Slog - Comments on Maverick Moment of the Day http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7 Congressional Quarterly on McCain's new ad blaming Obama (and his cheering minions) for high gas prices: What the ad pins on Obama — and others who are "saying no to (new offshore) drilling in America" — are the price increases the country is currently enduring. That saddles the Illinois senator with a lot more influence than he has had. If one were to line up all the leaders in Washington who share some responsibility for the offshore drilling moratorium — the first President Bush, the Republican leadership of Congress, the Democratic leadership of Congress, the Florida delegation — there would... Copyright 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:33:12 -0800 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:35:20 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by w7ngman I like this "column".

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079361 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079361 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:42:30 -0800 Comment by brett this whole drilling BS is worse than the stupid gas tax holiday (which stupid HRC supported)

"Based on Energy Information Administration (EIA) projections of the effect of ANWR on crude oil prices, we estimate that opening up ANWR will reduce gasoline prices by just one cent, starting in 2018."

Now look how much gas prices have risen under the Bush presidency.

]]> brett http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079362 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079362 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:45:27 -0800 Comment by The General NPR played that McCain ad this morning as part of their news segment. It's really obnoxious.

]]> The General http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079364 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079364 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:46:13 -0800 Comment by douglas i like the methodical approach to examining political arguments, i wish the media in general would take this method.

]]> douglas http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079368 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079368 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:50:34 -0800 Comment by Fnarf John McCain doesn't even HAVE an energy policy. He's even behind most Republicans on the issue; the thoroughtly R legislature in Texas just approved a massive multi-billion dollar wind project.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079392 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079392 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:07:30 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @5 - exactly, he's not even stuck in the 20th century, McSame is stuck in the 19th century.

America has moved on.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079408 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079408 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:17:54 -0800 Comment by Cascadian @5:

Texas is also reviving its previously shelved plans for high-speed rail in the "Texas T-Bone," connecting Houston to both San Antonio and Dallas with a junction near a fourth station in Austin.

In California, Schwarzenegger is a high-speed rail supporter this year after previously dragging his heels.

There is a reality-based element in the Republican Party; McCain's just not part of it.

]]> Cascadian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079427 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079427 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:32:17 -0800 Comment by Laurence Ballard Ask the drill-happy how much of the added U.S. domestic production from the continental shelf would be kept off the world market and used solely for domestic purposes? It may still be quoted in dollars by the barrel, but since when does the U.S. set the global price for petroleum?

]]> Laurence Ballard http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079434 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079434 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:37:54 -0800 Comment by Vince Forget McCains decades in the Senate spent destroying this country with his Republican friends.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079467 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079467 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:26:24 -0800 Comment by clintonsarmy We won't support ball-less NO-Bama and will re-defeat him in November!!!

]]> clintonsarmy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079479 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079479 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:35:07 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Wish we could get terrorist-funds-cutting high-speed passenger and freight rail here along the I-5 corridor from Vancouver BC to San Diego CA ...

But that would be ... prudent.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079585 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/maverick_moment_of_the_day_7#c1079585 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:35:20 -0800