receipts to prove their use. If we could issue "incentive checks" we ought to be able to amend tax code to allow the tax break for 2008 or at least 2009 taxes!

And no, Obama isn't flipflopping on this issue.
He knows that some leniency HAS to happen for short term relief. It's the long term solutions that are important.
And the answer for protecting our precious environment is NOT more off-shore drilling. Or haven't you all experienced beach tar on your feet?

I don't understand for life of me how they can keep jacking the gas up. The barrell to $109 and my gas in NC was and as of yesterday was still $3.69. BUT TODAY $3.99

I swear I am so sick of this. That is myissue. WHERE IS THE REAL INVESTIGSTION ON GAS HIKES

It is beyond me why CNN or any station does not do a in depth and truthful reporting of how you can decrease gas prices.Drilling more is a joke answer and will not help this worlwide problem.The only true answer is decreasing usage and this is a worldwide problem that needs to be honestly exposed and reported.Get a panel of experts together so everyone can hear the truth.To anybody who knows anything about this industry the
Dril,Drill,Drill now" propaganda is 100% not the right answer.It is not even a band aid soloution and is ridiculious to have people believing this will affect worldwide petro prices.It is scary to think some actually believe this will help.

While I agree gas prices are high. It is NOT the number one issue. The number one issue is still the economy, stupid. Gas prices are only a symptom of a struggling economy.

Drilling the Gulf of Mexico to swiss cheese so even MORE of our domestic production shuts down with every weather event is a good idea because??

We don't need more supply of oil. We less demand FOR oil based on alternative energies like wind. Even lifelong republican oilman T. Boone Pickens gets that.

Let's elect Obama and move forward with a truly progressive energy policy.

Destabilizing the Middle East with an unneccesary war and determining the U.S. energy policy at secret meetings with Enron probably had nothing to do with the high price of gas. Neither did letting the dollar go into an 8 year freefall...You voted for 2 oilmen twice. Vote for Gidget and the Geezer and you are guaranteed to get more of the same....

Shortsighted Americans are nothing new. That's what has gotten us into this mess in the first place.
They won't be worried about the high prices of gasoline for their guzzling cars when they can't breathe the air in their backyards anymore.

McCainians only answer is to drill. We now see what type of people they are after this report of sex, drugs and lies between the government and the oil companies. They don't care about reform, they care about lining their pockets.

To Nightingale.

So rather than risk taking this country in a different direction, you'd rather keep doing the same thing over and over again and expect a different result?

Einstein had something to say about people like that.

@ John, Virginia

You are very very misinformed. The Democrats do not hold sufficient majority in Congress to get anything done with the Bushtard wielding the veto pen and the Republicans fillibustering like it's a hot new dance move. Global warming is REAL and continuing to spend money on additional oil production facilities makes no sense when the country is poised to begin decreasing its reliance on foreign oil and fossil fuels. Government is not going to require you to buy certain vehicles, but programs that incentivize and catalyze it will be put in place. Get information, get educated, check facts, then speak. Until then, shoosh.

OBAMA/BIDEN '08: THE BRIDGE TO NO WAR.

CARL is right! with all the oil off the coast tell me this if there is a spill will T,BOONE Pickins and the rest of the Big shots who own the leases pay vfor the clean up.

I am for Drilling as long as the people who stand to get rich off it pay
out of ther own pocket for cleanup with out any help from the Government!!!!!!!!!.

The fact that the unqualified Obama got this far just on star power, adoration, adulation, oratory and manipulation is MY number one concern.

No other candidate had such a huge gap between achievement and adulation that Obama has.

Isn't it funny how gas prices shoot up overnight in the wake of perceived shortages, but the price takes months and months to slowly fall? Anyways, if voters keep the oil industry in power again they can expect to and deserve to pay huge sums for a dwindling resource.

Considering how Republican President Bush and his "oil administration" have handled all oil transaction price of gas is understandable. Republicans have always been known for being oil friendly and promoting their interest to protect their livelihood. Fact is there was a total disregard of what is important ofr America. That is why America is in a mess now. Republicans have coined themselves with oil to keep America from being a leader of new energy. Now we are dependent.. Other countries took notice and became leaders on new energy. Financially these countries are doing well.

America needs a change. We need Obama – Biden. McCain-Palin are just more of same.

