Palin, McCain's energy on energy is saved for drilling

This is no surprise....drill drill drill..that ploy may win the election for the republicans, but it's an awful way to do it...exploit the victims of a broken economy by offers of further addiction to oil. Shame on John McSame..

Maybe we won't have to keep checking the air in our tires everyday after long overdue oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear are developed. Just getting the wheels turning in energy development will bring down imported fuel prices.

McCain's speech put it all together; no more Washington politics in the White House when he gets to the Oval Office. Too bad the same can't be said of the Democratic controlled Congress; they'll try to shut down government every step of the way, the way they did with the Bush Administration. Maybe we should elect more mavericks to Congress too. Don't forget to vote.

-- McCAIN * PALIN 08 --

The following quote from Palin's speech gives a good example of why the Republican Party is unfit to govern:
"Our opponents say, again and again, that drilling will not solve all of America's energy problems -- as if we all didn't know that already. But the fact that drilling won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all.''
I don't recall any 'opponent' ever saying 'do nothing at all.' There is no excuse for taking advantage of the world stage to say anything no matter how ridiculous just because others are too polite to not interrupt or call for an explanation or clarification. The Republicans should not be given license to make things up as they go along, even if they don't have anything new to bring to the debate.

McCain and Palin are correct; we need to drill for oil NOW off both the east and west coasts and the small part of AWAR. If you remember, McCain also said we need to get other sources of energy (coal, nuclear, etc.) so that we rid our dependency on foreign oil. Why can't some of the American people realize that our economy is being hurt so badly because we are paying so many U.S. dollars to foreign countries, some of whom dislike the U.S., for their oil? Think, please think, people. You are the ones using and paying for this oil. Certainly we need to obtain alternate energy but that will take much more time and in the meantime let's drill. Technology is so advanced that offshore drilling has become safer and safer and faster and faster. This is your country; do what is necessary to protect it.

McCain has always worked across the aisle - McCain Feingold, the Surge, etc.

Obama couldnt even swallow his pride to cross the divide to embrace Hillary and her 18 million voters!

Instead, he let McCain be the one who enabled women to be represented in the White House NOW! NOW! NOW! He thinks this election should only be about him and his historic election and nobody else's.

SO, if Obama loses this election, it would be because he put himself and his pride first, and his country and public service second.

Thou anointest my portfolio with oil, my bank account runneth over. Yea tho I walk through the preserve at Anwar, I shall not fear, for my rifle art with me and I will dwell in a dying earth for ever and ever.

Hey Henry-

I can't wait until they get ready to drill off the coast of whatever beach you and your family goes to...

All the 'drill, baby, drill' people will quickly adopt the addendum: "but not off MY coast."

Have you ever been to LA or TX where offshore drilling occurs? Filthy, unusable beaches. You can have your extra 200,000 barrels in ten years. I'll keep my beautiful beach.

The $40 billion dollar natural gas pipeline to serve the continental US was just pushed through by her to provide clean energy to fuel our homes and our cars as a means to get us off foreign oil and towards a day when we can get off oil for transportation for good.
For 30 years Governors of Alaska have been trying to get this pipeline built. Sarah Palin got it passed and the deal done in less than two years. Kudos to her as far as I'm concerned.

As far as the wolf issue, I live in Willow which is north of Wasilla about 30 miles towards Denali National Park. The wolves are beautiful animals, but their numbers have swelled to the point that these magnificent caribou are being slaughtered by the thousands by these over-populated wolf packs, driving this sub-species of caribou towards possible extinction. So, ask yourself, which do you want to die? A few wolves or an entire sub-species? When it comes to drilling in ANWR, we all want to save the caribou, right? But, when it really matters for saving thousands of these magnificent animals, maybe even the extinction of this sub-species you side with the carniverous over-populated wolves. I don't get it but maybe someone can fill me in on what I'm missing. Are we not really interested in saving caribou, or is just when it can help us to win a political battle?

