I'm VOTING FOR McCAIN!!!!

Because he has chosen a HOT looking woman to be his running mate!!!!!! Hahahahahaha

Well then, could be the first MILF Vice President!!!! YEAH!!!!

Geraldine Ferraro was a MILF in her day.

Janet Reno was one hot dude.

Well, at least McCain can get the Redneck/WT vote. Brilliant strategy...

I never said anything about being elite. You did. What can say that if I decide to have kids, it would be under the consideration of not having so many kids that I can't give them enough individual attention to keep them out of trouble and can't teach them the correct morals.

Interesting that mother and daughter were pregnant at the same time. Sounds like a fun household to live in. I wonder if they get condoms in their stockings during Christmas?

Dearest Mike,

please don't have kids.

thanks,

The World.


P.S. - The world wants to know, what was your parent's excuse for raising such an ignorant git?

P.P.S. You line6 tone sucks.

Would you think less of Sen. Obama's mother if she had gotten pregnant while unmarried and a teenager?

What Mike seems to be saying, without meaning to...is that he's scared shit that McCain's running mate might get him elected.

Kennium,

Wrong again. Scared shit? I'm laughing my ass off about this. Everyone's saying "this shouldn't have anything to do with politics, blah, blah, blah." Good luck getting the Christian Right to vote for McCain now.

Dog, since you've supplied the most ignorant reply, and you're easily the biggest asshole here, I'll address you: I know more about parenting than you know about raising an erection. How much have you studied about child and adolescent psychology? How many kids of all ages do *you* interact with on a daily basis? I'll tell you that the most important thing about raising kids would be to not allow you to procreate.

Funny that the republicans jumped all over Clinton's case on getting a blowjob, but a woman bringing up teenage unwed mothers is okay.

Mike, you are impressive.

it's not worth picking apart your understanding of politics, or parenting.

I mean, i could have the same conversation with some bark mulch, at least then it would more interesting.

though you did put it out there, now i have to know - where did you learn so much about parenting?

I asked these same questions of some bark mulch earlier, and once you answer them, we'll compare the responses.

That is to say, many people are sharing that sentiment, even if they are McCain supporters.

And by the way, you haven't met my Mom.

one last follow up strain:

If she would have had an abortion, would that have been better?

And:

Do you think Chelsea Clinton had unprotected sex as a teen?

And I STILL say you're scared shit.

Mike, sorry, another question I forgot to re-ask.

You never answered the one about whether you had unprotected sex as a teen, didgya? huh?

And I didn't answer one of your questions.

you asked:
"Do you really believe that McCain makes no mistakes?
"

Heh heh, I've never been a fan of McCain. He makes so many mistakes that I was shocked that he made this bold, and I think smart move. (again, time will tell)

So if you're trying to suggest we're all blind McCain fanatics, well, good luck with that.

I love the way this election is now suddenly INTERSTING.

It was so boring until SHE came along!

Crazy Cat, don't you believe that every person should be judged as an individual?

For the record, I believe she was first runner up in the Miss Alaska pageant. And she won Miss Congeniality. So many pageant girls are freakin brilliant! Almost always at the head of their classes, usually with musician background (always the smartest kids in school... it's a fact, look it up :-)

As for "girlie characteristics" have you read up on her?!?!!?
This woman is no girlie type!

I can't help but feel there is chauvinism showing it's ugly head in the comments made about her. I know there were in the comments that eventually brought down Hillary. (I'm no longer aiming these comments at you Crazy Cat, mainly at the left)

The Democrats didn't want that mean bitch to lead them, so they rallied around Sen. Obama, and defeated her. Now their turning their embarrassing chauvinism toward Gov. Palin.

Wait a minute!
She was a top notch basketball player, a runner-up in a Miss Alaska contest, a high achiever in school, then she became a member of the PTA, then the city council, then she ran for and was elected the mayor, then the governor! And now she has made it up the ladder farther than any other woman in America has ever gone!
No other woman has been the vice presidential candidate.
This is history, and I'm rooting for her.
This woman had 5 kids while doing all of this.
AND she's a babe too!

She's been a governing longer than the affirmative action candidate has been a senator!

Could Obama shoot a moose?
Could Obama go ice fishing?
This broad has real character.

* I'll mention Geraldine Ferraro before someone on the left slams you for it. ;-)

If I were to insult your children in order to make you look bad... that's just so LOW!

Some more political strategery points for Mike to consider before labeling her a bad choice.

