Obama answers 18 Science Related Questions W/Nature McCain Decline Interview

Posted by bruni on October 18, 2008

Very interesting interview and LOL at McCain

US election: Questioning the candidates

Barack Obama accepted Nature’s invitation to answer 18 science-related questions in writing; John McCain’s campaign declined. Obama’s answers to many of the questions are printed here; answers to additional questions (on topics including biosecurity, the nuclear weapons laboratories and US participation in international projects) can be found at Wherever possible, Nature has noted what McCain has said at other times on these topics.
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Is it possible to end our dependence on foreign oil in 10 years time?

Posted by bruni on September 11, 2008

Our oil production: 8.091 mm barrels per day
Our oil consumption: 19.993 mm barrels per day

What do you think?
Yes, it is possible if Obama is elected and serves eight years

yup our ability to kick the oil habit depends solely on this single factor
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Obama’s Economic plan = income redistribution

Posted by bruni on August 26, 2008


Obama’s ‘emergency’ economic plan
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August 1, 2008 10:53 AM EST
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Friday announced an “Emergency Economic Plan” that would give families a stimulus check of $1,000 each, funded in part by what his presidential campaign calls “windfall profits from Big Oil.”
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Democrats launch new website.

Posted by bruni on August 19, 2008

Lol at the quiz about tax breaks, isn’t McCains plan to reduce corporation tax to 25% so of course oil companies will benefit but so will every one else, they make it seem it is a specific reduction for oil companies

Also about the leases, why would oil companies pay millions of dollars to lease the land and not explore/develop?
Isn’t that slanderous against Exxon/Mobil?

At the very least, it’s defamation of character, or character assassination. Hell, I wouldn’t want my oil company associated with that dinosaur.
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