Obama Stands

Barack Obama

--------Ten-year, $150 billion fund for biofuels, wind, solar, plug-in hybrids, clean-coal technology and other "climate-friendly" measures as prime means to break dependence on foreign oil. Money to come from auctioning pollution permits under a program to address climate change.

-----------Now would consider limited expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling. Opposes drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

McCains Stands

John McCain

--------Favors increased offshore drilling and increased production as primary means to break dependence on foreign oil; opposes drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.----------Offshore drilling has pros, like the increase in gas, but a lot of cons to consider to, like constantly needing manned facilities to be kept above sea-level. offshore drilling is act of extracting underground resources which lie underwater near the shoreline, or easily said as when you get the resource from under ground to above ground for uses. Offshore drilling is an hazard to or environment, do to the fact of potential oil spills. My stand on offshore drilling is disapprove do to all the hazards to the environment, i am all for helping not hurting the environment.



----------Mandatory reductions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 66 percent from 1990 levels by 2050, using a market-based cap-and-trade system that would increase energy costs.-----------

The Presidential candidates often sweeten the serious issues to get votes. For example the first pictures shows rotten lemons with the serious issues on them such as; Climate Crisis, Tax Policy, and Debt. I think this shows all the serious problems as something that can be changed. For example the second picture shows McCain trying to sell very expensive lemonade. I think this shows how is willing to change al those problems easily and simple. This questions whether McCain and the Republican Party over simplify the solution to these problems for votes.

Tony Auth "Trojan Elephant" New York Times.com 18/9/08:11/7/08



The Government is being viewed as acting deceitfully behind the bailout plan. Further shown in a political cartoon when there is a wooden elephant with the words “Congratulations on your deal to save the economy!-House Republicans”. The House Republicans have given the president a congratulatory present, though it is liable to hurt him. It is night and the elephant is night time and the elephant is in front of the Capital Building, with the words Trojan Elephant at the bottom of the page. The present is delivered at night and a copy of the Trojan horse therefore it is meant to deceive the president. The public is viewing the Government as deceptive under the bailout plan.