* it's an anti-Republican year, that's very clear to all. She made a name for herself turning in crooked Republicans, some who wound up in jail!
*She then challenged an incumbent Republican Governor in the Primary, and Beat him!
* She then took on a Republican Congressman that she felt was crooked, and propped up a candidate to beat him, and won!
* Although I agree with the Leftist pundits who say she won't persuade any hardcore Hillary fans to jump ship, what about the millions of middle of the road, Independent, working Moms who have teenagers ( some getting knocked up), are coping with unhealthy children/babies, and just plain working their asses off in a culture that now requires both parents to work? Don't you see where she may inspire them, or at least get them to consider voting for the old gray haired guy?

I watched her first speech while taking care of my baby girl, and I gotta tellya, I looked down at her and said, "Some day you can be President" and it meant something to me, I assure you, it'll mean something to millions of Moms out there.

She's an unknown because it's Alaska.

The positive thing is she ISN'T from Washington.

Pontoon plane.... hahaha!

The debates will tell the true story.
I cannot wait for her and Biden to go at each other.
This is suddenly interesting!

Someone
anyone
tell me why Obama is qualified.

Obama...
What has he done?

Don't tell me what he said.

Tell me what he's ever done.

Tell me.

BTW, My mother in law reads the Alaska newspapers online every day and has been telling me about Palin for some time. She's not entirely unknown to everyone.

Bill Clinton getting a blowjob while at work probably made him better at his job.

I'm just sayin'.

I don't know about that Crazy Cat, it's still Congress that spends money (or chooses not to spend money) in Washington.

I don't know why I threw in that "or chooses not to spend" line in there. Wishful thinking?

Lefties admire the impeached president Clinton.
He was impeached, by the way.

They admire him.


Here, we have a woman they can't admire.

She's real.

She's the Barracuda!

Here's a sticky wicket question for Dems out there. (or anyone)

Do you know someone who will not vote for Obama strictly because he's black?

And before any of you who hate everything I say when I step into the Politics Area here at LowellRocks accuse me of anything, I voted for Alan Keyes in the 2000 Primary.

Carl, do you really think big Bill was the only President to have an extra-marital affair in the oval office? I'm not trying to defend the guy but c'mon, you can't possibly be that naive?

Who cares about the Clintons anyway.
They're all done.
That ship has sailed. They're over.
The Democrats have thrown their own queen overboard and coronated the new messiah.
What has he ever DONE?
Nothing.
But they like the idea of giving a black man the chance to be the president, even if he has done nothing, and has no experience.
It makes them feeeeeel better.
"Ooooh we're SO progressive!"
This empty suit who reads speeches so eloquently.
I can't wait for the debates.
This is gonna be fun, now that The Barracuda is in there!

I have to say, considering all of the "experienced" people that have held the position as of late, I'm not at all opposed to trying someone out who hasn't been fcking us for years.

"But they like the idea of giving a black man the chance to be the president, even if he has done nothing, and has no experience."

Republicans do not want to play the "no experience" card.

Here are Palin's big qualifications:

- she's a woman
- she was mayor of a city smaller in size than Brighton
- she's been governor of Alaska for 18 months
- weeded out some corruption of some sort (I can't remember details at the moment)

That's it. That's all of her "qualifications". And let's not forget she's under investigation for allegedly abusing her power as Governor to fire someone who refused to fire her ex brother-in-law.

I won't argue that Obama is qualified, as I don't support Obama either. But Palin is far less qualified than Obama. Hell, she doesn't even know what a VP does. That's not someone I want a heartbeat away from the Presidency when her running mate is a 72 year old with some history of health problems.

Ken, I've read a lot of stuff posted by Obama supporters and not once does the fact that he's black come up as a talking point. What I see are a lot of people, especially a younger demographic who are involved in understanding the issues and like Obama's platform.

As I said before, I don't support Obama, because I see him as Deval Patrick on the national stage. A lot of big ideas, but some really bad ideas on where the money is going to come from. What I don't do is dismiss the guy. I know you guys think McCain is a lock, but that's short sighted. Obama has a very, very good chance of winning in November.

"Biden will tear Palin's head off and rip her heart out during the VP debates."

What if she wears a bikini? hahahahahahahaha

"Biden will tear Palin's head off and rip her heart out during the VP debates."

easy there Tom...I heard from a few analysts over the weekend that if Biden rides her too hard it will actually work against him.

