McCain's Oil Wrong

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Maybe there is hope for McCain after all. Now if he will just reconsider his opposition to ANWR drilling, he may start to wake up the base.

 

McCain urges end to ban on offshore drilling

 

ARLINGTON, Va. - 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 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.