Tom in S.A. September 12th, 2008 12:34 pm ET

Don't vote Dem if you want prices to drop. We need to drill more here, just the threat of us drilling has brought down prices even if it's going to take years to get the drilling started. If the Dems have control they won't listen to what the majority of the country wants, just what they want. I thought they worked for us and if 70% of the country wants more drilling then there shouldn't even have to be a debate on this. Do your job and do what the U.S. people want and do it now.

No, the threat of drilling has not brought prices down. A drop in usage has brought prices down. People are finding ways to conserve.
By your reasoning, we should be out of Iraq right now, as 70% of the country thinks we should not be there. So much for the Republicans listening to what the majority wants

I'm afraid as long as the press are asleep at the wheel these post will get meaner.

I apologize in advance, but we can not have a Palin/McCain Administration. We can't.

The Rethugs don't even believe what's happening. Pat Buchanon said he and his friends were laughing. I guess they can't believe how stupid some people are. I know they're desperate after GW, but I never thought Americans were stupid.

Unfortunately they're scheming how they can put more airheads on local Rethug tickets. This country is crazy if they think we're going to elect a woman who has a BA in journalism, a trashy mouth, and big-hair. Send her back to the trailor park because she's not ready for prime time. And check to see if she's killed endangered animals because she has no morals. Anyone who bills the taxpayers for staying in their own home should be tarred and feathered.

My number one concern is the ANTIPATHY towards fellow Americans that the divisive uniter, Obama the great, has inspired in his vitriolic, disrespectful, hateful, woman-hating, vulgar followers.

This cult of Obama worship will not stand.

Since i'm neither Republican or Democtrat.
To me this elecction is about do i REWARD with my vote. Do i reward a party that took office with a Surplus and is leaving it with a huge deficit.
The price of my house dropped a huge deal since the republican party took charge of government.
On the Economy GOP scores an F .
On keeping me and my family safe GOP scores an F.
On Education GOP scores an F.
How do i vote for a party that have destroyed my livelyhood and the country i love so much.
I just couldn't do it. I CANNOT VOTE GOP, not this year at least.
Which is why im voting DEMOCRATIC all the way. At least under Clinton although i didnt vote for him, I had money in the bank and i felt a lot safer.

Dear CNN,

We need an section to talk about the Palin interview last night.

John McCain has made a mistake.

Debbie, Independent Voter in Missouri

The only ticket that has a legitimate plan to reduce the price of gasoline is the McCain/Palin ticket. The only candidate that has experience, real experience, no tjust empty words, on energy is Gov Palin.

Wake up Americans, vote for the people that ease the strain on your walletts. Not the ones that promising what they can not and will not deliver.

Country First.

Oil prices have been going down (not today because of the hurricane worries, but lately, for sure)...you know why?

Reduction in demand. Change in behavior. It is simple Economics 101.

But sure, drilling in ANWR will solve all of our ills and we can just go back to the same oil guzzling behavior that we have done in the past. Yeah, right.

Solar, wind, natural gas - that's where it is at people. That is where the new economy will come from. Reduce oil consumption; don't encourage it.

the oil problem lays with getting the refined product to you gas tank. the solution is build more refineries..... If you notice all the elected officials want to drill for more oil in the ocean.... well excuse me that is the last place we need to drill for oil. it should be on land and out of the hurricanes way which would mean the midwest or ak.

folks we have to do something we can not be held hostage any more by some foreign nation. you people say don,t drill for oil on land where is your brains.drilling for oil on land would help keep the price of gas down because you don,t have the hirricanes to deal with.....WATCH THE PRICE OF GAS AFTER IKE IT WILL JUMP...THE OIL COMPANIES LOVE THIS HURRICANES SEASON.

put the refineries more inland by doing this the service of refining oil would not be disrupted by hurricanes.

whoops. almost forgot about that economy.
so busy trying to check out VP mcPretty over there...

Does this sound familiar? Republican governor of a large state, ultra right wing conservative, anti-abortion, anti-gun control, in bed with the oil industry, injecting "terrorism, God and reform" into every speech, anti-womens' rights, homophobic, very little experience, NO experience in foreign affairs, etc. etc...she's George W. Bush in a dress! NO MORE!! We can't take any more years of this failed administration!

And if you think that more of the same Bush economic policies will lower gas prices, you're fooling yourself!

