Last month mccain was speaking to a Pittsburgh crowd. mccain said: "When I was first interrogated and had to give information I gave the names of the starting defensive line of the Pittsburgh Steelers". Unfortunately the guys he was talking about were not even playing for the Steelers at the time. mccain is either going senile or was trying to pull one over on the Pittsburgh crowd. Either way bad news for the mccain de-railed express. Google "mccain steelers" and check it out.

McCain continues to prey on the ignorance of the average American voter....god, this is sad. Again and again I keep hearing that "drilling here and now" will solve our oil problem...the problem is that line is a big lump of crap. We would not see ANY effects (other than environmental) for about a DECADE. Add to that the cost of building those rigs and the cost of drilling/speculation, and the price difference reflected will be a few cents on the dollar..and who knows how much a gallon will cost by then.

Keep going, and you'll hear about oil shoal, which is more expensive to refine, and produces a lower grade oil. FURTHERMORE, all of this oil in Alaska they talk about was last earmarked for sale to China....tell me again how that helps us break our dependency on foreign oil. The way I see it, we'll be MORE dependent, as we're apparently looking to sell OUR oil to f***ing China.

Re:-JR--Also, I believe 40% of the oil from American sites is exported. All oil, offshore or otherwise, is sold on the world market, and will continue to be unless the U.S. chose to pursue an impossible We're-an-Island energy policy. The disputed Offshore treasure, if and when it eventually arrives will be a mere blip on the radar.

I would love to have one of those now-famous tire pressure gauges. Inflating my tires really would increase my gas mileage.

jk, Have you actually comprehended the plan you posted? Read it again and use some common sense. This is not an energy plan that is realistic today. For the future..maybe but not likely. however we need to let the free market work out the way we get there. Government should not dictate. They should clear the hurdles for the free market to succeed. Giving tax credits does not save anyone. We need to drill now. The market will take care of itself. MCCains plan is more realistic without breaking the government and business. Obamas energy plan is socialist.

RealDemocrat,
"Obamas energy plan is socialist."

Asking the citizens to help out during energy "crisis" is socialist? Asking the citizen to support the troops fighting for US is socialist? I dont think so. And its just a request, as of now he has no power to regulate it. Obama, in fact is spreading an important idea that Americans should be following everyday. Its all by choice and no one would force it on you...no one would be able to pass a "inflate your tires now" bill. But why not do it? Its for your good and good of the whole. In the long run every little bit will count and this inflating tires' little bit by the math above is way more than the off shore drilling's little bit.

Henderson - You are not thinking. Most likely lack common sense. Do you think that Airplanes will fly on batteries? 10 years? Wrong.. We simply need to pass the legislation. The prices will start to come down immediately. If you think we will have a solution to Oil dependance in 7 years you are a fool if we do not start drilling now.. MCCAIN Is right. Meanwhile I will get a tuneup and get my tires filled up.

Josh J.,

Ask around and see how many people actually keep there tires at the right pressure at all times. Majority doesnt.

Sean - one more thing. With gas at $4 a gal don't you think that most people use commone sense and change thier habits. It has showed in the last 6 months. We are using less now. However the backside of that is we are losing tax revenues due to less fuel consumption. Where is that money going to come from now?

RealDemocrat-
Explain how there will be an immediate price drop....are we going to just will the oil out of the ground, where it will be magically refined by a bunch of imps wearing McCain masks?

Do the research, genius, we won't see a drop for about a decade.

Perhaps, if we actually funded research for true alternative energy (NOT ETHANOL), we might be able to come up with a decent solution some time in the next f***ing century.

Or, if you wish, we could all join you in burying our heads in the oil shoal. But yeah....keep pushing your crap while offering nothing to back it up....good on you.

Jennifer: You are staying on the talking points of the DNC. Take a moment open your mind. Use cause and effect logic and read MCCains Plan. If you are capable of doing that you will find that MCCains plan is very viable. He is not saying what you want to hear like Obama.

You are guilty of exactly what you accuse youngandnotstupid of.

Henderson: If you knew your history you would KNOW that OPEC does not want us to become energy capable. They destroyed the US Oil industry in the late 70's and 80's by providing more supply and driving the prices down to a level where it became cost prohibitive for the US to drill here anymore.

We start the drilling here and now, OPEC will increase supply to a level that will make us forget about drilling here and now. Cause and effect.

You have to think strategy.

We continue to drill here and now and in 7 years we get off of the OPEC Mamary gland and quit supporting our enemies.

RealDemocrat – Not really making a point yet; however I disagree that she is hot. Now to my point… I’m interested in the candidate and what he has to say and not forced to be bombarded with images of his wife trailing with nothing to contribute.

Obamaites: please stop letting Obama think for you.. Think for yourself. Use a little common sense and use logic over emotion. Cause and effect.

JD: I got ya. Maybe he thinks having her on stage with him makes him better looking to the public.

OK so we drill now and in 10 years the pumps will say $8.00 / gallon.
This makes us independant, how?

McCain need to understand, the last time we listened to a Bush, people wandered aimlessly for 40 years!

McCain added, "Let's start working for the American people and not for ourselves."

Amen John!

DAVID NH-
Good luck, man...get ready for a bunch of talking points and/or conspiracy-laced history lessons *rolls eyes*.

Uh, hate to break it to you Senator McCain, but the NRDC's top recommendation under "Short Term Solutions for US Energy Security" is --- wait for it --- check your tire pressure. Estimates are we could cut our gasoline addiction by 3% or more right there -- if folks had their tires filled up properly.

Is that anything to ridicule? I'd like you to show me how any drilling anywhere in this country makes my next tank of gas go 3% farther. And my neighbor's. And my sister's. And my co-worker's.

Rather than offering "straight talk", McCain ridicules solutions. McSame, McSame, McSame.

I say open up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; we’ve done it in the past – twice – so why not now. Gas prices are too high and John McCain’s idea is too OLD.