We need less oil, not more. Less money, fewer cars, less insatiable greed and pointless consumption. Less anonymous disposal. Less economics devoid of environmental and ethical accounting. Less McCain, Obama, Republicans, Democrats. Less political theater to distract us from reality.

We need real people willing to live dignified, conscientious, and decent lives. We need generosity and community. Our political parties are offering nothing of substance for our increasingly troubled times.

We are on a crash course.

Here in PA we have a crap load of coal and way too many hills. I say we strip mine the hell out of those hills then backfill the valleys to make road building easier and cheaper. You know that Clean Coal stuff. Plus we have shale oil that requires water so I say run the rivers and streams into the gas wells to get the gas since the rivers are so polluted and have basically killed off the Chesapeake, the EPA advises not to eat the fish any how. I mean I need to GIT MY MONEY and a place in Az. Next we need to cut these stupid trees down since they git in the way of my shootin more deer. Deer are like rats here but they taste better than squirrel. DRILL HERE DRILL NOW. DRILL A HOLE THROUGH THE ROOF OF MY HOUSE I JUST WANT MINE!!!!!

Obama couldn't cross the divide to embrace Hillary?? What?? What a lie! The Dem convention starring Bill and Hillary meant nothing, huh?Nothing will satifisy you Clintonites but kissing feet ..and that's not gonna happen..

Okay, i give up. Let's do what Sarah says...teach abstinence in public schools (it worked so well in her family)....teach Creationism and the heck with all those idiots who believe in Darwin's theory.......drill, drill, drill in Alaska, on our coasts, anywhere Big Oil wants to go. Let's ignore Global Warming because Sarah says it isn't caused by humans anyway (pollution just invented itself)...and sorry, if your young daughter gets raped or pregnant at 14, Sarah doesn't believe in abortion even in cases of rape or incest. No stem cell research, nope, nope, nope. Just pray a lot and let God lead the way, like he led us into Iraq. Sarah is the new Messiah, bow down, bow down.

OK, you in alaska want drilling? You got it; we'll agree to only drill for oil where you live. I'm prepared to conserve, pay more for alternative energy, do anything to lengthen our time on the planet.

You people are sick... this is all basic stuff. Drill now to buy time for all the other stuff... Do you actually think the "Community Organizer" will deliver us from evil... PLEASE!! O = total loss of $$ and loss of opportunity, he can't even formulate a good argument without a script... put down the Koolad and face the facts... McCain/Palin is the only sensible choice...

The ME-ME-E Republicans have got to go...use and abuse

Since oil price is market driven, even if we started to drill, it will still be oil companies that benefitted most. Anyway, the issue is not enough drilling, but to drill oil in US cost more than in middle east or some other part of the world.
I think it is very misleading to say that Republican can drill our way out of the high gasoline price problem.
What needed is more transparency in the oil cost and trading process from producer to the refineries and distribution.

Sarah Palin does not care about the environment, she doesn't care about women's welfare (against pro choice), hunts down and murders innocnet animals. She is NOT the person I want representing me and my country.
i am truly afraid if this women becomes vice pres of the USA. She is a typical republican MAN in a women's body. Stay in Alaska Sara, stop the wolves from being visciously slaughtered from planes, look around and SEE the effects global warming is already having on our planet.
Go home and try to develop some empathy!!!!!!!!!

Dick Cheney in a skirt. What have we done with all the oil previously drilled? We put it in the strategic petroleum reserves. So just because it is being drilled does not mean that it is going be refined. Do I think we should drill? yes. But we need a much more comprehensive plan that involves second generation bio-fuels higher efficiency standards and opening up trade deals that allow already existing super fuel efficient vehicles into the U.S. For example, Loremo AG of Germany is making a car that gets 157 mpgs! Volkswagen came out with a limited edition car that gets 282 mpgs! I have news for you folks the oil industry has no interest in lowering the price of oil. What they want to do is charge us an optimum about. That is the highest price possible until we change our habits. Look what happened when gas hit 4.00 a gallon. Demand dropped by 800,000 barrels and the price fell. The real issue we need to start talking about is PEAK OIL!

