McCain vs. Obama: The energy debate

The Truth — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:16:41 GMT

MSNBC is running an article from the Washington Post "Wall Street fights to protect oil speculation".

McCain vs. Obama: The energy debate

kyd70,SC — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:20:34 GMT

Well, well.
there's all kinds of obama reversals today.
How come Obama's changing positions are painted as heady and well-thought out and pragmatic, while McCain is labeled a flip-flopper?

this dude is going to change colors once in the White House and we will all be sorry if he is elected.

McCain '08

McCain vs. Obama: The energy debate

Just Wondering — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:21:49 GMT

Sorry, what's the debate? McCain will continue Bush's energy policy, which is shipping billions of dollars each month to the middle east. That's making us safer how? What's the debate?

McCain vs. Obama: The energy debate

Paul Miller, Woodbridge, VA — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:25:40 GMT

Now poised to become the issue of the campaign, and perhaps McCain's best chance to win.

The dichotomy could be start drilling now (actually in about two years at the earliest) as well as building additional refineries now (having more crude doesn't help if you can't process it) so as to have more domestic production in 5-10 years versus start transitioning to alternatives now.

Because the transition to alternatives is new and thus scary, McCain could win over enough independents to pull this off.

A side issue will be whether to build nuclear reactors or not. McCain staked out his position. Obama I suspect already was there - at least he didn't take past opportunities to denounce the idea of building new reactors.

McCain vs. Obama: The energy debate

Pat Huntington NY — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:25:46 GMT

Ah, yes, another play out of the Karl Rove book on how to dupe the voters to voting for the idiot.

First, there's the destruction of the environment.

Second, there's the fact that this oil won't do anything for gas prices for another several years, and nothing at anytime without building additional oil refineries...which nobody wants in their backyard.

Third, there's the fact that today's high oil prices are not the result of production or supply, but the Enron loophole and unregulated oil speculators artificially driving up the price of oil.

Fourth, there's the fact that we are in a global warming climate crisis, and the answer to our energy problems is not to pump out more oil from the ground and pump more CO2's into the air.

Fifth, there's the fact that this oil policy is a total flip flop.

Sixth, there's the fact that this oil policy is coming from the only US president to lose money in the oil business.

and...

Seventh...if its a recommendation from the Bush administration, it must be a bad one.

Obama's resistance to destroying the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge, and our seashores, demonstrates his better judgment in this area. Instead of desimating our environment, the real answer lies in renewable energy.

Bush and McCain are just simple idiots.

McCain vs. Obama: The energy debate

Politivine (SC) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:28:25 GMT

Off-shore drilling is not a viable solution to the current problem. The American people will see NO GAIN or cut in GAS PRICES from the drilling.

If you want gas prices cut, go see the people on Wall St., they are why gas is $4 per gallon.

McCain vs. Obama: The energy debate

Obama Grandma — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:30:46 GMT

And in whose back yard are these reactors going to be built?

And where are the spent nuclear rods going to be dumped?

Where are we currently dumping the spent rods from all the nuclear submarines?

Let's not get the cart in front of the horse - AGAIN.