McCain Slams Barry On Drilling And Tire Gauges

Interesting. Can you imagine a headline a few short months ago that read McCain slams Obama over drilling off coasts in a major media outlet, in this case, Reuters? The word “slam” is usually reserved for when a Dem takes a shot at a Republican

Republican presidential candidate John McCain poured scorn on his Democratic rival Barack Obama on Thursday for failing to match his commitment to drilling off U.S. coasts for oil and natural gas.

Speaking at a town hall meeting, he returned repeatedly to a theme that has moved to center stage this week in an increasingly bitter contest between the two candidates. The issue could be critical to the November 4 election to succeed President George W. Bush.

McCain says he wants an “all-of-the-above” approach to solving U.S. energy problems, which have seen gas prices rise to more than $4 a gallon before falling back.

He advocates a range of measures including building more nuclear power plants by 2030, developing clean coal as well as wind and solar power and wants Congress to rescind a ban on fresh drilling off U.S. coasts.

Meanwhile, Barry is still stuck on tire gauges and tune ups, pie in the sky ideas that have yet to come to fruition, and little that will add any new energy to a growing population and economy.

“Obama says he wants energy independence but he’s opposed to new drilling at home. He’s opposed to nuclear power. He said the high cost of gasoline doesn’t bother him it only rose too quickly. Tell that to the people who are driving the oldest automobiles,” McCain said to applause.

Hope. Change. We can read those words while sitting thru rolling blackouts as we look for a job in a market with 25% unemployment.

McCain apparently backed away on Tuesday from his campaign’s criticism of Obama for saying that inflating tires to the correct pressure could increase fuel efficiency, but in Lima he returned to the point.

Obama’s claiming that putting air in your tires is the equivalent of new offshore drilling. That’s not an energy plan my friends. That’s a public service announcement,” McCain said.

Correct.

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