The Republicans express pride in America, citing it's great achievements and benevolence ... while the democrats spew a constant drumbeat of criticism and guilt towards America. This paves the way to their call for an overall change. But, many of the democrat's proposed changes involve throwing out the baby with the dirty bath water. For example, McCain/ Palin want to assist business with tax breaks ... while the democrats want to increase taxes to business owners. The democrats want the government to redistribute money, by simply handing it over to non producing Americans. Well, check out today's 6.1% unemployment figures. Cutting the legs out from under employers will only increase those unemployment figures.

@Henry Dennison

>> Why can't some of the American people realize that our economy is being hurt so badly because we are paying so many U.S. dollars to foreign countries.

You're right. I wish more Americans would realize that we're paying so much to help rebuild a country that has more than enough resources to pay for their own rebuilding... Imagine us being so nice as to buy their $120 per barrel oil AND give them all the money they need to rebuild. Even Iran is switching over to use other forms of energy to fuel their cars. Why? So they too can sell us $120 per barrel oil... I never thought I'd see the day when the Iranians had more common sense than this country...

Referring to an "addiction to oil" was stupid when George W. Bush said it, it's equally stupid when susie and all the other liberals say it. You know what Americans are addicted to? How about prosperity and freedom?

We don't need to give up our lifestyle to conserve. That's what we tried in the 1970's under the horrible leadership of Jimmy Carter. It was wrong then, and it's wrong now. We need to drill here and drill now WHILE WE DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES.

Obama and the other Marxists would prefer that we wait until the alternatives have been developed, and give up our freedom and prosperity in the process. That's why he will lose in November just like Carter did in 1980.

Remember, Barack Obama will be Jimmy Carter's second term. For those of you who are too young to remember the late 70's, do some research before you get all excited about Obama. If you think things are bad now, believe me, they could be a lot worse.

in 1970, front cover of Time Magazine, was all about Global Cooling, now only 30 years later it is Global Warming. I think the hippies are coming down from their "high."

when al gore sells his private jet and his boat home..then i will believe...wait no,

drill now!

Ok I'm a registered independant. I'm an environmentalist, I believe in Global warming, and I want to make sure I mention that before I go on my high horse. I think that anyone who believes that we shouldn't drill is naive. Very very naive. First and foremost, off shore drilling is not going to occur right next to our beaches. Off-shore drilling traditional takes place at depths greater than 1000 feet which would put most locations several miles off the coast. Second, in some cases, specifically an area around Santa Barbara, the ocean is literally bleeding oil and it is actually better for the environment to drill there than not (see Get Oil Out Organization). The reality of the situation is that there is no magic anwser to this problem. We ARE too dependant on foriegn sources of oil, and the countries we do business with are developing wealth and power as a result of our spending. These same countries are using there energy resources to their advantage and are not friends of the United States. It is admirable to suggest that we should stop driving, stop our dependance on oil and pursue alternative sources, the reality is that we are decades away from achieving that goal and while money needs to be spend working on these solutions they aren't going to be available at an affordable price at anytime in the near future. Currently the US makes up 4% of the world's population, but 25% of the world's oil demand. We need to find ways to support our current demand, and work towards other solutions that can meet our energy needs. We can do both. We must do both. I support McCain's drill now policy. He also strongly supports research and development of alternative resources, which just need time to develop. In the meantime we can't just wait and further support these oil producing enemies we must do both. We can do both in a manner that doesn't do any really serious harm to our environment. The truth is you can't have you're cake and eat it too. We must make sacrifices in the short term to help achieve the long term, there is no perfect answer. There is no way this is going to change anytime soon. The sooner people realize this the better we'll be.

