Except reducing energy demand by that amount in the time frame he is talking about isn't as plausible as getting to the moon, because NO ONE has been able to slow, much less reverse demand for energy. Today's speech, Friday's interview--is pure political pandering for votes by Obama, just like it was when McCain did the same the thing. Both McCain and Obama are using the Bush strategy on offshore drilling (ie linking gas prices to offshore drilling, the same way they linked S. Hussein to 9/11) to rationalize flipping their position on drilling, in order to get votes and donations from the oil industry. So far, it is working great for McCain. We'll see how it lays out for Obama.
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