Campaign rhetoric has started in full force, and John McCain's latest claims against Barack Obama are just asinine. In his newest campaign ad, McCain says the American public should blame Barack Obama for high gas prices.
Get this -- McCain says Obama is to blame because he hasn't voted to allow oil drilling in the U.S.
Okay, Senator, let's say that Obama did vote to allow it. First off, the resolution failed by more than one vote, so it would have failed anyway.
Secondly, if the resolution did pass, gas prices would most likely continue to rise over the next ten years to cover the cost for the labor and equipment it would take to find the oil, drill for it, and turn it into usable gasoline. You think the oil execs are going to suck up the cost for that?! Give me a break.
Stop dreaming, Senator McCain, and start blaming the real culprits -- crooked politicians already in power who have given oil executives carte blanche to do whatever they want, and hedge fund investors who can turn a light breeze in the Atlantic into a potential hurricane that will destroy all refineries in the Gulf. This, in turn, routinely leads to a $5.00/barrel increase for the cost of oil and a big payday for investors.
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