More 'Dr. No'
Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2008 3:47 PM by Domenico Montanaro
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2008, McCain
From NBC’s Alex Wall
Two of McCain’s policy advisors painted Obama as “Dr. No” on energy policy in a conference call held by the campaign this morning. Senior Policy Advisers Doug Holtz-Eakin and Nancy Pfotenhauer stressed the contrast between McCain and Obama’s positions on offshore drilling and the expansion of nuclear energy.
Holtz-Eakin argued that McCain’s support for the expansion of domestic energy production would bring down gas prices, stressing that the diversification of domestic production would make the U.S. less dependent on foreign oil.
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“If you talk to any member of the environmental community, everything has to be on the table…coal, oil, nuclear and alternative [energy sources],” Holtz-Eakin said. “John McCain has said to me on numerous occasions, this is the right thing for the economy, the right thing for national security.” He later added, “Obama has said, ‘No,’ to offshore drilling, ‘No,’ to coal, ‘No’ to [nuclear power]. His policy will ensure that we will have no new energy supplies.”
On Florida and offshore drilling: While discussing McCain’s support of offshore drilling, Holtz-Eakin argued that, “states that traditionally don’t support drilling…like Florida are [now] supporting drilling.” Holtz-Eakin went on to suggest that this change in public opinion shows increasing support for McCain’s energy policies.
