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John McCain can talk a good line on American energy independence and the need to focus our efforts on alternative energy, but he has never turned up to vote for the most important legislation in the Senate that addresses that issue.

AlterNet is featuring an article from The Huffington Post that describes, at length, the key elements of Obama’s Energy Plan. The plan has been available for some time on the Obama website as a PDF, but this article does a great job of breaking it down and explaining the benefits of various elements of the plan in a way that makes complex issues very clear.

I am writing to update you on my recent efforts in Congress to help lower gas prices. At over $4 per gallon, there is no issue that I hear about more frequently than the price of gasoline. The rising price of gas is putting an undue economic burden on hardworking Americans. It is an issue that demands the full attention of the President and the U.S. Congress.

The twin brands of “George W. Bush” and “Republican party” have been so devalued over the last 7 years that there is no real incentive for the RNC and other party bodies from throwing bull manure in every direction and hoping some sticks.

OPEC nations are not huge recipients of non-military US foreign aid. Our “aid” to Saudi Arabia involves congress giving them permission to pay our defense contractors vast sums of money. Knowing all this, why do we feel entitled to dictate how quickly other soveriegn nations sell off a natural resource that is often their only source of wealth?