IN the last two debates MvcCain has said much about alt energy but in reality he has not been that keen on it.
For the second straight presidential debate, John McCain delivered a confused and misleading picture of his position on renewable energy sources. In the Oct. 15th debate, McCain said, “So the point is, with nuclear power, with wind, tide, solar, natural gas, with the development of flex fuel, hybrid, clean coal technology, clean coal technology is a key in the heartland of America that is hurting rather badly. So I think we can easily within seven, eight, ten years, if we put our minds to it, we can eliminate our dependence on the places in the world that harm our national security if we don’t achieve our independence from it.”

While this rhetoric is laudable, it simply doesn’t reflect John McCain’s actual record on alternative energy. Between 1992 and 2006, McCain voted against tax incentives for the renewable energy sector at least nine times, according to the Senate record. Between 2002 and 2005, as the public grew more in favor of promoting alternative energy sources, McCain vote four times to block renewable energy mandates. And between 1992 and 2005, McCain voted an additional 12 times against alternative energy proposals.

John McCain has insisted that he has supported “alternate fuel all of my time,” but he just hasn’t seemed to ever cast his Senate vote for it. A recent analysis of McCain’s record by FactCheck.org showed that while McCain has lent rhetorical support for renewable energy, as a Senator “he has declined opportunities to support it.”

Sorry, but there is not much rubber left on the tires of the “Straight Talk Express”.  The “straight shooter” is shooting himself in the foot.  Does anyone in the McCain campaign know how to use a pc?