Lt. Commander John McCain Reporting for Duty

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Matt, the one thing you conveniently don't mention is that none of the current renewables you environmentalists are not even cost effective at $150 a barrel to be more viable than fossil fuels.
Oh, and that huge reserve also includes the Bakkans in North and South Dakota, off the west and east coasts, the Gulf of Mexico, and ANWR. The more you obfuscate, the more we pay for foreign energy supplies. Which is not a bad thing, but boy it sure would be nice if we had our own supplies. Never have I seen more Americans do more to harm themselves than on the issue of oil. And for what? Because they think they're saving the planet. Now that is stupid.

Chris of AZ 1:50AM September 05, 2008

The increase in supply would show up in 2017, -after McCain has left office. The good thing for consumers is that the principal investment cost could be passed on to them through higher prices starting immediately. We need to more than triple our production to meet current consumption levels, -I'm pretty sure that most Americans realize how stupid that sounds. The neat thing that the oil and gas lobby leaves out is that this huge reserve they speak about is largely oil sands and shale, which would require prices of about $150 per barrel to be feasible. McCain's energy plan lacks the basic math required to satisfy key point number 1.

Matt Hanson of MI 7:38PM September 04, 2008

I'm a bit concerned with the McCain/Palin energy policy (especially in regard to drilling in the ANWR). Given the state of the environment these days I think it is important for us, as consumers to support 'green business.' For example, http://www.simplestop.net stops your postal junk mail and benefits the environment.

Clark of TX 5:59PM September 04, 2008

I posted before I could follow-up in another thread, but I was going to state that if any policy proposals were to be laid bare, it would have to be by McCain himself.

Chris of AZ 5:56PM September 04, 2008