It’ s a shame that we rely on forein oil so much. Everyone is dependent on the middle east oil nowadays…

So who said this back in late 2005?

“I don’t think I have a place in history yet. I got elected to the U.S. Senate. I haven’t done anything yet.” (Ya don’t say !!)

That was the humble, grounded Barack Obama, newly elected to the US Senate. And what has he done in the Senate? Well his proposal to surrender to Al Qaeda in Iraq in January of 2007 was shot down. Otherwise, not much.

McCain could run a positive campaign emphasizing experience and his energy plan. Don’t ask Hillary how the experience thing went – she had a bad experience with experience because she lacked experience.

But on energy, McCain has something to please (or irk) everyone. Offshore drilling polls better than might have been expected in California, Obama can’t pronounce “nuclear”, and enviros know McCain has been a Senate leader on carbon cap and trade schemes (don’t tell righties).

Energy is a real problem needing some leadership from Washington provided by a guy who has experience working with both sides to get things done. Obama has never demonstrated that ability and has not currently adopted energy positions with appeal to the right. McCain has repeatedly displayed his ability to sell out the right work across the aisle.

Should be a winning issue.

Bashing oil companies makes for good politics, but awful public policy. The Democratic candidates in the 2006 elections campaigned on reducing gas prices, yet they almost doubled. The real world spoke. If Obama wins he won’t be able to ply the falsehood that Bush and his cronies are facilitating high prices. And what will they do then??