Hopefully he's serious about this direction and not just pandering for votes, as we know damn well McCain has 86'd drilling in Anwar and still does it seems, but is somehow ok suddenly with states taking control of their own situations offshore and decisions to capitalize on our own energy reserves for a change.
We'll have to wait and see fro about 12 hours what BS counter proposal Barack Hussein Obama Jr. and his campaign cons comes up with now to pander to his lunatic fringe base of assorted nuts on this subject.
McCain urges end to ban on offshore drilling:
"ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Sen. John McCain said Monday the federal moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling should be lifted, and individual states given the right to pursue energy exploration in waters near their own coasts.
With gasoline prices rising and the United States chronically dependent on foreign oil, the Republican presidential contender said his proposal would 'be very helpful in the short term resolving our energy crisis.'
McCain also suggested giving the states incentives, including a greater share of royalties paid by companies that drill for oil, as an incentive to permit exploration.
Asked how far offshore states should be given control of drilling rights, he said that was a matter for negotiation.
He offered no other details for his proposal, which he is expected to describe more fully on Tuesday in an energy speech.
The current drilling moratorium is a perennial cause for controversy, pitting those who favor additional exploration on the one hand against environmentalists on the other.
The current ban on offshore drilling covers an estimated 80 percent of U.S. coastal waters. Given Democratic opposition in Congress to ending it, the Bush administration and congressional Republicans have been seeking the type of state option that McCain endorsed. continued here
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