"Senator Obama thinks we can achieve energy independence without more drilling and without more nuclear power."
"Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump? O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!"
Says Obama opposes offshore drilling and a gas tax holiday.
Says Obama opposes innovation, the electric car and "clean, safe, nuclear energy."
"I've always said it's (offshore drilling) up to the states and I still say that."
We are "borrowing Saudi money for Saudi oil" with the result being "dependency and debt."
"We must deal with the here and now and assure affordable fuel for America by increasing domestic production."
Obama "wants a windfall profits tax on oil to go along with the new taxes he also plans for coal and natural gas."
McCain says the price of a gas tax "holiday" would be about the same as "a Bridge to Nowhere (or) another pork barrel project."
If the U.S. stops adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it "will lessen worldwide demand for oil" and reduce prices.
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