"We can`t drill our way out of the problem" but then to say that we have to throw money at things that will never be a solution to our energy needs.
McCain has him beat on the subject, but the media will be singing Barry's praises for the rest of the week. Using oil to generate electricity is a poor idea. We can eliminate money transfers to unfriendly countries by upgrading our electrical grid/generating capacity.
I think around 15% of our oil use goes toward electricity production. Shaving 5% off of 49% of our oil use by mandating higher CAFE standards is barking up the wrong tree.