McCain Runs Into Opposition Over Offshore Oil Plan

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SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday ran into opposition in environmentally conscious California to his policy switch in favor of U.S. offshore oil drilling.

McCain appeared with California's popular Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History to promote his ideas on how to wean the United States from foreign oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming.

Outside the museum, a group of protesters took issue with McCain over backing offshore oil drilling, chanting "Get oil out" and holding up such signs as, "Not off our coast" and "We can't drill our way out of the energy crisis."

Inside, during a round-table discussion, McCain heard complaints from a panelist, Michael Feeney, executive director of the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County. Feeney did not specifically mention McCain, who will face Democrat Barack Obama in the November presidential election.

Santa Barbara was the site of a major oil spill in 1969.

"It makes me nervous to think about those who are proposing to drain America's offshore oil and gas reserves as quickly as possible in hopes of driving down the price of gasoline," Feeney said.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-usa-politics.html?pagewanted=print

[malaise]

1. Bravo

Michael Feeney! :yourock:

[louis-t]

2. "If our great goal is to move American transportation toward..

.. lower carbon emissions, then it should start with the federal fleet," he said.

Right, and teaching people not to torture begins at home, too. Asshole.

[Disturbed]

4. Who is more stupid? McLame or Busholini.

I can't decide.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Drill off the coast of Arizona, JohnBoy.

Lead by example.

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5. more info

http://www.sblandtrust.org/staff.html