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McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« on: June 19, 2008, 06:01:19 PM »
Dick Morris and Eileen McGann write this essay, from Real Clear Politics:

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McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
June 19, 2008
By Dick Morris and Eileen McGann


John McCain has drawn first blood in the political debate following Barack Obama's victory in the primaries. His call yesterday for offshore oil drilling — and Bush's decision to press the issue in Congress - puts the Democrats in the position of advocating the wear-your-sweater policies that made Jimmy Carter unpopular.

With gas prices nearing $5, all of the previous shibboleths need to be discarded. Where once voters in swing states like Florida opposed offshore drilling, the high gas prices are prompting them to reconsider. McCain's argument that even hurricane Katrina did not cause any oil spills from the offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico certainly will go far to allay the fears of the average voter.

For decades, Americans have dragged their feet when it comes to switching their cars, leaving their SUVs at home, and backing alternative energy development and new oil drilling. But the recent shock of a massive surge in oil and gasoline prices has awakened the nation from its complaisance. The soaring prices are the equivalent of Pearl Harbor in jolting us out of our trance when it comes to energy.

Suddenly, everything is on the table. Offshore drilling, Alaska drilling, nuclear power, wind, solar, flex-fuel cars, plug-in cars are all increasingly attractive options and John McCain seems alive to the need to go there while Obama is strangely passive. During the Democratic primary, he opposed a gas tax holiday and continues to be against offshore and Alaska drilling and squishy on nuclear power. That leaves turning down your thermostat and walking to work as the Democratic policies.

It's good.  And, it's at:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/mccain_scores_with_offshore_dr.html


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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2008, 06:05:09 PM »
Don't back down now Sen. McCain. Keep going this direction.
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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2008, 06:11:36 PM »
Soon we will be told we can't discuss B. Hussein's energy policy....it is racists to bring it up.

Then we will hear something from B. Hussein along the lines of, "Those are not the gas prices I knew".
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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2008, 06:13:09 PM »
Quote from: Lord Undies on June 19, 2008, 06:11:36 PM
Soon we will be told we can't discuss B. Hussein's energy policy....it is racists to bring it up.
Then we will hear something from B. Hussein along the lines of, "Those are not the gas prices I knew".

You know Lord Undies, none of that discussion helps my kids.
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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2008, 06:51:38 PM »
I have to say, since the 5 Marxists on the Supreme Court usurped McCain's main issues, he has started to trend pro-America again.

I might just be able to vote for him is the present trend continues.
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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2008, 06:58:18 PM »
Quote from: Duke Nukum on June 19, 2008, 06:51:38 PM
I have to say, since the 5 Marxists on the Supreme Court usurped McCain's main issues, he has started to trend pro-America again.

I might just be able to vote for him is the present trend continues.

He has a lot of trending to do in that direction before he gets my vote this year.
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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2008, 07:12:49 PM »
Quote from: Lord Undies on June 19, 2008, 06:11:36 PM
Soon we will be told we can't discuss B. Hussein's energy policy....it is racists to bring it up.

Then we will hear something from B. Hussein along the lines of, "Those are not the gas prices I knew".

You crack me up.   :-)
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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2008, 07:20:47 PM »
Quote from: Lord Undies on June 19, 2008, 06:11:36 PM
Soon we will be told we can't discuss B. Hussein's energy policy....it is racists to bring it up.

Then we will hear something from B. Hussein along the lines of, "Those are not the gas prices I knew".

Then: "I did actually know those prices, but felt they were taken out of world gas price context."
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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2008, 09:01:45 PM »
Quote from: rich_t on June 19, 2008, 06:58:18 PM
Quote from: Duke Nukum on June 19, 2008, 06:51:38 PM
I have to say, since the 5 Marxists on the Supreme Court usurped McCain's main issues, he has started to trend pro-America again.

I might just be able to vote for him is the present trend continues.

He has a lot of trending to do in that direction before he gets my vote this year.
Me too but optimism is always more useful than pessimism and for me, personally, there has been very little to celebrate this silly season so I am just grasping at the straws that present.
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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2008, 10:15:30 PM »
Quote from: Duke Nukum on June 19, 2008, 09:01:45 PM
Quote from: rich_t on June 19, 2008, 06:58:18 PM
Quote from: Duke Nukum on June 19, 2008, 06:51:38 PM
I have to say, since the 5 Marxists on the Supreme Court usurped McCain's main issues, he has started to trend pro-America again.

