Obama conference call rips McCain energy policy

The Obama campaign hosted a conference call with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and former Iowa Governor Vilsack to discuss Republican Senator John McCain’s “failed approach” to drilling for energy independence.

Senator Obama’s supporters argued McCain’s calls for drilling for oil off the U.S. coast will not succeed in lowering our oil prices, nor will McCain’s calls for a “gas tax holiday” help our country in the future.

The Obama campaign portrayed McCain as a candidate who has “flip flopped” on how to solve the energy crisis facing our nation, and said that the best way to help America’s struggling middle class and to become less dependent on foreign oil was to be more efficient with our energy use and to develop alternative fuel sources for automobiles. Obama’s supporters said he has the “vision” to lead America to use energy and fuel properly.