For those that think that Big Oil is somehow making money hand over fist and they should be further taxed, I encourage you to read a recent WSJ article on this subject. ExxonMobil paid more in their taxes than they made in profits, they also make far less profit (from a margin perspective) than the average tech company like Google or Apple. They aren't the enemy folks. You can't live in a capitalist economy and discourage capitalism. If you want socialism just be honest about it, but you can't have both.

OK so instead of drilling for oil, let's build a windfarm off the coast of MA. Oh wait a minute- that has been tried and who is one of the biggest opponents? Teddy Kennedy. It really is shameless NIMBYism at its finest.

Senator McCain wants to drill for the near term to decrease our dependency on Persian Gulf oil while technologies such as wind and solar improve and the opposition to them decreases.

The GOP's eagerness to drill is code to their oil buddies(and supporters) everything's gonna be fine(if McCain gets elected), while granpappy McCain lies to the public about change in Washington.

Why drill? Who would benefit from it and when and how much? How come you GOP guys don't want to know the particulars before you vote?

I guess because you are counting on the old boy to keep the network alive and well.

DRILL, DRILL, DRILL - If we don't drill now how reliable do you think the country's energy supplies will be in 10 to 15 years? Don't put us at the mercy of Middle Eastern, Russian and South American crack-pots.

Not only did we put the oil in the reserve, we sent much of it to Japan. Just because the oil companies drill off our shores and in our wild life preserves does not mean the oil or refined products will come to this country and lower prices for us! If the authorization to drill in this country requires that more than 50 percent of the oil and refined product will be distributed in the United States with controlled pricing and regulated profit, lets see if the the oil companies are still so excited about drilling in America. And off shore drilling can destroy other industries in this country - such as fishing.
The price of oil went so high partly because of speculation and also because oil is paid for in American dollars. Bush's policies of allowing corporations to pay almost no taxes (GAO report), cutting taxes for the rich, and spending without any sense of consequence or responsibility, has devalued the dollar and pushed up the cost of oil (Bush, Cheney, and their pals will walk away very rich).

I think it was Ben Franklin who said insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Well welcome to the insane asylum America.

Some of you have got the incentives all wrong here. If we drill, we will temporarily bring down the price of oil, but we'll also bring down the desire and incentive for alternatives. Stop thinking about the price at the pump tomorrow and consider the price at the pump in 10 years. If we drill, I guarantee that we won't develop alternatives -- where are the alternative Bush promised? Oh, right, their in the corn field, pushing the price of all other food commodities through the roof.

Our country needs a comprehensive investment in alternative energies, and coal and oil may be alternatives to Middle East purchases (by the way, most of our oil still comes from Canada...), but it is not an alternative to what we will have to do in this country sooner or later, regardless of whether you believe in Global Warming or not.

With regard to tax cuts, how well has that worked out for our present economy? And the last time I checked, most small business owners fall into the 95% of middle class families that will qualify for Obama's tax cut. Lastly, ANY business owner will tell you that he or she is not in business for the purpose of providing jobs for others -- they employ others because they have to in order to earn profits. So there's a big leap in logic between suggesting that increasing taxes will decrease jobs. In fact Bill Clinton did exactly the opposite: he raised taxes and it resulted in one of the most sustained economic booms of the 20th century.

Although the Republicans' plan for increased domestic oil drilling does not solve the problem of America's oil addiction and the effect that carbon dioxide emissions have on Global Warming, at least the Republicans have a plan! I hear of no plans from the Democrats on Energy Independence, the Social Security crisis, the Mortgage Crisis, etc...the Democrats point out problems but have no solutions! Pointing out the problems is the easy part. Coming up with solutions is the hard part and apparently out of the grasp of the Democrats!