The Reps want to drill, go to war and there is no clear policy on how to fix this mess here in the United States. I laugh at stuff like this. The vote is very clear on my end and I vote Obama because he have something to say that's worth listening too.....

Well from the looks of the POLLS, the AMERICANS AREN'T THAT CONCERNED WITH GAS AND NOTHING ELSE IF THEY ARE VOTING FOR THE REPUG TICKET.

JUST SHAMEFUL!!!

Obama was AGAINST off shore drilling.

Now he is FOR off shore drilling.

McCAIN WAS RIGHT AND OBAMA WAS WRONG !!!!!!!!

And if McCain gets in, gas will be $12. I'm not listening to anyone who voted for George Bush twice. Bush/McCain/Palin policies will hurt, not help American. Wake up people.

Obama/Biden 08

Obama energy plan:
- no drill or maybe drill
- we need some change (everyone cheer)
- let me check with the Big Oil lobbyist who gave me $$$$
- um ah , well, I thnk maybe – change (everyone cheer)
- did you see me striding around the stage and pointing?

What good is the price of gas if my job goes overseas? I'll have no money anyway. McCain has the same empty promises as Bush had in 04 – retooling Americans who lost jobs overseas. It never happened with Bush and 3 million+ jobs were lost. Obama's Free trade plan sounds it will help me much more than McCains plan, which sounds like it only favors the rich corporations.

Lastly, I hate how people say the Bush has kept this country save from terrorist. Let's not forget that 9/11 happened a year and a half in his watch – he was playing with children at the time.

That's keeping us save? This is so twisted!!!

Ms. Palin is trying to start the cold war all over again. Her posturing against Russia reveals her lack of leadership ability and experience. It is frightening beyond measure. I'm worried about the economy and bandaid type approaches like drilling to solving the energy crisis. Everything should be weighed carefully, with intelligent choices made.
I don't have any trust in John McCain and Sarah Palin's leadership ability.

Why is the only answer drilling? You know the oil companies won't even drill once they get their greedy hands on the leases to this land. It does not benefit them in anyway to saturate the market they are making billions on now. They will just hold onto the leases have they have done with all the other land they have leases to. They need to explore what they already have first, before we give them any more. Wake up people.

People

We can drill for oil all we want. The more we get the more that goes to OPEC for distribution at world pricing.

Don't be fooled. Of the 700 million we pay abroad less than 30% of it goes to countries that don't like us very much. Another GOP misleading ad claims otherwise.

The Pickens plan puts us on the right but he says drill dril drill for personal reasons.

The Obama plan will get us off foregin oil.

WILL BE $10 PER GALLON BY NEXT SUMMER IF MCCAIN AND PALIN ARE ELECTED.

DON'T WHINE THEN PEOPLE!

Only the very rich and the very stupid will vote for John McCain.Im sorry,but its the truth,I guess almost half the people in this country dont have a clue.

If they must drill, drill the leases they currently have!! They know we have no additional refining capacity ... hell, I'm not a politician and even I know that!!! They just want to drill more because a change is a-comin' and if they don't do it now ~ it "ain't gonna happen" ...

Let's do the right thing America. For our children.

Obama/Biden '08/12

Fuel costs are of concern, but not the primary one. We can always figure out how to drive more efficiently. I'm worried about healthcare. I'm worried about our national debt. I'm worried about jobs going overseas by the thousands, while the remaining jobs are being competed for by a tsumani of foreign workers coming to the US.
I'm worried about the shrinking buying power of the dollar. And most of all, I'm worried about what Bush and Cheney have planned in the Middle East in the last few months of their reign.

We support everything that helps us to liberate from OPEC including drilling!!!!

I smell fear from Obama campaign. Do you see that he starts calling Bill, Hill, and the Hollywood stars for help!!!!

Just take a closer look at Democrat this election...from the nasty fighting between Hillary and Obama to the ugly smear tactics on Palin from these childish people has made me to puke to think of!!!!
No matter who wins this election, Democrat party can no longer be trusted in my family and my small community!

Has anyone notice that oil is around $100 per barrel. Last time it was around this price, gas was about $3 per gallon in my area. Now it's around $3.85, the same that it was when oil was around $145 a barrel. Niether Obama or McCain can change this, not unless they can turn oil companies into non-profit organizations.

