Tuesday - June 17, 2008

Election Season BS

Sen. John McCain on Tuesday will propose lifting the ban on offshore drilling as part of his plan to reduce dependence on foreign oil and help combat rising gas prices.

“The stakes are high for our citizens and for our economy, and with gasoline running at more than four bucks a gallon, many do not have the luxury of waiting on the far-off plans of futurists and politicians,” McCain will say Tuesday in Houston, Texas, according to excerpts of his speech released by his campaign.

“We have proven oil reserves of at least 21 billion barrels in the United States. But a broad federal moratorium stands in the way of energy exploration and production. And I believe it is time for the federal government to lift these restrictions and to put our own reserves to use.”

McCain’s plan would let individual states decide whether or not to explore drilling possibilities.

McCain does oppose drilling in some parts of the wilderness and says those areas must be left undisturbed.

“When America set aside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, we called it a ‘refuge’ for a reason,” he will say.

McCain on Tuesday will also criticize the energy policy of rival Barack Obama.

“He says that high oil prices are not the problem, but only that they rose too quickly. He’s doesn’t support new domestic production. He doesn’t support new nuclear plants. He doesn’t support more traditional use of coal, either,” McCain will say.

“So what does Sen. Obama support in energy policy? Well, for starters he supported the energy bill of 2005—a grab bag of corporate favors that I opposed. And now he supports new taxes on energy producers. He wants a windfall profits tax on oil, to go along with the new taxes he also plans for coal and natural gas. If the plan sounds familiar, it’s because that was President Jimmy Carter’s big idea too—and a lot of good it did us,” he will say.

McCain will argue that a windfall profits tax will only increase the country’s dependence on foreign oil and be an obstacle to domestic exploration.

“I’m all for recycling—but it’s better applied to paper and plastic than to the failed policies of the 1970s,” he will say.

Obama on Tuesday blasted McCain for changing his stance on offshore drilling.

“John McCain’s support of the moratorium on offshore drilling during his first presidential campaign was certainly laudable, but his decision to completely change his position and tell a group of Houston oil executives exactly what they wanted to hear today was the same Washington politics that has prevented us from achieving energy independence for decades,” he said in a statement.

• Change the rules. Playing the oil futures market should require a 65% investment, not 7%.


• Drill everywhere for everything in every way. Oil, shale, natural gas. Find it, pump it, put it in a brand new pipeline.


• Not a drop of American oil gets sold to anyone other than Americans. Hmm?


• A chicken in every pot, and a nuclear reactor in every garage.


• 15 more refineries, not just 1.


• 2 gasoline blends, not 57.


• Build some of these alternative renewable sources we’ve heard about for 35 years already. Large scale.


• We’ve got lots of methane hydrate too. What’s the plan for that stuff?


• Screw corn ethanol. Food is for eating.


• Nice fat tax breaks/incentives for more efficient machines and building insulation


• Realistic CAFE requirements for vehicles. And no exceptions. If it doesn’t weigh more than 3 tons and isn’t registered to a corporation, it’s a private vehicle. Cars, SUVs, Minivans, light trucks all subject to the same requirements

Posted by Drew458     on 06/17/2008 at 12:23 PM   
Filed Under: • Oil, Alternative Energy, and Gas Prices • Politics •  
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