Big Oil Fuels John McCain's Straight Talk Express

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Gas prices are hitting all-time highs. Our country is in the midst of a recession thanks in part to our crippling dependence on oil, so what's John McCain's plan? Will he hold the corporate leaders of the energy industry accountable when he addresses them today in Houston? Probably not, considering they are some of his biggest fund-raisers.

The Center for Responsive Politics finds that McCain has accepted over $1 million from the oil and gas industry. Many of McCain's top advisers have lobbied for big oil, which is why he now acts in their best interests, opposing environmental legislation and alternative energy plans. And that's exactly why we want everyone to know The REAL McCain.

McCain is desperate to distance himself from President Bush. But according to the Center for American Progress Action Fund, McCain has received millions in donations from the same oil, coal, nuclear, chemical, utility, and auto companies that helped the Bush administration create its energy plan—a plan that has raised gasoline to $4 a gallon.

Here's what you can do: Send this e-mail to ten of your friends, family members, and colleagues. Tell them to send it on to ten people they know. And don't forget to Digg it! Spread the word that McCain is taking major contributions from wealthy oil executives like Bob Mosbacher, just one of the special interest leaders he'll be addressing in Houston.

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[davidrlfield]

The thing that really kills me is how McCain goes ON and ON and ON about how he will "get the lobbyists out of Government" but it's becoming increasingly obvious that he's never met anyone who WASN'T a lobbyist...

What kind of Straight FUCKING Talk is THAT???

He's not a Hero... he's a selfish, lying Fascist!

[janebusby]

NO WAY, NO HOW, NO MCSAME !

[LFOD4US]

LOL, now 2011, and gas prices here now are $3.69!! sorry it was just funny to me when they were talking "gas prices creeping up to an all time high of $2.??"

[G7130]

Oil prices are controlled by wall-street and the companies/countries that produce it. You do know that oil is a traded good? Like all traded good prices fall or climb based on demand (real or fabricated) and emotional state of investors.

[rollindwnlow]

well well well look what your obama is doing now gas is up our boys ang girls are still over in iraq o lets dont forget no new taxes well there here face it people they are all the same

[harlexWTF]

just solve the problem like that?

Look, people are going to keep on driving vehicles no matter how it effects the earth, so why don't we keep cars, and get a clean source of energy?

I doubt many people would be too keen on giving up their cars and switching to bikes

[harlexWTF]

or maybe, just maybe, we should look for alternative energy?

Yea, i should thank oil companies for giving no shit for me.

Maybe milk cost more than gas, but does milk kill the planet?