Palin is a V-PILF

I will enjoy debates between the two VP nominees. They both are self made people, coming from blue collar upbringings.

The biggest difference is that Biden has been PART OF THE WASHINGTON SHITHOLE for 35 YEARS. (McCain only 22yrs)
Biden is more responsible than any of the others for the situation we are in. He's another one that should just fade away.

"You really have to mention that don't you? Jump on the smear bandwagon. That is only narrow minded and immature.
Read a bit more than the headlines and you'll see that YOU would order the guy to be fired immediately."

Thanks for the personal attack, there, buddy. I'm not sorry at all for raising legitimate issues (she's being investigated) that don't fit your narrow right wing world view.

So, good job further the actual discussion, Chris. Masterful job at acting like a right wing apologist. *clap* *chap*.

LR.com needs an ignore list.

Ken, you have your criteria, I have mine. And according to mine, Palin is not someone I'd want as VP.

I'll say it again for clarity: I am not an Obama supporter and my comments do no reflect a pro-Obama or pro-Democrat position.

I don't think Obama has enough experience either. But to me, he has WAY more experience than Palin. In the end, it's moot anyway. I'm gonna end up with people I don't want in the White House.

I've heard liberals refer to themselves as Obama "Fans."
Talk about blind adoration.

in most of america, there is a bias towards family focused, meat and potatos issues, food on the table, jobs etc. that palin helps cover in any debate - wonky foreign policy stuff didnt matter for clinton, or GWB. hell she's even been in a union.

she's real people.

besides, macain's got that forien policy stuff covered.

"And yet, most of what I read is almost blind fan-boy adoration of her. "

Because, before she came along, McCain hadn't a chance. Now at least he has a slight one.

Obama is going all the way, the 'Pubs just need to learn to deal. Sorry, but better luck in '12

solvocals - to say that McCain previously had no chance is inaccurate. Usually, at the time of the Democratic Convention, even buffoons like McGovern and Dukakis enjoyed double digit leads in the polling. Going into the convention, McCain and Obama were in a statistical dead heat, within just a few percentage points of each other. Obama got a brief bump after the convention, and was enjoying up to about an 8 point lead over McCain (if I'm not mistaken), but that was quickly diffused by the Palin selection. I also believe that Gustav threw a wet blanket over both campaigns' coverage, but certainly drowned out any additional back-end coverage bump that should have followed the DNC. Right now, all of the political talk is the firestorm surrounding Palin, and whether anyone likes the move or not, EVERYONE is talking about PALIN and NOT Obama. Ouch.

I'm personally waiting to see how Palin handles the white hot spotlight. If she carries herself well without any major slips, and is able to go toe-to-toe with Biden, then that's game/set/match.
But if she's not as strong as she's been made out to be, things will remain close...flip a coin.

TF, I think you're right. This isn't going to be the overwhelming victory that the more, um, exuberant people from each party seem to think it will be. It's going to be a close race and it's very much in doubt how it's going to turn out.

I'm not sure I agree with the game/set/match opinion, but there is a lot to be seen with Palin.

"IMO He hasn't got a chance."

Michael, Michael, Michael....

and Tom believe me I know she's not the most qualified candidate but what I do believe is that adding her to he ticket was a brilliant strategy and is going to get votes and at the end of the day that's what an election is all about.

Also when I said that if Biden tears her up in a debate the strategists believe it could backfire b/c he'll come across like a bully...he's going to have to use tact and diplomacy if he is to dice her up.

TOOLfist...which one of the Slushpuppies are you? Man I love the lucidity of your posts and next time I get to your show I wanna know who's hand to shake.

Dog, I wouldn't even mention that whole dismissal case in Alaska. I was worried about it, until I heard Keith Oberman say it was a non-starter because the guy deserved it! Keith Oberman!?!?! The dirtiest most Obama loving guy in the media.

solvocals, I think Clinton was the first and only President in modern times (read: post Congressional page scandal, post strengthening of sexual harassment laws etc. really it's post Nixon, when the media decided nothing was off limits for them) to screw around with an Intern. Affairs are one thing, though probably open game for the media, but his judgment problem came into play because of his choice of affair. A very young woman who worked for him.

All politics aside, any CEO guilty of the same thing would have been fired, unceremoniously.

I woke up hoping I'd see the Crutcher Oracle explain again how parents (or was it just mothers?) who have sexually active teens are not fit to be Vice President.

