Comments on: McCain Lays Out His Energy Policy

By: retired farmer

retired farmer — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:47:28 +0000

How stupid can you be thinking farmers are causing high food and fuel prices. Daaaaaa! don't you know what the board of trade does? Speculators are gambling on the farmers product, the more they buy the higher the market goes, the more they sell the lower the market goes. Same goes with the oil market. Speculators are getting stinking rich at the cost of the consumer and farmer. GASOLINE & DIESEL has caused high shelf prices, it's transportation cost you idiot. Young farmers have left the Dairy,Beef,Swine etc. farms because of low prices, the old man couldn't farm anymore so he rents to a grain farmer. Grain farmers are collecting subsidies from the Government to assure cheap food to the consumers.

Only a small percent(less than 5 percent) of the corn used for ethanol doesn't go for feed purpose's, the by-product of corn after it's used for ethanol is called distillers grain shipped all over the world and USA.

I do agree with your water heater and solar panels, but don't forget a windmill for people that have room on their property, after all that's the way it was.

Your quote.................
Only an idiot takes a look at a limitted resource no matter what the price and says gee I should use more instead of coming up with a way to use less. The same type of idiot takes a look at the field of corn that's used to feed your people and says "hey, I can use that as fuel". It's been a DISASTER, with prices going up all over due to farmers converting thier crops to lucrative corn instead of other food sources. The effects are felt from the corn prices themselves, all the way to meat, milk, eggs, etc.

a retired farmer.............................

By: Janice

Janice — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:11:22 +0000

It's just a campaign. Hopefully, these plans will be implemented even if he lose the seat. Gas price is a major concern worldwide, that's why its being used as a campaign issue/material. Autopartswarehouse.com has been doing a lot due to thees gas prices.

By: brian NY

brian NY — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:53:40 +0000

True the republicans controlled congress from 95-07, but what about before, whatis happening now was fortold back in the 70′s. Oil is and was a limited resource and nothing has been done about it for over 30 years. The enviormentalist have killed nuclear and as non-polluting, non fosil fuel energy source, killed the use of coal, protested the building of hydro dams, claimed wind mills destroys the landscape views, but have yet to come up with an alternative. Like i said in my previous post, everyone is to blame, the dems, the reps, the consumer, the manufactures, the antis, we are all in this together. So stop pointing figures and act!

By: Skeptic

Skeptic — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:45:09 +0000

The Democrats have done even less? Let's see, except for a brief period after Jeffords annoyed his highness, King George IV, the Republicans controlled both houses of congress (1/1995 to 1/2007).

Since the Democrats regained the majority, Republicans in the Senate have used the filibuster more times than any party since the filibuster's inception to block almost anything that HRH George IV doesn't veto ... but it's the Democrats fault.

Riiiiight ....

And GM will have Volts on the showroom floor by next Saturday.

Some folks have their heads *so* far in the sand, I don't know how they breathe.

By: Hal Howell

Hal Howell — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:08:28 +0000

Yes, its true the Republicans didn’t do much on energy production while in control of Congress. However, the Democrats have done even less. Yes, we can drill our way out of this mess, provided Congress would actually get out of the way. However, it will take more than more oil. It will take oil, coal to gasoline, nuclear, wind, solar, natural gas, hydrogen, electric and hybrids. There is no magic bullet but there are solutions. We also need more refineries to produce more gasoline. Of course, more gasoline should be a transition to keep us going until electric and fuel cell cars become plentiful and affordable.

By: brian NY

brian NY — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:14:08 +0000

I been reading all of these posts and if people put as much energy (pun indended) into bashing other people, weather dems or rep, we could have already solved the energy crisis. Yes there will be mistakes made, stupid ideas and propasals, but we should at least try. It was in the 1970′s when we had our 1st energy crisis and there have been democratic and repulican presidents and nothing was done. Stop pointing fingers and act. If everybody reduced thier consumption of oil and oil products by 10% and if manufactures increased fuel economy by 10% and increased the use of Biodisel fuels and ethanol we could save 25% of oil use. Then if we take into account hybrids, PEV, nuclear power and H2 cars we can become self indenpendant on oil for the short term.

By: Wetdog

Wetdog — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:24:31 +0000

Shines---support expanding biodiesel production and availability and you'll have no need for an electric car. You can use it in any conventional diesel powered vehicle. You'll have a time proven design renowned for its efficiency, durability and widely available service and fuel stations. You'll have a huge range of either new or used vehicles available to choose from, everything from small economy type vehicles, to honking big trucks you can haul the family estate on the back of, or even luxury vehicles like Mercedes or Puegots.

You can be comfortable, frugal, practical, environmentally friendly, and a red neck party animal all at the same time if you want to.
The only difference is that you pull up to the pump that says B-100. And if you spill some, you don't have to call the EPA, it is all natural and biodegradable, no harm done.

And when you get where you are going, you can siphon off a little and make McNuggets and fries.

By: Shines

Shines — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:42:03 +0000

This is hybrid cars.com not a political forum.
What you say Mustafa is completely wrong.
I have health insurance and I picked my doctor. That will not change when Obama (or McCain) becomes president.

I do not drive a hybrid, but I am seriously looking at an electric bicycle. My commute is 12 miles each way. I can handle riding my bike 1 or 2 days a week (I'm 54 and overweight) if the weather is nice. I would use a bike 4 or 5 days a week if the terrain wasn't quite so hilly - or if I could get help going up the hills (hence the interest in the electric bike.)

Eventually I'll look seriously at a hybrid or electric car.

By: Mustafa Ceyhan

Mustafa Ceyhan — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:55:48 +0000

He will dictate what Doctor you can see and what cheap drugs you can have.

By: Shines

Shines — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:59:00 +0000

BMW your commentary is misguided, shallow and incomplete.
As far as you not having to look a Hillary next to Obama who hates America.
I'd rather vote for a man who loves America so much that he isn't afraid to stand in front of us say what he believes and run for President than reply to a coward's post on an automotive web site.
But I guess I can do both.