Gas prices is the least of my worries –
I'm more orried about attacking Russia and Iran (which I'm sure is on the agenda of McCain – palin). I'm also more worried about drafting our young men and women into a military that is hell bent on attacking the world on the premise of "keeping america safe."
Keeping America safe isn't all about war – it's about preventing war...and McCain-Palin will shoot first and ask questions later.

It's laughable to worry about gas prices when there is so much more at stake.

So, vote wisely, because after the election you can't change your mind.

Gasoline prices are a concern, but also the fact that Congress had to transfer money into the Highway Trust fund. Despite the high cost of gasoline at the pump, the gasoline tax should be raised 1 cent per gallon now. The gas guzzler tax should be increaced on vheicles making less than 19 miles per gallon on the highway or over 3 tons for non commercial use (it must be for a business, a real one). That should be done.

DON'T WORRY PEOPLE – McCain is going to go to war with Russia to protect U.S. Oil interests in Georgia. Cheney was visiting with oil execs there last week. ..its all part of the plan.

My number one concern is the economy and how either candidate plans to reduce the national deficit and national debt. Fix those and gas prices will fix themselves over the short term. We need to reduce fossil fuel consumption over the long term.

Anyone else notice that now that we are in an active election cycle gas prices are going down? The oil companies are working on keeping the republicans in office. It has been exactly the same in the '04 and '06 elections. This cannot be a coincidence!
How could they continue to go down with the conflict in Georgia, Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike? Before the election, just the thought of a hurricane would spike gas prices.

ANYONE ELSE NOTICE THIS??

ARE YOU BETTER OFF NOW THAN 8 YEARS AGO? WE CANNOT SURVIVE 4 MORE YEARS OF THE SAME BUSH POLICIES!

OBAMA/BIDEN '08

"Economic justice" is a term frequently used by Obama.

"Economic justice" simply means punishing the successful and redistributing their wealth by government fiat. It's a euphemism for socialism.

McCainians only answer is to drill. We now see what type of people they are after this report of sex, drugs and lies between the government and the oil companies. They don't care about reform, they care about lining their pockets.

Does it reflect the morals of modern America at all that we have actually occupied another country, that nearly 100,000 of its citizens have died as a result, and that our top four concerns were all about our own money?

Drill baby Drill.

NObama.

PUMA

If it were truly the voters #1 concern, the American voter would get the democrats out of Congress, and keep Obama/ Biden out of the White House.

The democrats campaigned on high gas prices in '06 and America fell for it.

How stupid are you when Obama campaigns on the same things after 2 years of failed democrat policies in Congress???

I trust OBama on the Energy issue more so than MCsame ,all of MCbushes people on his staff is in the pocket of big oil, which means just like the last eight years they'll will have a friend in the white house.

MCsame-FAlin dont represent change but more of the same,
REMEMBER BUSH EIGHT-YEARSAGO,HE CAME IN THE SAME WAY PALIN DID, just because you want to eat MOOSE, or go hunting with
her doesn't mean she can be VP,lets not forget MCsame who has a,
screw loose.

WRONG!

Gas prices don't matter.

Most voter's are more concerned with lipstick on pigs, haven't you people been watching the news?

What I want to know is-- Where the hell is Osama Bin Laden.

ya right! lets drill.........

Republicans at best!!!

To my friend the Nightingale: We need to (NOT) allow more drilling because it (won't) help reduce the price of gas (now or anytime in the near future). We also need to explore and fully fund alternative energy sources for our great country.

God will provide we just need to discover. We need to knock on the door and he will open it for us.

I don't trust (McCain) with our country. He is risky and it would be a roll of the dice with him in charge. (All he wants to do is wage war!)

Would you take your life savings and go to Vegas? I don't think so. Let's stick with (Obama) who will protect our great nation and our values. (And will also bring the much needed change TO Washington that McCain and Bush have been such an intricate part of the past 8 years!!)

No wonder Obama is slipping down the slope to a big loss in November. Please read all the comments piled into these CNN bloggs and form your own opinion as to the mentality of Obama supporters. Instead of any intelligent debate we get examples such as:
"Sorry, we tried to DRILL on McIdiot & McLiar.
Nothing came out from these dumb heads.
Alaska & Arizona. – A dumbs- Dummies for GAS. Full of GAS.
(you know what I mean)"
Yup folks, thats your typical Obamite!

