Uhh… So today I saw John McCain’s new presidential ad touting his environmental record… Wow… What a joke. On the same day he released his new commercial (which tries to distance him from President Bush on the environment ironically) he proposed to lift the ban on offshore drilling for oil. Interesting… He claims it’s because the price of gas is so high. But wouldn’t drilling for oil to lower the price defeat the whole purpose of searching for alternative sources of energy? I think it’s hilarious how he claims that it’s important to search for alternative energy, but then opposes the farmers in Iowa growing soy and corn-based ethanol. This man’s “Straight Talk Express” confuses me… I think he really is “losing his bearings.”
Oh and by the way, according to CNN it will take over 10 years to finish the process of setting oil rigs, pumps and refineries and 30 years to see a difference in gas prices. It would be lovely to have another Alaskan oil spill (which EXXON still hasn’t cleaned up). This is just a ploy to get elected and was just supported by President Bush. So let me get this straight? Your commercial claims you “Go against the president when it comes to the environment”, and on the same day you propose and idea for some of your’s and Bush’s biggest donors (oil companies) to start drilling off the coast, totally disregarding the environment. Oh yea, and you aren’t telling people that they won’t even see any of the benefits for three decades… I get it… HOLD ON I DON’T GET IT! AWHILE AGO YOU WERE VEHEMENTLY AGAINST OFFSHORE DRILLING!
