McCain: Five Years to Energy Independence « Cameron’s Corner

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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6 Responses to “McCain: Five Years to Energy Independence”

Comment by Lars, DC

December 12th, 2007 at 2:25 pm

Ambitious….Unrealistic

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Comment by Capn

February 9th, 2008 at 12:18 pm

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.

Comment by BP123

April 15th, 2008 at 9:31 pm

I trust Senator McCain …..But I don’t trust Obama….

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