Great Article by Time

Putting US Energy in the Wrong Place:

"John McCain stood atop an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday and proclaimed that he had the key to solving America's energy woes, slashing the price of gas, and unfettering U.S. foreign policy from its addiction to foreign oil. Drill. Drill here. And drill now."

The interesting thing about this article shows how the conversation on energy independence has been skewed towards big oil at the expense of alternatives. This is unfortunate as early on Obama had released an energy plan with renewables at the center. Yet, misdirection, pandering and lies about the actual time-frame regarding the true effects of expanding off-shore drilling have served to obfuscate the issues of global warming, environmental damage caused by fossil fuel based economies and in essence missed the entire notion behind energy independence.

If America is reliant upon a non-renewable and finite energy source regardless of its origins, then how can one claim that to be truly energy independent? Independence implies freedom and yet we will opt to be slaves to big oil companies operating right here in America!

John McSame has successfully diverted attention away from the real and serious issue facing this country in order to frame the issue as a "you're either with us or against" type of characterization (sound familiar?). In this way he has shaped the conversation through a misrepresentation of the facts and in taking a play from Karl Rove's minions.