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Here is one that jumped off the page for me.
From a McCain commercial:
Generally, McCain has been trying to blame Obama for the price of oil because he does not support offshore drilling. However,
Considering that until 2005, the price of crude hasn't been above $60 a barrel since 1985,
http://zfacts.com/p/196.html
It is clear that bans on ocean drilling have had no effect at all on the price of oil. Until a supply is price justified, it will not be tapped, regardless of access. So even if there were no bans on ocean drilling, only now would the oil companies be interested drilling. And even if they had begun drilling as soon as the price was 60$ in mid 2005, since it takes between five and ten years for new sites to fully come online, we would still be three to eight years away from seeing significant production levels.
From a McCain commercial:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/us/politics/22adbox.htmlSCRIPT “Gas prices. $4, $5, no end in sight. Because some in Washington are still saying no to drilling in America. No to independence from foreign oil. Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump? (chant) Obama, Obama. One man knows we must now drill more in America and rescue our family budgets. Don’t hope for more energy, vote for it. McCain.”[continued]
Generally, McCain has been trying to blame Obama for the price of oil because he does not support offshore drilling. However,
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/14/bush.offshore/Candida Scott, an oil industry researcher at Cambridge Research Associates, said oil needs to be priced at $60 a barrel or more to justify deep-shelf drilling. [continued]
Considering that until 2005, the price of crude hasn't been above $60 a barrel since 1985,
http://zfacts.com/p/196.html
It is clear that bans on ocean drilling have had no effect at all on the price of oil. Until a supply is price justified, it will not be tapped, regardless of access. So even if there were no bans on ocean drilling, only now would the oil companies be interested drilling. And even if they had begun drilling as soon as the price was 60$ in mid 2005, since it takes between five and ten years for new sites to fully come online, we would still be three to eight years away from seeing significant production levels.