energy independence? as in free of foreign oil? define
thats a lie if so either figure
no, not free of foreign oil. just not dependent on it. and i think there is solid reasoning in both plans for the dates they provide.
and i think that obama's plan is more grounded frankly. what has the free market done to get us off of foreign oil in the last 10 years?
corn based ethanol? a fuel that is as much of a detriment to the environment as is gasoline and at the same time managed to make a bunch of farmers wealthy while screwing up the food cost of the country.
i don't believe that you can hope your way to change in the auto industry. their is too much money to persuade agendas. instead i think you get change by throwing money at american ingenuity. new companies that sprout up in the effort and old companies who change based off of tax credits and bonuses afforded to them for significant progress.
you also get change by encouraging conservation.
regardless both guys have plans but mccains would appear to be a slight change from more of the same.
obama's plan is a massive change and it is expensive but a change in energy is something worth paying for. especially if he is able to create the job's in the sector he plans to.
also you put the money in up front and if you are successful in making a significant change in energy then you keep our money here.
which reminds me of another distortion by the mccain camp. the number is not 700 billion that goes over seas to people who do not like ut, it is around 536 billion that is spent. and around a third of that goes to the UK, canada and mexico.