Grist - Comment Feed for McCain’s veep pick talks energy, ANWR, and the improbability of being tapped for VP

Comment #1 by hapa

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:10:20 -0700

conversation in sarah palin's head

"obama's going to beat him real bad."

"but think about the good press for alaska!"

"oh! right! i'll call him back right now!"

"and have those ANWR talking points ready."

"hey, someone's forgetting about a certain bullet-list tattoo...?"

Comment #2 by Tasermons Partner

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:45:42 -0700

Did LCV give her a score?...

Comment #3 by LGT

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:08:24 -0700

"Hilarious Polar Bear News!"

"Mooning The Unashamed Corporate Shills"
http://feww.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/hilarious-polar-bear ...

Comment #4 by trock

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:44:20 -0700

ANWR and offshore drilling bans

The ban on drilling in ANWR in Alaska and off shore makes no sense and will hurt Democrats in this election and every election after this unless democrats lift the ban.

Those who think that offshore drilling can be used as a bargaining chip for concessions in other areas are wrong. Offshore and ANWR drilling has no value because Republican want Democrats to be against offshore and ANWR drilling. So they will bargain so that Democrats keep the offshore oil drilling ban and keep bashing them over the head with it.

It doesn't matter that the rate of oil from these places will be to slow to have a price effect. Most people won't follow along with the logic. Most people will say lets at least have whatever oil we can from there. Some Republicans have said on TV interviews that if we keep the ban in place it will be 6 and 7 dollar gasoline and if we lift the ban we can get it down to 2 dollars. No matter how ridiculous that is, that's what the majority of people will remember.

You can't come to people with what they think is a very stupid idea, this ban on offshore and ANWR drilling and then convince them with your very smart ideas. Most people think the ban is stupid.

I agree this ban is stupid. It was always stupid. It doesn't actually get you anything. The only way that a ban on offshore and ANWR drilling could last indefinitely is if worldwide oil usage would drop so much that the world would never need the oil. And that's the only thing that we can work for.

I'm for all the energy avoidance, energy efficiency and energy renewables (nondepleatables and nonexhaustables) that we can implement, but in a political world we have to be smarter than we are stupid.

The only thing to do is lift the ANWR and offshore oil drilling bans.

Comment #5 by vakibs

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:32:13 -0700

democrats should not lose this election

Sarah Palin hunts wolves from helicopters, maximizes the possible CO2 emissions, teaches intelligent design in classrooms, doesn't believe that global warming is man made ...

This is a dangerous person out there, McCain is an angel in comparison to her.

Democrats should NOT lose this election.

Let's think in terms of eco-dollars.

Comment #6 by vakibs

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:08:14 -0700

sarah palin is a distraction

I think it is better to talk the least possible over Sarah Palin. Agreed that she is a very interesting personality, but she is a HUGE distraction amongst the real issues facing USA.

This is what Bob Herbert of New York Times says about her. His essay is a must read for all the people working for the Obama-Biden ticket.

Let's ignore Sarah Palin. In some battles, distractions can be very costly.

Let's think in terms of eco-dollars.

Comment #7 by 314159265

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:07:58 -0700

sarah palin is a ridiculousity

Creationism? Teenage pregnancy advocacy? Flat Earth?
wrrrrrrrrrrrrr... To ROTFL or not to ROTFL...

O.K. with Reagan, Quayle, GWB, etc. you are used to ridicu-lousity in politics, but, wrrrrrrrr... don't you see the declaration of mental bancruptcy?

O.K. Poland or Chechoslovakia got similar idiot politicos, but, wrrrrrrrrrrr...

U.S. of Alzheimer???

Mars J. Pictor Florifulgurator, Western Bavarian Forest.