Perhaps, CM, but I still don't like being accused of '"smear tactics" and other horsesh*t for calling attention to it.

Is it just me or do you guys think Palin looks like MaryAnn from Gilligan's Island?

"Kim Jong-il, if you don't stop enriching uranium this instant you're going to bed without supper!"

"Well-behaved women rarely make history"

I'll stick up for Dog and concur that although I think it was somewhat knee jerk to bring up that dismissal case, I believe he was just suggesting that there is much not known about her making her a dangerous pick. In a week that has seen Dog express real criticism of the Dem's Messiah, we must cut him more slack! :-)

And try to appeal to the Mary-Anne on Gilligan's Island loving part of his soul.

dog, you live in a solid blue state, you were fked before the election.

Wow! Estrich just said that!

I'm not as optimistic to think 30% is "in play", but from her lips to God's ears.

left the desk for a while...

swanee, you asked which of the slushpuppies i am, right? here's your answer:

myspace.com/slushpuppiesbosto...

I hope you do catch up with me at a show sometime. It'd be my pleasure. We're at the Backstage in Tewksbury every so often.

I'm glad to contribute to the message board. I don't really know many of you personally except Almac and Lou Spag, but I feel that I'm among some pretty cool people here in Lowell Rocks Land of Politics.

Is it just me or does anyone else thik she looks like (a younger) Sally Field ?

What's the UFC?

ahhh...memories...

I know.. that's why the makers of Ritalin all own islands in the Bahamas

Seriously.the only ones I hear complaining about Palins inexperiance or pregnant children is the fanatical right media idiots.And,they spin it to make the other side out to be the evil ones.They talk too much,thats what gonna smear the inexperianced VP.Obama himself even said peoples children are off limits .Then theres being mayor of a small town as opposed to being elected to the state legislator :Who has more experiance?Blah blah blah.Obama was elected in 1996 according to the research I did(I could be wrong),then again she,was on the year book committee in high school.

Anyone else see the irony in the fact that the man who was the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee in '00 came out last night at the RNC to endorse the Republican Presidential nominee?

And Al, before you make an indictment like "fanatical right media idiots" let me remind you of this; during MSNBC's live coverage of Obama during the primaries, Chris Matthews expressed his man-crush admiration for Obama's speaking skills by admitting that Obama's speech created a "thrill" in his leg.


Clean up behind the anchor desk, clean up behind the anchor desk.

"Dog, since you've supplied the most ignorant reply, and you're easily the biggest asshole here, I'll address you: I know more about parenting than you know about raising an erection. How much have you studied about child and adolescent psychology? How many kids of all ages do *you* interact with on a daily basis? I'll tell you that the most important thing about raising kids would be to not allow you to procreate."

I can't believe I missed this.

You don't know about raising kids from books or even dealing with kids every day in a non-parental setting. You learn to parent kids by being a parent. In short, Mikey, unless you have kids of your own, you really don't know what it takes to raise a kid.

And guess what, Mikester, I have. My wife and I raised two kids who have turned out great. And unless you tell me different, the only thing you've raised is alot of typical Oracle BS.

Now tell me again how you "know" about raising kids? I need another good laugh today.

UFC = Ultimate Fighting Championship

ufc.com/

From Obamas site:

"Obama will require oil companies to develop the 68 million acres of land (over 40 million of which are offshore) which they have already leased and are not drilling on."

Which I take as meaning, they need to start drilling or lose the land. Am I wrong? Not being arrogant just seeing if someone has a different view of this.

From McCain:

Expanding Domestic Oil And Natural Gas Exploration And Production

John McCain Will Commit Our Country To Expanding Domestic Oil Exploration. The current federal moratorium on drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf stands in the way of energy exploration and production. John McCain believes it is time for the federal government to lift these restrictions and to put our own reserves to use. There is no easier or more direct way to prove to the world that we will no longer be subject to the whims of others than to expand our production capabilities. We have trillions of dollars worth of oil and gas reserves in the U.S. at a time we are exporting hundreds of billions of dollars a year overseas to buy energy. This is the largest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind. We should keep more of our dollars here in the U.S., lessen our foreign dependency, increase our domestic supplies, and reduce our trade deficit - 41% of which is due to oil imports. John McCain proposes to cooperate with the states and the Department of Defense in the decisions to develop these resources.

