[NRG1973]

I simply don’t trust McCain on this issue. I think that he has changed positions just to get more votes...then when he’s president he intends to go back to his original position. But, I think that the oil crisis is going to be with us for a long time to come. The next president will find that the crisis will consume his presidency. The oil crisis wil be more imporatant in the next president’s term than healthcare, social security, global warming or the Iraq War. So maybe its a good sign that McCain is showing some flexibility now. It might indicate that he won’t be able to do a “180” if he is elected.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Now, if McC would dump his opposition to drilling ANWR and drop kick the global warming nonsense....

[Fred]

A good test will be the latest Peterson bill that is stuck in appropriations committee while the commie dems work toward nationalizing oil refineries (as if they are the problem). If by some act of our dear Lord, it makes it to the Senate, Does McCain fight Jimmy Crocket style for it, or does he let Lieberman do all the talking....

Status of the Peterson Bill

The Democrats, meanwhile, can't figure out what to do about the fact that they are stuck on the wrong side of the most important issue of the campaign season. Earlier today, Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee unexpectedly postponed a vote on the Peterson Amendment, which would open the Outer Continental Shelf to oil exploration. Rep. John Peterson was interviewed on Fox News: