Obama Knocks McCain On Offshore Drilling

(AP)  Barack Obama said Friday that presidential rival John McCain's proposal to allow offshore drilling "makes absolutely no sense at all" as he headed to Florida to put the Republican on the spot over the issue.

Obama said opening up the U.S. coastline to oil exploration would not give Americans any appreciable savings until 2030.

"Even then you're looking at cents on a gallon of gas," Obama told Democratic governors at a meeting in his hometown. "Who knows 22 years from now, what would gas be at the pace that we're going right now?"

Instead, Obama said he would invest $150 billion over the next 10 years to create green jobs, particularly in the automotive industry and to improve the electricity grid so people can drive plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Obama planned a news conference after his arrival in Jacksonville, Florida, later in the day to criticize McCain on changing his position on drilling offshore. In McCain's 2000 campaign, he said he favored the federal government's 27-year moratorium on offshore drilling. This week, he said he supports lifting it to give states the option to drill.

Obama told the governors he couldn't wait to hear what their Republican colleague Arnold Schwarzenegger of California would have to say about McCain's plan. Told that he'd already spoken out, Obama said, "He's thumbs down, right?"

He is. Schwarzenegger said Wednesday that California's coastline is "an international treasure" that must be protected.

Obama discussed the economy with the 16 Democratic governors. They told him how people in their states are suffering, from high energy and food costs, loss of manufacturing jobs and the housing slump.

"There is a deep recession and frankly I believe it's gaining momentum," said New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, who backed Obama's primary rival Hillary Rodham Clinton. "I don't think we're half way through."

Obama said he would work with them on policies that would help, including a plan to spend billions in taxpayer dollars to build roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects that could create jobs and improve transportation routes. Obama asked if they have projects that were ready to go if they had the money, and there were nods and calls of "Absolutely!" around the table.

"Within three months, you could start putting people back to work," he said.

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin responded, "I think we could put a lot of people back to work in one month. We're ready."

[obama8years]

Hi I am Huesain Obama. I would like to show the american people that the old obama is out and the new Obama is here.

I have changed churches , I know longer attend a racist, anti-american and pro-hamas church.

I have quit involving myself with the ISM and have put all my support for Isreal.

I will work hard to make sure that I am not the most liberal senator in congress. I would like to give that honor to Kennedy.

I repudiate any friendship I had with Bill Ayers and no longer serve on the board with him. Bill is a known terrorist and no friend of mine.

I now know that Rezko was a crook, and will be careful next time I deal with shady characters to not get caught.

I will no longer support my cousin in Kenya who is a ruthless ruler who wants to overtake the goverment and place Muslim SHaria Law.

I will no longer appease Hamas or Iran. And will not run from Terrorist.

It is time America see the New and Improved Barry O''''bama, an Irish Gent.

PAID FOR THE BARRY O''''bama Campaign

[taddles3]

"FRIGHTENING AREN''''T THEY? TO RAMALAMAOBAMA - I SAY: DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW, PAY LESS.

Posted by mudrose at 09:17 AM : Jun 23, 2008"



Feel free to try convincing the governors of Florida and California to drill of their shores. Seems they have both come out strongly in disagreement with the idea.

[taddles3]

"Yes, I have read the books and you should too!

Posted by TruUSA at 12:17 AM : Jun 23, 2008"


Actually you haven''t because if you had you wouldn''t be posting false quotes false statements.

I agree, read the books, actually read what Obama wrote rather than the right wing attack points posted by this neo-con tool.

[taddles3]

"And we do know what Marxist and socialism is, it''''s a policy that has never succeeded in the history of mankind...usually leads to communism!

Posted by RowdyWicca at 09:34 AM : Jun 23, 2008"



Really, never succeeded? so countries like Sweden and Finland and France and Portugal have never succeeded...news to them I''m sure.

How about all the "socialist" programs here in the US. How about your police department, and fire department, both paid for with federal funds. Health inspectors, highway department, sewage treatment, municipal water supply, electricity, all subsidized or funded by the Government. Feel free to explain how your "non socialist" government is going to work when the bridges fall down, your water doesn''t turn on, you have no electricity in your house and the cops and the fire fighters don''t show up when there is an emergency.

You always cry about socialism except for the socialist programs you gladly use every day and need to survive.

[taddles3]

""Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English" George Bernard Shaw (Irish literary Critic, Playwright and Essayist. 1925 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1856-1950)

Posted by terrorislami at 05:35 PM : Jun 22, 2008"


What, no modern quotes about Socialism?

[taddles3]

"More recently, Bill Clinton locked up 1.9 million acres of land in Utah to any future development of resources by the creation of the Grand Staircase National Monument. In that area, there is enough coal to run this country for 300 years.

Posted by minnick8 at 11:49 AM : Jun 23, 2008"


Coal?!? Why not just step back a couple more hundred years while your at it. How about we just repeal all the pollution laws and take a leap right back into the industrial revolution of the 1880''s. Tell you what how about we build a coal fired power plant in your backyard, would that be ok with you? How about you think further out than one year and take a look at the reality of what you are saying.

Why is it you neo-cons are more interested in your pocket books than in your children?

[minnick8-2009]

More recently, Bill Clinton locked up 1.9 million acres of land in Utah to any future development of resources by the creation of the Grand Staircase National Monument. In that area, there is enough coal to run this country for 300 years.

I hope the liberals who don''t want the U.S. resources developed will eventually freeze to death in the dark. Unfortunately, the rest of us will be taken along with them.

[minnick8-2009]

Developing our own resources for the long haul should be part of a plan which is inclusive of the development of any resources available in the U.S. It is insane for us to depend on foreign oil and the benevolence of people who can''t stand us and would destroy us in a heartbeat. It is about time that America get off its high horse as regarding development of its own resources. Even if it takes 20 years to realize lower gas prices, if we don''t start now, where will we be in 20 years? It is also good to finally be hearing about the development of American''s coal resources, and development of electric cars, and broader use of windmills, and nuclear power.

In 1976, an attempt to develop coal on the Kaiparowitz Plateau in S.W. Utah was quashed by Robert Redford and his liberal friends. The theory was that the pollution would destroy the views at Bryce Canyon 80 miles to the west. I thought that was an interesting theory considering the trade winds blow from the west to the east, and also, the Navajo Nation had already built a power plant right on the other side of Lake Powell, and that smoke is not visible 80 miles to the west. The greatest dangers to visibility of Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyon are pollutants that come from California and Nevada.

[minnick8-2009]

Anyone ever notice how the Repubes and neocons must resort to name calling when they can''''t explain or defend their conservative-of-choice''''s position???

Posted by rafl

Ever notice how the Left-wing Liberals resort to name calling when they can''t explain or defend their radical position?

[rowdywicca]

Well said and sadly, 100% correct. Most Americans simply do not take the time to really understand what is being feed to them. If you ask one of them about Socialism most will indeed return with a repulsive knee jerk reaction to the old Soviet system. It''''s this ignorance that leads them to toss around words like Marxism and fascism, without having the slightest idea of how silly they sound.


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Posted by SgtRDS-E4 at 10:08 PM : Jun 22, 2008

Well, there you''re wrong! We do know what''s being fed to us, and it''s a crock of lies!

And we do know what Marxist and socialism is, it''s a policy that has never succeeded in the history of mankind...usually leads to communism!

We knew what the Marxism krap was back in the 60''s...remember? That krap doodle theory died a an ignominous death when people grew up and realized they were living in the freest damned country in the world and began to appreciate it!

Shame isn''t it, Obama and his gas bag wife haven''t grown up yet!!!