Candidate claims to support âall of the above,â but has consistently stood in the way of affordable clean energy
Senator Barack Obama signaled openness to offshore drilling this weekend and his campaign issued a statement âwelcomingâ an energy proposal from 10 senators that would allow such drilling and subsidize liquid coal and the nuclear power industry.
At a campaign event today Sen. John McCain rejected the consensus view of independent experts that offshore drilling wonât impact gas prices. McCain said he believes oil company executives instead.
The House Republicans were met by 150 opponents of drilling, who carried signs with slogans such as "Grand Oil Party" and "Exxon John McCain" calling the Republicans out for cozying up to Big Oil and pushing a disingenuous plan that would do nothing to actually lower prices at the pump.
Big Oil has bought off the politicians in Washington. Ever since the passage of the Republican energy bill in 2005âwith billions in corporate welfare for Big Oilâoil industry profits have increased. Itâs no wonder they say G.O.P. stands for Grand Oil Party.
Flip-flopping John McCain said just two weeks ago that our dangerous dependence on oil âhas been 30 years in the making,â but now he tries to blame Obamaâeven though itâs McCain who has been in Washington for 26 years.
President Bush and John McCain should be trying to end Americaâs addiction to oil, but instead theyâre pushing this gimmick that wonât do anything to lower the cost of gas.
Ads falsely claim McCain supports alternative energy when he has consistently opposed it and Obama has supported it