Comments on: McCain And Gas Prices: He Needs To Brush Up

By: Hey, Here’s A Great Idea! Let’s Elect A Man To The Presidency Who Admits He Can’t Remember The Last Time He Had To Level Himself To Pumping His Own Gasoline! | THE GUN TOTING LIBERAL™

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:58:12 +0000

[...] Raw Story; The Impolitic (Our good friend, Libby Spencer); Liberal Values (Ron Chusid); PoliBlog; The Moderate Voice (Our good friend Joe Gandelman); QandO (Right) [...]

By: runasim

runasim — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:31:00 +0000

McCain's answer was inartful. That's it.

How this relates to his enrgy policy, I fail to see.
His Lexington Project is every bit as vague as anybody elses. It also holds out false promises, IMO.
If he wants to fill the gap by dirlling, he would have to explain why there is no drilling happening now in available areas. Clearly there are problems not solved by merely saying 'drill'.

Even long range, the amount of freshly drilled oil would have only a small impact on imports and prices.

I hope Obama sticks to not making false promises about oil but prepares the nation for a rough future, instead, We have to adapt, and think long term, not look for miracles.

I do wonder, though, why neither has talked about drilling for gas, not just oil.

By: McCain, Gas prices, and posers | BitsBlog

McCain, Gas prices, and posers | BitsBlog — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:51:18 +0000

[...] Gandelman , the guy who calls himself ‘”The Moderate Voice” has one again, proved beyond any doubt whatever that he is nothing but a poser for the ‘moderate’ moniker he claims: This kind [...]

By: ChenZhen

ChenZhen — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:45:02 +0000

Yea I think he was saying that it doesn't matter the last time he actually pumped it, not how much it is.

By: Why It Costs So Much To Fill Your Tank « Liberty Street

Why It Costs So Much To Fill Your Tank « Liberty Street — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:44:18 +0000

[...] “This kind of thing can hurt a candidate,” says Joe Gandelman. (Only if you’re the Democratic candidate, Joe.) Nevertheless: Not pumping it is one thing. Not knowing it is another. It can and most likely will be used against him in a court of political battle. Big mistake. If his handlers are smart, they’ll make sure he knows the average price of gas in the U.S. every single day until the elections. [...]

By: Patrick_Lasswell

Patrick_Lasswell — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:04:46 +0000

McCain should start asking the reporters when the last time they lived for a week on the bugs they captured in their cell. Maybe that would get overplayed, but smacking down the next idiot who asks this has a certain quality.