Americans Sick And Tired Of Obama's Flip-Flops; Barack's New

http://blog.americasnewstoday.com/2008/08/04/americans-sick-and-tired-of-obam...

Barack Obama unveiled another shift (flip-flop) in his energy policy Monday [08-04-08], reversing (flip-flopping) his opposition to tapping the nation's strategic petroleum reserve as a means of lowering gasoline prices.

During a speech in Lansing, Mich., Obama said he'd like to release up to 10 percent of the 700 million barrels of oil kept in salt caverns in Texas and Louisiana.

The shift in Obama's energy policy follows comments over the weekend that he would be open to offshore drilling. The change drew a charge of flip-flopping from John McCain's campaign.

McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds released a statement chastising Obama.

"Tapping the strategic oil reserve is not a substitute for a real plan to increase supply through additional drilling and nuclear power. The strategic oil reserve exists for America's national security strategy - not Barack Obama's election strategy," Bounds said.

"The last release of oil from the strategic reserve came in response to Hurricane Katrina, but the only crisis that has developed since Barack Obama last rejected this idea 28 days ago is a slide in his poll numbers," he added.

A new Obama ad released Monday trumpets his proposal to revive the windfall profits tax on energy companies and asserts that McCain favors tax breaks for the oil industry.

The new ad from the Obama campaign criticizes McCain's energy policies.

"After one president in the pocket of big oil we can't afford another," says the ad, referring to President Bush's previous work in the oil industry. The new ad opens with a driver pumping gas. The announcer says, "Every time you fill your tank, the oil companies fill their pockets."

"Barack Obama's latest attack ads shows his celebrity is matched only by his hypocrisy," said McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds. "After all it was Senator Obama, not John McCain, who voted for the Bush-Cheney energy bill that was a sweetheart deal for oil companies. Also not mentioned is the $400,000 from big oil contributors that Barack Obama has already pocketed in this election."

On Monday, John McCain took a 1 percentage-point edge over Barack Obama in the Rasmussen Daily tracking poll, voters favored McCain over Obama 47 to 46 percent.

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[legoluke182]

just go bak and watch ur bullshit msnbc

[USA04July1776]

Obama is far left and says whatever people want to hear, McCain is moderate and says what he feels is true, no matter how unpopular... he has proved it many, many times putting his political carreer on the line.

[jacosoft666]

For the good of America somebody needs to defend freedom and take this communist and socialitst out.

[jacosoft666]

Barrak the puple lipped son raisin is sick and the worse president in American history by far. He made the bush animinstration look like God. Anyone who still supports Barrak obama needs to be taken out permenantly along with him.

[BeantownJim]

the clown couldnt run a macdonalds restaraunt

[Pooh1608]

You can't be indecisive with a job like this. Good job America!!!!! If he's flopping already, what do you think the next four year are gonna be like.

[sssdeecee]

Fools!

Changing your mind because of changing times and available information IS NOT FLIP-FLOPPING!

Changing your mind because of votes and re-changing your mind several times for no logical reason IS FLIP-FLOPPING!

Making fun of Obama's message about inflating one's tires properly is an example of conservative stupidity! It is almost as if conservatives take pride in ignorance!

[hondaboii89]

**McCain~Palin 2008!!**

[jman8579]

What do you refer to as "stupid"? Obama does keep changing his mind, worse than this is his lack of respect for the average American.His wife thinks we are dummies as well. Neither of them has ever had to have a "real job" that is spooky. It is a shame that ALL of our elected officials don't have to take a qualification test, I have it, we should put them all on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th grader"

[indyliberal]

Counting flip flops will not go well for McCain. Are Evangelicals "Agents of Intolerance" as he's called them? Is he a "war criminal" as he's called himself?

I've liked McCain for a long time, and supported him (with my primary vote and cash) in 2000. I would have voted for him this year too, until he picked Palin. She's just too stupid to risk becoming the president. So I staying home this year. Can't vote for Obama, and can't risk Palin being president.

What crappy choices.

[officialusa]

this is stupid.. fox is not news.

Fox videos = 1 star

Hey TheRightwing... you should watch "the onion" you will get more facts there and it is even funny.