As long as supplies are tight, gas (oil and Diesel) prices will be high. Since Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid have conspired to prevent domestic oil production, and the construction of new oil refineries, you can anticipate things getting worse, not better as we move forward, particularly if Obama is elected. Yes, they talk about windmills, but only about 1.6% of our electricity is generated with oil, so there isn't much to be gained by that move. Electric cars? Is the government going to buy you one or do you have to come up with the $30,000 yourself? How about CNG (T Boone Pickens)? Is the government going to pay to convert your car? Do you recall how natural gas prices spiked when the utilities turned from coal to gas a few years back? Get out your wallets and enjoy the walk. Obama and the Democrats will have us all living in poverty before you know it.

The Democrats just need to hit the republicans hard on the issues. They need to go on the offensive and hit them sharp, hard, and relentless until election day. They must be positive enough to focus on the issues and negative enough to tear the republican campaign down.They must be quittter, sharper, and tougher on their response on attacks from republicans.

Republican voting for Obama/Biden 08

There's so much oil off of our coasts it's rediculous. But Obama wants to do nothing while even CUBA (!!) drills off the coast of Florida and taps these resources! Is that good judgment?!?

We're paying nearly $4/gallon, and Obama just wants to give away huge oil resources to other countries who have the intelligance to drill...

If he gets elected, get ready for the second term of Jimmy Carter (anybody else remember how well those economic policies were?).

So where is the report that an independent study came out 2 days ago that blamed SPECULATORS for the biggest factor in the rise in price. Just this year speculators threw over $80 billion dollars into the gas and oil markets and have recently taken out $35 billion dollars causing the prices to fall back some.

So the Bush administration has basically been lying to the American people once again if this independent report is true.

Who proposed a crack down on oil speculators?
Who wants to impose windfalls taxes?
Who promotes more oil efficiency?

OBAMA!

Talk about lowering the prices, how about someone who has a plan, as opposed to McCan't, whose only idea is SPENDING money to create offshore oil rigs that won't be able to support a single barrel for 2-3 years from their date of CONSTRUCTION

ONE NATION

These are the things Americans are concerned with not lipstick on a pig!!!! Please CNN, make the candidates address the issues-BOTH of them not just Obama. McCain has yet to provide any substance!!!

Obama's energy plan is more consistent with T. Boone Picken's proposal. McCain misses the point with Big Oil.

If I hear one more person blame the price of gas on a president I'm going to expectorate.

There is a WORLD price for oil and that price is subject to supply/demand laws. Period.

How the president can impact home values is beyond any rational school of thought.

How normal is people making $50K buying $500K homes? They can blame themselves for foreclosure. Predatory lending is a myth!!!

And 5,000,000 new green jobs to solve unemployment and create non-carbon energy self-sufficiency? If you swallow that you could swallow a piano.

Truth is, the power of the president (and congress) is hugely over-rated. The only power they have is the power to tax the heck out of you and then give back less than what you put in.

YES IT.......IS...........THE.........ECONOMY! When we are losing value on our homes!

We are losing jobs........460 THOUSAND and counting!

We are STILL PAYING........$1.38 BILLION........a .......DAY.......in Iraq (but the surge worked)!

HARD WORKING AMERICANS ARE LOSING THEIR HOMES........BUT THE BUSH/CHENEY/MCCAIN PEOPLE ARE GIVING ..........FREDDIE & FANNIE CEO'S ..........MILLIONS......IN BONUSES ............EVEN THOUGH THEY........FAILED!

HARD WORKING AMERICANS ARE GOING BANKRUPT DUE TO MEDICAL BILLS..........WHILE THE BUSH/CHENEY/MCCAIN ..........GIVE ..........OVER $13 MILLION.......DOLLARS...........TO BIG OIL........IN TAX BREAKS!

SO..........YOU PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT MCCAIN/PALIN............GO AHEAD AND VOTE FOR THE GOP-ELITIST! DON'T COMPLAIN WHEN THEY DRAFT YOUR CHILDREN..............AND.........................
BOMB.........BOMB............BOMB...........IRAN!

GOP machine is doing EVERYTHING it can to try and lower the cost of gas before the election. Anything to get a republican elected.

