Obama to Focus on Energy Security Today

By: Maria Gavrilovic
Topics: Barack Obama

(CBS)

From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:

(CHICAGO) Barack Obama will focus on energy security today at a campaign stop in Dayton, Ohio. Obama will accuse the Bush Administration and John McCain of lacking a long term energy plan, and will argue that the dependence on foreign oil poses a threat to national security.

Both McCain and Obama have been squabbling about their respective energy plans for months now. Yesterday McCain called Obama the "Dr. No" on energy policy.

"He's against nuclear power. He's against the storing of spent nuclear fuel and he's against reprocessing. He's against offshore drilling. He's against offering a reward for the development of an electric car," McCain said, "He's against everything we need to do in order to make this nation energy independent."

The Obama campaign released an ad earlier this week accusing McCain of cozying up with oil and gas companies.

"On gas prices, John McCain's part of the problem," the narrator says, "McCain and Bush support a drilling plan that won't produce a drop of oil for seven years. McCain will give more tax breaks to big oil. He's voted with Bush 95 percent of the time."

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by knoyddotcom July 12, 2008 2:59 PM EDT: According to www.knoyd.com ("Drill and Mine US Oil--Buy and Refine US Oil!, copyright 2008),

US Energy Independence and Security comes from a three-fold mission:

The United States of America

1. Has a divine destiny to defend democracy in every nation that currently embraces democracy, and promote democratic principles where tyranny and dictatorship runs supreme. This cannot be accomplished while the US is beholden to the very tyrants against whom it fights.

2. Has energy, whether from oil, bio-mass, coal, or nuclear power, as the life-blood of the US economy. The effects of skyrocketing fuel cost have a direct impact on the affordability of food, clothing, and shelter for every citizen, rich or poor. We must bring down the price of energy without further delay.

3. Energy policy plays a vital role in the creation of thousands and thousands of jobs. The oil shale fields alone can produce enough oil to replace our current imports and do so for 240 years. This is a minimum of 5 generations of employment for families in CO, UT, and WY. We have 250 years of coal supplies that can be converted to liquid fuel, and produce thousands of jobs.

It is time for liberal politicians to severe ties with fascist, economy-wrecking, pseudo-environmental groups and begin to do what is in the best interest of the whole of the citizens of the United States. It is time for conservative politicians to stand and make a very vocal demand for energy independence and security.; Reply to this comment


by DCropp July 11, 2008 4:56 PM EDT: Beware, Pickens is pulling another Swift Boat with his current ads.

Pickens has made his fortune in oil. Pickens was a major contributor to the Swift Boat group.

Once again, he''s working with McCain''s attorney to create more political ads.

Barack has repeatedly voiced his opinion on wind farms, solar, and nuclear. Watch for Pickens to come out with blatant lies about this.

Much as Pickens and McCain''s attorney did with the Swift Boat group. When the Swift Boat ads were proven wrong, Pickens denied the ads.; Reply to this comment


by ariel133 July 11, 2008 2:37 PM EDT: Obama will turn the country into a day-care- and reinforce the deadbeats to lean on him and he will feel powerful only in that way. GROW UP.; Reply to this comment


by greenfun July 11, 2008 2:36 PM EDT: Obama slapped his supporters in the face with his vote on FISA. When are you going to stop taking it?; Reply to this comment


by confused25 July 11, 2008 1:45 PM EDT: What security, Obama''s financial security?

With all the money we give to support the black agenda, I guess Obama finally wants his.

Who in their right mind would want to be President of this country if they couldn''''t cash in somehow either in office or after?; Reply to this comment