McCain Ad a Full Tank of Nonsense

This is so not true. We all know that the gas prices are to be blamed on BUSH.......

That's really lame. And the results have just been posted for the 2008 Presidential Election Weekly Poll and Vice President Weekly Poll. See what America thinks at http://www.votenic.com

Drilling in our protected areas, which we won't see the results of for years, is only a band-aid. THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF OIL, PERIOD. Stop focusing on a brief, inadequate stop-gap.

I don't agree that we need to try to drill out of this problem. To suggest that we start drilling in areas which will never be rehabilitated from the destruction that drilling causes for oil that won't be pumped for 10 years (even giving you some time there since most say more than that) if ever is deplorable. You guys mentioned Clinton not allowing for drilling. Why stop there? How about Bush I, or Reagan, or Carter or the presidents before then? How about we concentrate on lowering our usage before we go on what amounts to a wild chase looking for something that may or may not yield results? Why are republicans so against the idea that restraint may be the best path to follow? Stock in big oil possibly? They have had the largest profits in history and no argument that its not a real profit will work because I audit some of them. Its real money.

Erik_001:

Believe me that I AM for alternative energy and renewable energy. Something should have been done 25 years ago, but most funding was stopped. We are 2 1/2 decades BEHIND because of it.

While we stopped funding on oil shale, Canada continued research in sandy oil (similar procedure of extraction.) the majority of Canada's oil comes from sandy oil.

In the 70's and early 80's, funding was provided for ethanol and coal gasification. In the Great Plains, ethanol has been available and USED since the 70's. North Dakota has had an operating coal gasification plant since the early 80's. Currently, the western part of ND is booming with coal mining (surface) and oil drilling, brought on by the price of oil.

And, how long will it take to convert the 18 wheeler engines?

Dinosaurs drill; it has been shown by current research that algae can supply all of USA transportation needs. Algae double in 24 hours. No crop land needed, just brackish water, light and CO2 ands limited space. A new technology that could start by keeping those semi trucks running costing about $2 per gallon to produce.

Considering that Obama has chosen the neoliberal Democrats WHO ARE AGAINST ANY US PRODUCED FOSSIL FUELS as his think tank team, you can expect gas prices to double without ANY relief.

Just as Obama thinks he needs to tell us what kind of vehicle we NEED to drive, that our kids NEED to learn Spanish, he believes that we will ONLY want renewable energy if we CANNOT AFFORD fossil fuels. In other words, Obama and his neoliberal Democrats think we have no common sense and are complete idiots. And, based on comments made by some Obama supporters - they are correct about his followers.

T Boone Pickens for POTUS. He is the only one whose concern is FOR AMERICA by AMERICANS. He WANTS the US to be powered by AMERICAN produced energy.

We have to be weaned off the oil. The neoliberals are against the Offshore Drilling for Natural Gas too. Just how do the neoliberal Democrats EXPECT our heavy duty trucks to operate? Or, do they expect there to be NO trucking? How is an 18-wheeler going to distribute the electric cars without comparable fuel? How short-sighted they truly are!!

NEWSWEEK----

It's bad enough that the media is giving Obama a HUGEEEEE amount of excessive good coverage but you now find it necessary to post negative or questionable articles about McCain. Could it be that you are getting concerned because you are not seeing as many pro Obama comments/posts as you are use to seeing?


Why don't you report on Obama not wanting to admit that the surge is working and instead of giving credit to our men and women who are fighting he would rather attribute a lot of "nonsense" as reasons to why there's reduction in violence instead of attributing the success to the sacrifice, hard work and dedication of our troops!!

The news coverage is so biased and fake that it is ridiculous. Newsweek, are you REALLY in the tank for Obama or are you scared to do some real reporting on him because you don't want to be labeled a racist paper?! I am sure your researchers found out Obama is a huge fraud and possibly more, why on earth do you refuse to be objectional and report your findings instead of being a cheerleader!!??

And, how is the Democratic proposed $0.10 per gallon increased federal gas/diesel tax going to HELP keep the cost of fuel down?

Yes, we need to reduce consumption, but contrary to neoliberal Democratic solutions - we CANNOT STOP all consumption today. As T Boone Pickens stated yesterday in the Senate hearings, we cannot go to Page 2 before we finish Page 1.

It was the neoliberal Democrats who stopped most funding for alternative energy and renewable energy research back in the early 1980's - the same neoliberals who are on Obama's nation of advisers.

an entire article on a 30 second ad? I think the author missed the whole point of the ad. lousy 'reporting'.

you had to break down a 30 second ad? seriously????

I can't believe an article like this gets on Newsweek ... especially with such substantiated "debunks" like ... "Not true. The federal government's estimate is that if the moratorium on offshore drilling were lifted today, it would be 2030 before we'd see a noticeable effect on supply and prices.

Oh! The federal gov't said is so it must be true. What is this, The New York Times?


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