December 12th, 2007 2:17 PM Eastern
McCain: Five Years to Energy Independence
by Malini Bawa
Ten minutes into a Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa, and John McCain has come out with one of the boldest statements of his campaign so far. He promised to make the U.S. oil independent within five years.
The Senator says he’ll make it happen quickly, with a program like the Manhattan Project. That was the big push the U.S. made to build an atomic bomb before Germany could get one.
Tags: Debate, energy, iowa, mccain, oil, republican
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Ambitious….Unrealistic
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I applaud his attempt at a bold vision but 5 years to oil independence is completely unrealistic. This tells me he really doesn’t understand the scale of what he is talking about. But at least he understands the importance of governments leadership in the nations energy future.
I trust Senator McCain …..But I don’t trust Obama….
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