GOP Platform 2008:

1) Old
2) Gas Tax Holiday
3) Experience optional
4) 4000 year old Dinosaurs
5) Rape, incest...."LIFE HAPPENS"
6) Oh and uh..."Change"

Well folks, found this site and had to share. Seems that both sides were caught with their pants on fire, although the Republican side is a little hotter as far as lies go.

politifact.com/truth-o-meter/rulings/pants-fire

I cant afford Gas because Bush ate my wallet. Now,McCain and Palin want a piece of me too. Maybe they will draft me to fight their endless wars-

WWIII =Attack Russia,Iran,Pakistan,Afghanistan,Iraq

Our military is already streched-where will they find the soldiers and funds to fight these new wars?hmmmm....draft?taxation?China loans?

If you are male in this country that is part of the selective service-you had better vote for your future.

Obama 08

Offshore Drilling.....Gee, Great Idea MCLAME. So, when the hurricanes hit we have to endure years of gas prices going through the roof!!! IDIOT.

Instead, how about 10 years we are off oil completely. Sure, Bobby Joe can have the 1980 Trans Am, but the rest of us can have alternative cars and trucks. Obama has the plan, McPalin has nothing but drill baby drill.

The sheep are out in the pasture.....

WRONG ANSWER!!! It's the ECONOMY and LEADERSHIP!!

Don't get me wrong... gas prices are VERY important... Big Oil has economically raped the American Public for long enough!!

And DRILL, DRILL, DRILL.... DRILL, BABY, DRILL isn't even going to come close to help solving the problem (but it will get lots government workers involved with Big Oil laid!!)

AS FOR THE POLLS... THEY ARE ABOUT EVEN!!! RIGHT WHERE THEY WERE BEFORE THE CONVENTIONS STARTED. ALL YOU REPUBLICANS FOAMING THAT THE MOUTH THAT McCAIN IS MOVING UP IN THE POLLS MUST HAVE SHORT-TERM MEMORY LOSS, BECAUSE THINGS ARE RIGHT BACK WHERE THEY WERE PRE-CONVENTION. DUH!!

WAKE UP, AMERICA!!! VOTE SMART... NOT SENILE!!!!

If this is true, why is anyone at all supporting McCain?????

Fourth grade economics.... Supply and Demand...

To lower prices you have to have more supply... pure and simple...

Don't want to drill... don't complain about the prices

Palin wants to go to war with russia and this iditot did not nothing about anything the more interview the more this idiot will be exposed.

McCain wants to drill here, now, to lessens our dependence on OPEC oil while we develop alternate sources of energy. T. Boone Pickens even said he likes McCain's approach (even though he is not backing either candidate).

Obama doesn't want to drill more. He wants to keep the status quo while we work on alternative energy plans. Can we afford esclalating energy prices while we wait for these developments (which he estimates will take 10 years)?

That's not change, that's more of the same. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that increasing the supply will lower prices.

Economy/gas prices/winning the right war on terror–that's why I'm voting Obama/Biden '08.

Yes we can!

Gas prices today are the only reason every politician has gone from "no offshore oil drilling" to "drill, drill, drill" Now we can validate destroying our wildlife habitat (to save a few bucks.)

I'm glad I can ride my bike to work.

"Commodity investors have been worried that the high price of gasoline and other petroleum-derived fuels have been cutting into demand."

Gee, do ya think so?

Commodity "investors" and I use the phrase investor very loosely, are the reason that we have high gas prices.

They are the ones who determine the "price" of a barrel of oil not the people who sell or buy it. So don't worry too much that the Arabs are getting all of your money or it's the CEO of that oil company, it's that little weird guy who buys and sells crude oil commodities that took the money out of your pocket.

And McCain wants to solve the gas price issue by drilling??? DRILLING..

Drilling won't make gasoline for consumer use for at least ten years after the drilling begins. That means, that if he becomes President, the global market for oil will not be affected by our new drilling until 2019. So all you morons out there who do not understand economics (much like McCain said he didn't), global markets, and the fact that oil is a commodity, need to take a second look.

DRILLING WON'T DO ANYTHING FOR GAS PRICES.

1. Inflate your tires. 1.2 billion barrels of oil was lost last year due to uninflated tires.
2. Get your car maintenance, you would be surprised at the impact dirty oil filters, tarnished spark plugs, and weak ignition systems can have on gas mileage.
3. Drive less, drive smarter.
4. Easy on the gas, soft on the brake.
5. Invest in fuel efficient technology and alternative fuels
6. Invest in electric cars.