John McCain Believes In Promoting And Expanding The Use Of Our Domestic Supplies Of Natural Gas. When people are hurting, and struggling to afford gasoline, food, and other necessities, common sense requires that we draw upon America's own vast reserves of oil and natural gas. Within the United States we have tremendous reserves of natural gas. The Outer Continental Shelf alone contains 77 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas. It is time that we capitalize on these significant resources and build the infrastructure needed to transport this important component of electricity generation and transportation fuel around the country.

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--------------------------------------------... Action Now To Break Our Dependency On Foreign Oil By Reforming Our Transportation Sector

The Nation Cannot Reduce Its Dependency On Oil Unless We Change How We Power Our Transportation Sector.

John McCain's Clean Car Challenge. John McCain will issue a Clean Car Challenge to the automakers of America, in the form of a single and substantial tax credit for the consumer based on the reduction of carbon emissions. He will commit a $5,000 tax credit for each and every customer who buys a zero carbon emission car, encouraging automakers to be first on the market with these cars in order to capitalize on the consumer incentives. For other vehicles, a graduated tax credit will apply so that the lower the carbon emissions, the higher the tax credit.

John McCain Will Propose A $300 Million Prize To Improve Battery Technology For Full Commercial Development Of Plug-In Hybrid And Fully Electric Automobiles. A $300 million prize should be awarded for the development of a battery package that has the size, capacity, cost and power to leapfrog the commercially available plug-in hybrids or electric cars. That battery should deliver a power source at 30 percent of the current costs. At $300 million, the prize is one dollar for every man, woman and child in this country - and a small price to pay for breaking our dependence on oil.

John McCain Supports Flex-Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) And Believes They Should Play A Greater Role In Our Transportation Sector. In just three years, Brazil went from new cars sales that were about 5 percent FFVs to over 70 percent of new vehicles that were FFVs. American automakers have committed to make 50 percent of their cars FFVs by 2012. John McCain calls on automakers to make a more rapid and complete switch to FFVs.

John McCain Believes Alcohol-Based Fuels Hold Great Promise As Both An Alternative To Gasoline And As A Means of Expanding Consumers' Choices. Some choices such as ethanol are on the market right now. The second generation of alcohol-based fuels like cellulosic ethanol, which won't compete with food crops, are showing great potential.

Today, Isolationist Tariffs And Wasteful Special Interest Subsidies Are Not Moving Us Toward An Energy Solution. We need to level the playing field and eliminate mandates, subsidies, tariffs and price supports that focus exclusively on corn-based ethanol and prevent the development of market-based solutions which would provide us with better options for our fuel needs.

John McCain Will Effectively Enforce Existing CAFE Standards. John McCain has long supported CAFE standards - the mileage requirements that automobile manufacturers' cars must meet. Some carmakers ignore these standards, pay a small financial penalty, and add it to the price of their cars. John McCain believes that the penalties for not following these standards must be effective enough to compel all carmakers to produce fuel-efficient vehicles.

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--------------------------------------------... In Clean, Alternative Sources Of Energy

John McCain Believes That The U.S. Must Become A Leader In A New International Green Economy. Green jobs and green technology will be vital to our economic future. There is no reason that the U.S. should not be a leader in developing and deploying these new technologies.

John McCain Will Commit $2 Billion Annually To Advancing Clean Coal Technologies. Coal produces the majority of our electricity today. Some believe that marketing viable clean coal technologies could be over 15 years away. John McCain believes that this is too long to wait, and we need to commit significant federal resources to the science, research and development that advance this critical technology. Once commercialized, the U.S. can then export these technologies to countries like China that are committed to using their coal - creating new American jobs and allowing the U.S. to play a greater role in the international green economy.

John McCain Will Put His Administration On Track To Construct 45 New Nuclear Power Plants By 2030 With The Ultimate Goal Of Eventually Constructing 100 New Plants. Nuclear power is a proven, zero-emission source of energy, and it is time we recommit to advancing our use of nuclear power. Currently, nuclear power produces 20% of our power, but the U.S. has not started construction on a new nuclear power plant in over 30 years. China, India and Russia have goals of building a combined total of over 100 new plants and we should be able to do the same. It is also critical that the U.S. be able to build the components for these plants and reactors within our country so that we are not dependent on foreign suppliers with long wait times to move forward with our nuclear plans.

John McCain Will Establish A Permanent Tax Credit Equal To 10 Percent Of Wages Spent On R&D. This reform will simplify the tax code, reward activity in the U.S., and make us more competitive with other countries. A permanent credit will provide an incentive to innovate and remove uncertainty. At a time when our companies need to be more competitive, we need to provide a permanent incentive to innovate, and remove the uncertainty now hanging over businesses as they make R&D investment decisions.

