http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/tablees1a.html

Should McCain join the House Oil Party?

I thought he was already a member of the Republican party.
My advise: Go There, Go Now, Win Election

The “price” of a barrel of oil is driven by oil futures. It’s the speculators gambling on what the price of oil will be 5 to 10 years from now.
otcconan on August 7, 2008 at 5:03 AM

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The published futures pricing is based on 6 months forward, not 5-10 years. Your other points are valid, though.

Nancy Pelosi is playing “Mother May I” with us all. Dump that game and her as well.

McCain’s a smart weenie when it comes to rubbing shoulders to grease compromise into legislation. He’s not likely to denounce Nancy or Harry, anticipating the future likelihood as either POTUS or Senator of having to work with them either as Majority Leaders or merely influential democrats.

HOWEVER, trouncing OBAMA is the perfect act. And any comment McCain provides House Republicans will center against OBAMA or not be forthcoming.

Should McCain join the House Oil Party?

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That’s a rhetorical question, right?

Yes, McCain ought to not just get on board, but hijack the train and pilot it.

His message should be one of positive outlook that reinforces the point that American produceers/production of energy are/is most responsible in protecting the environment. That American ingenuity and entrepreneurship should be celebrated and rewarded because it creates meaningful jobs and prosperity for the nation.

He should emphasize that energy companies use their profits to research and explore PROVEN sources of oil and gas. That no taxpayer with common sense and a respect for the dollar would waste the time or effort if the playing field for productivity was limited by artificial constraint.

He should drop his empty rhetoric about BIG OIL because it is a red herring. Punishing achievers with high taxes and few incentives passes a tax on to the consumer and demoralizes the optimism that makes America great.

For the same reason, he should quietly put to rest his cap and trade ideas. It is but another tax on the consumer.

He could remind consumers/voters that there is no windfall profit in the energy sector, that there is a lot of risk in locating and bringing natural resources to the market in a usable form.

He should promote the building of new refineries that generate more fuel and do so with regard to the environment.

He can use the opportunity to speak to the American voter to promote his forward-looking Lexington Project without spending a cent of his campaign funds.

In other words, McCain has an opportunity to speak to ALL Americans, particularly the ones who are wobbly about where to throw their support. This includes disenchanted conservative, independents, and Blue Dog Democrats.

This is a win-win platform for McCain should he choose to seize it. To borrow from his pathetic opponent’s slogan, he can use the words “Yes, we can” to emphasize that he and his party have a workable plan and not just words <that change with daily poll results.

He can say, “Yes, we can…and we will…IF constituents urge their lawmakers to return to Washington to free our resources for the use of Americans.

Democrats so strongly say that it’ll take 10 years to realize the effects of drilling…yet…

How far has the the price of oil fallen since the President lifted the executive ban on offshore drilling?

The “price” of a barrel of oil is driven by oil futures. It’s the speculators gambling on what the price of oil will be 5 to 10 years from now. What do you think they’ll bet on the price being if all drilling restrictions are lifted? $90 a barrel? $75? The moment a bill is passed, the speculators are going to drive that price down.

What I’m getting at is we’re paying at the pump what the speculators think it’s going to cost 10 years from now. You lift the ban, and you’ll see a very quick reduction.

It was $4.03 a gallon a month ago. Since the lift on the executive ban, it’s gone to $3.73.

It’s simple economics.

Unless Obama comes, there is really no reason for McCain to. He should be out campaigning and raising money. A couple days there might help that, but beyond that, it hurts him.

Which, unfortunately, is exactly the reason I doubt McCain’s (ultra-savvy!) campaign will follow up.

Absolutely, he NEEDS to do this. With the way he has been running his campaign, it sometimes seems as if McCain doesn’t even want to win.

Grafted on August 6, 2008 at 9:00 AM

Yes, I sure hope he shows up, but I agree, it seems like he just wants to lose. He’s probably too busy producing his next “celebrity” ad – this time with Jar Jar Binks, perhaps!
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jar_Jar_Binks

DethMetalCookieMonst on August 6, 2008 at 5:03 PM

Wait a minute. So there is nothing wrong with you saying that us voting for McCain is wrong but if we question your motives for not voting for McCain they we are sheeple. Oookaaayy….

stawman, he never said YOU shouldnt vote for mccain, he explained why he couldnt.

Show me proof of that “ratifying the Kyoto treaty”.

he may have misspoke on kyoto, but this is just as bad

Answer this question. Who is more conservative. McCain or Obama. If you say Obama or that they are EXACTLY the same, you better back it up with some proof.

i doubt highhope thinks obama is conservative in any way whatsoever. but its about how much damage a mccain presidency can do to the movement and the party. he goes instinctively left on too many important issues.

remember what this thread is about? mccain visiting the house of reps while they are trying to draw attention to the dems refusal to approve drilling. well did you see what mccain said yesterday? his ad about “battling big oil” he obviously is making them out to be the bad guy and not the dems so he has already thrown cold water on the reps that are trying to fight the pelosi politburo. that the repub nominee would do that to his party is inexcusable. this guy will have no coattails and we will probably lose conservatives seats due to him.

If he really wants to point out the difference between himself and Obama as doer rather than a talker, especially on the increasingly high profile energy issue, he should leave the trail, head to The Hill, and declare “I’m not going anywhere until we get a vote!”

It would be a display of both leadership (ya think people look for that in a prospective prez?) AND commitment to The People in a time of trouble (I think people look for that too!)

At the very least, it’ll help remind the base that he’s not a Democrat.

Yes wise-man, as is the case with most threads here at HA; and then there are those who need to settle down just a bit and think things through (big picture)… Of coarse, we will always have the trolls, but who pays attention to them anyway. The real debate here is within our own ranks (ideology). Trolls are fun to play with in boring times, and nothing but a tick during enlightening debate amongst ourselves. The discussion deteriorated towards the end of page one of this thread, otherwise a great thread indeed.

http://thenextright.com/katherine-miller/live-from-the-guerrilla-congress

RushBaby on August 6, 2008 at 6:52 PM