Obama in U-turn on energy policy
Barack Obama has laid out an ambitious energy plan under which US dependence on foreign oil would end within 10 years.The Democrat contender's policy is seen as an attempt to blunt the apparent progress his Republican opponent John McCain is making with US voters who are struggling with high energy costs.
During a speech in Lansing, Michigan, Mr Obama performed a U-turn by calling for the release of 70 million barrels of crude oil held in federal stockpiles as a short-term means of lowering gasoline prices.
Last week, the Illinois senator also changed his position on his opposition to ending a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil along America's coast. He said he could accept limited and environmentally sound offshore exploration as part of a larger energy compromise that was being formulated in Congress.
The struggling US economy and rocketing energy costs are top of voter concerns, and Mr McCain has made headway in the White House contest by calling for an end to the drilling ban.
Mr McCain's campaign team described Mr Obama's policy switch yesterday as a "flip-flop".
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Thanks for your blog post!
Here is why I oppose Obama.
Obama SUPPORTS The US Paying a "Global Tax"
Obama OPPOSES Traditional Marriage
Obama SUPPORTS Partial-Birth Abortion
Obama OPPOSES Domestic Oil Production (or did he just flip to McCain's position on that?)
Obama SUPPORTS Doubling the Capital Gains Tax
It's ALL true...research it...or see for yourself at http://DiscoverObama.com
Good for you robert believing everything a website says. Let me guess you believed the mccain ad that stated Obama was raising taxes on the middle class when in fact he only wants to raise the taxes on people with incomes of $250,000 or more?
No offense but you need to have some independent thoughts for yourself and quit relying on websites that post stuff to make you believe anything to make the decision for you.
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