John McCain Will Encourage The Market For Alternative, Low Carbon Fuels Such As Wind, Hydro And Solar Power. According to the Department of Energy, wind could provide as much as one-fifth of electricity by 2030. The U.S. solar energy industry continued its double-digit annual growth rate in 2006. To develop these and other sources of renewable energy will require that we rationalize the current patchwork of temporary tax credits that provide commercial feasibility. John McCain believes in an even-handed system of tax credits that will remain in place until the market transforms sufficiently to the point where renewable energy no longer merits the taxpayers' dollars.

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--------------------------------------------... Our Environment And Addressing Climate Change: A Sound Energy Strategy Must Include A Solid Environmental Foundation

John McCain Proposes A Cap-And-Trade System That Would Set Limits On Greenhouse Gas Emissions While Encouraging The Development Of Low-Cost Compliance Options. A climate cap-and-trade mechanism would set a limit on greenhouse gas emissions and allow entities to buy and sell rights to emit, similar to the successful acid rain trading program of the early 1990s. The key feature of this mechanism is that it allows the market to decide and encourage the lowest-cost compliance options.

How Does A Cap-And-Trade System Work? A cap-and-trade system harnesses human ingenuity in the pursuit of alternatives to carbon-based fuels. Market participants are allotted total permits equal to the cap on greenhouse gas emissions. If they can invent, improve, or acquire a way to reduce their emissions, they can sell their extra permits for cash. The profit motive will coordinate the efforts of venture capitalists, corporate planners, entrepreneurs, and environmentalists on the common motive of reducing emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets And Timetables:

2012: Return Emissions To 2005 Levels (18 Percent Above 1990 Levels)
2020: Return Emissions To 1990 Levels (15 Percent Below 2005 Levels)
2030: 22 Percent Below 1990 Levels (34 Percent Below 2005 Levels)
2050: 60 Percent Below 1990 Levels (66 Percent Below 2005 Levels)

The Cap-And-Trade System Would Allow For The Gradual Reduction Of Emissions. The cap-and-trade system would encompass electric power, transportation fuels, commercial business, and industrial business - sectors responsible for just under 90 percent of all emissions. Small businesses would be exempt. Initially, participants would be allowed to either make their own GHG reductions or purchase "offsets" - financial instruments representing a reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of greenhouse gas emissions practiced by other activities, such as agriculture - to cover 100 percent of their required reductions. Offsets would only be available through a program dedicated to ensure that all offset GHG emission reductions are real, measured and verifiable. The fraction of GHG emission reductions permitted via offsets would decline over time.

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--------------------------------------------... Energy Efficiency

John McCain Will Make Greening The Federal Government A Priority Of His Administration. The federal government is the largest electricity consumer on earth and occupies 3.3 billion square feet of space worldwide. It provides an enormous opportunity to lead by example. By applying a higher efficiency standard to new buildings leased or purchased or retrofitting existing buildings, we can save taxpayers substantial money in energy costs, and move the construction market in the direction of green technology.

John McCain Will Move The United States Toward Electricity Grid And Metering Improvements To Save Energy. John McCain will work to reduce red tape to allow a serious investment to upgrade our national grid to meet the demands of the 21st century - which will include a capacity to charge the electric cars that will one day fill the roads and highways of America. And to save both money and electrical power for our people and businesses, we will also need to deploy SmartMeter technologies. These new meters give customers a more precise picture of their overall energy consumption, and over time will encourage a more cost-efficient use of power.

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--------------------------------------------... Speculative Pricing Of Oil

John McCain Believes We Must Understand The Role Speculation Is Playing In Our Soaring Energy Prices. Congress already has investigations underway to examine this kind of wagering in our energy markets, unrelated to any kind of productive commerce, because it can distort the market, drive prices beyond rational limits, and put the investments and pensions of millions of Americans at risk. John McCain believes that where we find abuses, they need to be swiftly punished. To make sure it never happens again, we must reform the laws and regulations governing the oil futures market, so that they are just as clear and effective as the rules applied to stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments.

John McCain Does Not Support A Windfall Profits Tax. A windfall profits tax on the oil companies will ultimately result in increasing our dependence on foreign oil and hinder investment in domestic exploration. Jimmy Carter put a windfall profits tax in to place with little to no useful results.