Interesting that not one of the GOP speakers acknowledged that humans play a role in Global Warming. Folks, this is the same mentality that claimed slavery was good for slaves, docility benefitted women, and the Iraqis would welcome us as conquering heroes. No reference to hard data, just 'aw shucks you can trust us' politics. Little wonder they want to introduce biblical creation as as a viable option in our science classrooms. That way they can wipe out scientific methods from future generations of Americans. Who needs scientific analysis? Remember, they speak for God who must have told them that humans are harmless.....for now.

Liberals are unfit to govern. Unless they are ikn Cuba, the USSR or anywhere in Commie-Land. The masses are so tired of the free rides, welfares, and the do-nothings having their hands out. It's over. Palin and McCain are far better than Jimmy Carter--I mean Obama.

MysterChick rocks.

Here's a simple challenge for the whack-job "oil is evil" crowd - stop using it. Seriously. Stop using oil. Prove to yourself and your enviro-nazi buddies that you truly believe what you rant. Stop using oil - all oil. Stop using gas. Stop using/buying any products that are produced using oil. Stop using/buying any products that are transported using oil. Go through your house top to bottom and pitch all oil related products. I believe we are what we do - we are defined by our actions, not our words.

For me, I want oil in my life. I think oil is a fantastic product that has greatly improved the quality of my life. I have no problem with oil/gas companies being rewarded with profits. I would like to see some of the political, economic and environmental problems reduced - but that's life - the best things in life often create the greatest conflict.

As for my challenge, I'll bet there's not one among you that is willing to forgo all oil/oil related products in your life. You'll trash oil and oil companies in your blog entries, but you will continue to use it. Pathetic.

Wow FJStratford (#5) - that's one heavy does of denial and spite!

What McCain did wasn't 'enabling' women to be represented in the White House. What he did is best described as 'pandering' to women to get himself, and the Republican Party, into the White House. Sarah Palin being a woman is simply a side effect of this pandering.

"He thinks this election should only be about him and his historic election and nobody else's"

This sounds like a pouty second grader. If Obama loses the election, it won't be because he didn't choose Clinton as his running mate. At least not directly, anyway. He'll lose the election because spiteful Hillary supporters - like you - are pouting in the sand box, ready to take your precious little toy and go home.

Be careful not to bite of your nose to spite your face; you may regret it looking in the mirror when McCain and his Holy-Roller Mealticket Palin are running the show.

Which Party Will Make or Break Biofuels?

Biofuel is a bright spot in our economy. Corn Belt states that have well-developed ethanol industries, like Iowa and Nebraska, now have cheap fuel, expanding economies, and budget surpluses. Ethanol refineries are coming online in other states: Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Arizona, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, California, etc. Alternative ethanol feedstocks are being introduced, like sorghum, organic waste, algae and biomass. The State of Louisiana working with Renergie is building an advanced network of small, localized ethanol plants, based on sweet sorghum, that are expected to get a 5 to 1 return. Louisiana ethanol will be sold at blender pumps. By 2020, ALGAE is expected to be the leading feedstock for ethanol, biodiesel, bio crude oil, and biogas methane (a natural gas substitute). Subsidizing biofuels creates jobs, stimulates our economy, and generates County, State, and Federal tax revenue. Money back in your pocket. Every dollar spent on biofuel subsidies results in $10 in economic stimulus. So go figure.

Merrill Lynch reports that ethanol blended into regular gasoline lowers the cost by 15%. The savings this year will be almost 60 billion dollars. The new ethanol blender pumps will make a bigger impact, depending on who gets elected President. Typically, blending ethanol with gasoline is done in large quantities by oil companies or fuel distributors. Who ever does the blending gets the 51 cent per gallon tax credit. With the new onsite blender pumps, the retail gas station will get the tax credit. That changes everything. Retailers are expected to pass along most of the blending subsidy to the consumer. Thus, the various blends, E20, E30, E40, E50, E85 will be about 40 to 50 cents a gallon cheaper yet at the blender pumps. Cheaper than ethanol already is. Ethanol blended at the pump will compete head-on with regular gasoline. This is why Big Oil wants the Republicans to get rid of the blending subsidy. Ethanol blends might soon outsell gasoline as is the trend in Minnesota. The oil industry is threatened by blender pumps. The Republican Party wants to discontinue the blending subsidy and take this discount away from you. The Democrats want you to have it.

