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McCain: “We Need to Drill Here and We Need to Drill Now”

Submitted by Rev. John on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 15:06
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Mark Halperin had two interesting notes from a John McCain town hall meeting today:

1.  He said that "we have to drill here and we have to drill now," which is an obvious nod to Newt Gingrich and American Solutions.  People on this site have mentioned how we need our own MoveOn and how American Solutions might be it...

2.  He also said that Obama, "should call on Congress to return from their vacation and deal with the energy problem now," which is a nod to the Guerilla Congress that is going on as we speak.

Could this be the begining of the base being fired up and/or the closing of the pesk "enthusiasm gap?" 

More importantly, where do we take it from here?

(As a side note, it's frustrating when your party is thinking of nominating a Jewish vice-president with the name "Cantor," and you have five or six "Jazz Singer" jokes that only you find funny.)
 

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Memo to McCain: Practice that line for the convention

Submitted by Freedoms Truth on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 16:07.

Memo to McCain: Practice that line for the convention

... The roar of approval will be deafening....

He needs to UP the ANTE on LEADERSHIP. Here is how:

He also said that Obama, "should call on Congress to return from their vacation and deal with the energy problem now," which is a nod to the Guerilla Congress that is going on as we speak.

He should say the following.

"We have oil resources that can lower our oil imports, lower our gas prices, and put more money in the pockets of American workers and less money in the pockets of oil dictators. These resources are in oil shale, on Federal lands and offshore on the outer continental shelf. We need to drill here in the US and we have to drill now!

We need an up or down vote in Congress, not next year, but next week. Whatever your position on this, there is no excuse for Congressional inaction in the face of urgent distress.

I have asked Obama to show some leadership and demand Congress do the right thing and allow an immediate vote on drilling. He hasnt shown it.

I just did. "