Do you know McCain's plan DOES NOT have any plans to increase funding for alternative energy and renewable energy. NOTHING. His plan is mainly about off-shore drilling that will NOT have a signifcant impact on America's oil prices.

WAKE UP PEOPLE. Wake up.

The Issues Are The Main Concern For Voters! The Republicans Dont Want To Talk About Issues Because They Dont Have Any Solutions! War Doesnt Solve Our Problems It Only Adds To Them! Mccain And Palin Will Only Continue The Wars And Therefore Continue This Nations Problems! She Would Implement The Bush Doctrine Without Even Knowing What It Is!

i hope we have a real change and no copycat
not more of same or piracy

No originality

September 12th, 2008 6:45 am ET
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Hopefully Democratic politicans will be able to correct any damage they caused by not standing up to the Bush White House in the past. Hopefully American voters will come to their senses and vote to keep another GOP puppet out of the White House, thus allowing both houses of Congress to correct the damage done to America while Bush and his GOP terrorist organization tried to destroy this country: something no outside terrorist organization has been able to do.

We have to break this cycle of elected officials who apparently want to destroy the fabric of our government from within: the government that our forefathers created. If the government doesn't care for the citizens what good is it?

I'm not impressed with a president who is mostly interested in deploying our troops overseas to save a people from themselves. I'm more impressed with a president who will take the necessary actions to ensure that the government is looking out for the welfare of American citizens – using every tax dollar it has to satisfy every American's basic needs before we take on the problems of the rest of the world. This is the purpose of the government.

No one is forced to remain in a country that they hate. If you want anarchy and the "Wild West" atmosphere which the GOP seems to desire, I'm sure there is some place for you, but not the USA!

Don't worry folks! McCain will keep us dependent on NON-RENEWABLE resources for as long as possible.

I mean, yeah let's poke holes all over searching for oil. Sure it won't lower prices any... and sure it's only prolonging the inevitable. Sure we're going to run out of these NON-RENEWABLE resources like oil and natural gas... but let's let our grandchildren worry about that.

Obama / Biden : True Energy Independence.

McCain / Palin : More of doing everything for gas and oil companies.

THE WASHINGTON POST INVESTIGATION:

In separate filings, the state was billed about $25,000 for Palin's daughters' and her husband's travel flights expenses.

Palin's daughter's topped the list for the most expensive items, and the daughter whose bill was the highest are as follows:

1. Piper, 7, whose flights cost nearly $11,000
2. Willow, 14, claimed about $6,000
3. Bristol, 17, accounted for about $3,400
4. Palin's HUSBAND, accounted for about $19,000

This is the cost YOU, the taxpayers are paying for. Thanks to the Palin Family. This does NOT include all other "Per Diem" charges the Palin family has been charging the American Voters. Gov. Palin herself charged YOU, the taxpayers for 312 nights spent in her OWN HOME during the first 19 months of being in office! 19 MONTHS!!! YOU are paying for Gov. Palin to stay in her own home! UNBELIEVABLE!!!

Gov. Palin also moved her entire family to capital for the entire Legislative Session last year, but she preferred to stay in Wasilla and drove 45 miles to Anchorage to the State Capital Buildings. DOES this make any sense to you?

One event was in New York City in October 2007, when Bristol accompanied the governor to Newsweek's third annual Women and Leadership Conference, toured the New York Stock Exchange and met local officials and business executives. The state paid for three nights in a $707-a-day hotel room. Garnero said the governor's office has the authority to approve hotel stays above $300.

Asked Monday about the official policy on charging for children's travel expenses, Garnero said: "We cover the expenses of anyone who's conducting state business. I can't imagine kids could be doing that." WHEN does Gov. Palin's children constitue "Official State Business"??? When?

The Palin Family has behaved in such a dishonorable manner. It's so clear that the Governor's Office has been nothing but their PRIVATE BANK and TRAVEL AGENCY for them to splurge at the Taxpayers expense.

Don't vote Dem if you want prices to drop. We need to drill more here, just the threat of us drilling has brought down prices even if it's going to take years to get the drilling started. If the Dems have control they won't listen to what the majority of the country wants, just what they want. I thought they worked for us and if 70% of the country wants more drilling then there shouldn't even have to be a debate on this. Do your job and do what the U.S. people want and do it now.