The Republican Party has received huge campaign contributions from Big Oil and their intermediaries. Their battle cry is drill, drill, drill, which we need to do. But drilling now will only impact fuel prices modestly, 7 to 10 years from now. The Republican platform also calls for eliminating the 54 cent per gallon import tariff on foreign ethanol. What they advocate is that we should lower our dependence on foreign oil by replacing it with a new dependence on Brazilian Ethanol. This would continue to drive-up our Trade Deficit and cost us interest on debt consumption, because we pay for imported fuels mostly with debt instruments and Government Bonds. Furthermore, importing Brazilian ethanol would not lower the cost of your fuel. Shipping and handling costs from Brazil to the U.S. would factor in. And oil companies would pocket most of the savings. On the face of it, the consumer might save a penny or two at the pump, but the hidden cost would be 6% floating interest paid through the IRS to the Federal Reserve on buying foreign fuel with debt instruments.

By following the Republican plan to end the ethanol import tariff, we would trade one dependency for another, drive up the Trade Deficit and the National Debt, and pay revolving interest on imported fuel…We need to stimulate domestic biofuels instead.

Every gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel you buy is heavily subsidized, even while oil companies make record breaking multi-billion dollar profits. The subsidies we pay on petroleum based fuel are SIX TIMES higher than what we pay on ethanol and biodiesel. If the Republicans want to discontinue the biofuels subsidies, they should also discontinue the petroleum subsidies. But, instead, they fight to keep $50 Billion worth of annual petroleum subsidies intact. Republicans are clearly aligned with their benefactors - Big Oil.

The Republican plan to end affordable biofuel subsidies would disrupt a sector of our economy that is thriving. Ending biofuel subsidies is poor judgment and NOT in our National Interest. Ending the ethanol blending subsidy would also take away the discounts on fuel that consumers are expected to get from the coming wave of blender pumps.

The Republican Deception is: Big Oil First – Not Country First.

Well, if you don't vote for obama- then that will be a vote for McCain. If you want palin who: is a vile evil woman in office- a step away form being president and who cares nothing about animal rights; is pro-life; doesn't believe in education or healthcare funding; wants to ban certain books; is a racist; who created 22 million in debt to a town with only 9,000 people it it when she was its mayor and which had Zero debt before she got elected; is only concerned about Oil revenues; doesn't believe in climate change; wants to end endangered species protections for whales; salmon; wolves; bears and the polar bear; loves to murder all animals in Alaska; vetoed and cut funding to social service programs for the poor and the homeless and pregnant unwed girls and women; called the native Americans of Alaska ice Arabs; called obama "sambo"; wants to End abortion rights; and believes that even in incest and rape that the victim should have the baby; supports the itarod sled race which is extremely cruel to the dogs; wants to keep us in the ME forever; wants to bomb Iran; thinks this economy is a "strong economy" ; thinks that the unemployment rate is a big lie perpetuated by the left wingers; believes in tax breaks for the rich and higher taxes for the middle class and the poor; doesn't believe in universal health care for all; doesn't think that every child deserves to have the best education and have the right to go to college; doesn't think we need to solve the homeless crisis; who thinks that the governmental debt that we have rung up since bush took office is Not a Big deal; etc
Then go ahead and not vote.
Personally, I think obama is the best candidate we have had since Clinton and he will finally help this country to become strong again.
and for all those nazi- right wingers, don't complain when this planet goes down the tubes because you couldn't care less for the planet and climate change and have fun explaining to your kids why all the animals are extinct because you couldn't give up oil because you were too selfish.