I might just be able to vote for him is the present trend continues.

He has a lot of trending to do in that direction before he gets my vote this year.
Me too but optimism is always more useful than pessimism and for me, personally, there has been very little to celebrate this silly season so I am just grasping at the straws that present.


That's why I've been in the mindframe that at least if McLame picks a Thompson, Romney, Pence, or even McConnell to be his Veep... I'd be a little enthusiastic about it and be voting FOR something rather than just against B. Hussein Obama's shit.
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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2008, 08:44:35 AM »
Quote from: Atomic Lib Smasher on June 19, 2008, 10:15:30 PM
Quote from: Duke Nukum on June 19, 2008, 09:01:45 PM
Quote from: rich_t on June 19, 2008, 06:58:18 PM
Quote from: Duke Nukum on June 19, 2008, 06:51:38 PM
I have to say, since the 5 Marxists on the Supreme Court usurped McCain's main issues, he has started to trend pro-America again.

I might just be able to vote for him is the present trend continues.

He has a lot of trending to do in that direction before he gets my vote this year.
Me too but optimism is always more useful than pessimism and for me, personally, there has been very little to celebrate this silly season so I am just grasping at the straws that present.


That's why I've been in the mindframe that at least if McLame picks a Thompson, Romney, Pence, or even McConnell to be his Veep... I'd be a little enthusiastic about it and be voting FOR something rather than just against B. Hussein Obama's shit.

I heard Thompson last night on Hannity and Colmes and he said he is not interested AT ALL in the VP position.  :(
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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2008, 08:52:03 AM »
Quote from: BEG on June 20, 2008, 08:44:35 AM
Quote from: Atomic Lib Smasher on June 19, 2008, 10:15:30 PM
Quote from: Duke Nukum on June 19, 2008, 09:01:45 PM
Quote from: rich_t on June 19, 2008, 06:58:18 PM
Quote from: Duke Nukum on June 19, 2008, 06:51:38 PM
I have to say, since the 5 Marxists on the Supreme Court usurped McCain's main issues, he has started to trend pro-America again.

I might just be able to vote for him is the present trend continues.

He has a lot of trending to do in that direction before he gets my vote this year.
Me too but optimism is always more useful than pessimism and for me, personally, there has been very little to celebrate this silly season so I am just grasping at the straws that present.


That's why I've been in the mindframe that at least if McLame picks a Thompson, Romney, Pence, or even McConnell to be his Veep... I'd be a little enthusiastic about it and be voting FOR something rather than just against B. Hussein Obama's shit.

I heard Thompson last night on Hannity and Colmes and he said he is not interested AT ALL in the VP position.  :(

His lackluster primary run pretty much told us he wasn't interested in POTUS either.

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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2008, 08:59:15 AM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on June 20, 2008, 08:52:03 AM
Quote from: BEG on June 20, 2008, 08:44:35 AM
Quote from: Atomic Lib Smasher on June 19, 2008, 10:15:30 PM
Quote from: Duke Nukum on June 19, 2008, 09:01:45 PM
Quote from: rich_t on June 19, 2008, 06:58:18 PM
Quote from: Duke Nukum on June 19, 2008, 06:51:38 PM
I have to say, since the 5 Marxists on the Supreme Court usurped McCain's main issues, he has started to trend pro-America again.

I might just be able to vote for him is the present trend continues.

He has a lot of trending to do in that direction before he gets my vote this year.
Me too but optimism is always more useful than pessimism and for me, personally, there has been very little to celebrate this silly season so I am just grasping at the straws that present.


That's why I've been in the mindframe that at least if McLame picks a Thompson, Romney, Pence, or even McConnell to be his Veep... I'd be a little enthusiastic about it and be voting FOR something rather than just against B. Hussein Obama's shit.

I heard Thompson last night on Hannity and Colmes and he said he is not interested AT ALL in the VP position.  :(

His lackluster primary run pretty much told us he wasn't interested in POTUS either.



Yeah I know, what a disappointment.
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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2008, 10:59:27 AM »
I've got a soft spot for Thompson. He's a hometown boy after all. Ya'll stop pickin' on him! :-) :-)

I'm teasing btw.

He would be great as an advisor or policy maker within the campaign or administration. I'll settle for seeing him beat up Alan Skeletor Colmes though.
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Re: McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2008, 11:41:37 AM »
Energy policy needs watered down


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