Sorry, we tried to DRILL on McIdiot & McLiar.
Nothing came out from these dumb heads.
Alaska & Arizona. – A dumbs- Dummies for GAS. Full of GAS.
(you know what I mean)

This is not a time to drill for more oil – it is a time for sacrifice. Americans used to understand this, like in the 1940s when common citizens saved scrap metal to be used for the war effort.

The answer to reducing prices is to reduce demand, and to do that, we must use less oil. There are so many ways to use less oil, and a nice side effect will be new jobs for Americans that can't e shipped overseas.

CNNMoney – gas up $.20 in anticipation of Ike.

Would somebody please tell me again how the US will have energy "Security" as soon as we drill offshore in Hurricane Central and Earthquake Alley? Seems a bit insecure to me – every natural disaster comes gift-wrapped with a complimentary spike in fuel prices and interruption in supply. Like the disaster itself isn't bad enough.

Next option, please!

mcpalin are using the same old bush mentality to distract voters' minds that going to war with iran,russia and afganistan should be the most priority in this election.
Obama/Biden 08

Then we should leave the Republicans in charge, they have shown how they can keep gas prices dowwwwnnnnnn...... oh yeah, NOT!

America, we can't afford to make the same mistake a THIRD time! What more do they need to do to show we need a change in Washington. And not just re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

The answer is not more drilling. We would need to more than double the amount of refineries we have now in order for more drilling to really take effect on our gas prices.

We need to invest in natural resources because you can drill but then what if that runs dry?

We cannot afford to not use the technology we have just because some oil lobbyist or "speculators" don't want it that way.

WRONG!

This voter's greatest concern is to not repeat the past 8 years of "leadership."

The younger generation will hand this election to Obama. Ignore the polls, because they have ignored us!

From NBC's Mark Murray
Planned Parenthood, which has endorsed Obama, will begin airing today an aggressive new TV ad to counter the McCain campaign's earlier sex-ed hit on Obama, which charged that the Illinois senator's sole accomplishment in education was legislation teaching "'comprehensive sex education' to kindergartners."

Gas prices are a top concern. I think it's crooked that gas went up 20 cents in Texas right before Hurricane Ike arrived. But I believe all of our woes are due to being tied up in Iraq. We are spending 10 billion dollars a month there. GET OUT OF IRAQ. I could not agree with Sen. Obama anymore. America's infrastructure is crumbling! A school in Georgia(U.S.) lost it's accredidation. What's up with that? McCain is more of the same. Barack is the agent of change.

How can we depend on drilling when a hurricane threatens the gulf?

gas prices are up now because Texas is about to become the next neworleans.

If anything, they will drop come October and November for election year and they'll drop 20 cents.

It happened in 2006 and 2004 whenever a major election is up.

We need to allow more drilling and that will help reduce the price of gas. We also need to explore and fully fund alternative energy sources for our great country.

God will provide we just need to discover. We need to knock on the door and he will open it for us.

I don't trust Obama with our country. He is risky and it would be a roll of the dice with him in charge.

Would you take your life savings and go to Vegas? I don't think so. Let's stick with McCain who will protect our great nation and our values.

McCain can't fix it.

With reports of panic buying in some parts of the nation, I would like to remind people that there is no reason to panic buy fuel. Panic buying is what will cause isolated shortages and price gouging by "honest" buissnessmen. Do you recall the afternoon of 911 and the utter stupidity of people. Just go about your buissness as normal and stop acting stupid.

The government has been and will continue to gradually lower it as the election draws near to help the mccain campaign since they and the OIL companies have made their billions in profits. It's the truth and we all know it. They know how to work the american people. Aren't we tired of being manipulated by the Rethuglicans?

Like it or not, once again "It's the economy, Stupid". Are you listening McCain?

Boone Pickens baby!

Oh yeah Obama has some great plans as well.

McCain, well lets just say this scandal in Denver brings new meaning to DRILL BABY DRILL!

CNN is in the tank for McSame. Afraid of Palin? Even to report the truth that she is a BOLD FACE LIAR and so is McSame. The Huffingtonpost is the only one that reports the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. She BOMBED last night on some major questions and CNN has nothing to say. CNN=FOX one in the same for John McSame. What a shame. REPORT THE NEWS SO THAT THE PEOPLE CAN MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE CNN. STOP ACTING LIKE A SMALL TIME fox.