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Senator John McCain the Oil and Gas Presidential Pick

The Washington Post has a story out today on the dramatic spike in campaign contributions to John McCain right after the Senator reversed his opposition to the federal ban on offshore drilling.

The Post reports:

"Oil and gas industry executives and employees donated $1.1 million to McCain last month — three-quarters of which came after his June 16 speech calling for an end to the ban — compared with $116,000 in March, $283,000 in April and $208,000 in May."

Overall McCain has received close to three times more in campaign donations from the oil and gas sector than Barack Obama. Here's a graph of oil and gas donations made to the presidential hopefuls from the Center for Responsive Politics:

 

 

David Donnelly has a further breakdown of the oil and gas donation gush to McCain on the Huffington Post.

 

 



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How can a man educated in the 1950's possibly lead the most powerful nation on earth into the technology oriented 21st century? He still listens for dial tones, wears Frank Sinatra shoes, communicates by AM radio, can't understand the net, and puts heroism ahead of tech know-how. If the enemy pushes a button on a modern age weapon, it simply doesn't make sense to stand and take a beating - it makes more sense to cut and run, to fight another day, not chivalrous, but wiser! Even bugs bunny knows that! We are doomed to a 1950's style leadership by a man from the vacuum tube era in the new and sophisticated, computer driven world. At age 72, he will spend more time going to the washroom to pee than governing, and as for his menopausal running mate, remember, we are only a very old heart beat from having a total newby ready to push 'The Button' - gimme Biden over her anytime but especially at that time! McCain is a great and likable old man but Obamas got schooling, and that counts big in the computer era!

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