the real choice on energy

While distorting John McCain's vision for energy independence, Barack Obama is also misleading the American people when he says John McCain supported the Bush-Cheney energy policy. Let there be no mistake: the only candidate who voted to give tax breaks to Big Oil is Barack Obama when he supported the 2005 Bush-Cheney energy bill that gave $2.8 billion in subsidies to the oil companies. John McCain voted against this bill for the very reason that he opposed these tax breaks to oil companies and as president he will ensure their repeal. While he may decry them on the campaign trail, Barack Obama had no problem standing side-by-side with the oil companies while in the United States Senate.


Both these distortions distract from the real choice on energy: While both candidates support aggressive expansion of alternative energy sources, Barack Obama says there are some energy sources such as drilling and nuclear power that should not be developed. John McCain believes that we must tap all our energy resources to become energy independent, including alternative energy, nuclear and offshore drilling. This is the very clear choice that will confront the American people at the voting booth in November.