McCain takes air out of tire pressure debate

[FrenchieCat]

Source: Reuters

HUNTINGTON, W. Va - Republican John McCain appeared to back down on Tuesday in his dispute with his opponent Barack Obama over tire pressure.

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The surprise came during a telephone town hall meeting McCain held on Tuesday with voters in Pennsylvania.

“Obama said a couple of days ago says we all should inflate our tires. I don’t disagree with that. The American Automobile Association strongly recommends it,” McCain said.

But he kept up his broad criticism of Obama on energy: “I … don’t think that that (inflating tires) is a way to become energy independent.”

The United States’ energy challenges will be a central factor in the months leading up to the election. But when it comes to how far to inflate your tires, the air seems to have gone out of the dispute.


Read more: http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/08/05/mccain-takes-air-out-of-tire-pressure-debate/

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The left side of John McCain's brain doesn't know what the right side of John McCain's brain is doing, which amounts to a terribly ran campaign. How can this man believe that he could be President?

[Occam Bandage]

1. Well, there goes one of the dumbest "controversies" of all time.

[mwb970]

11. But it works.

Time to face reality. Americans are idiots. mccain will be president a year from now, I guarantee it! Might as well start preparing now.

[petronius]

2. It wasn't a "debate" - what Obama said was correct, and lieing knee-jerky Rs tried

to pretend otherwise. McCain is continuing the deliberate dishonesty if he's claiming that Obama equated tire-pumping with energy independence...

[Virginia Dare]

12. It sounds like McSame is debating himself..

Obama has a way of making him do that.

[petronius]

14. That's a good way to put it - the Rs are flailing around and spinning in circles

They have no message or ideas or principles to offer, so they set up strawmen and then get beaten up by those strawmen. It's almost sad... :rofl:

[truthisfreedom]

3. McFart

[awoke_in_2003]

4. Well, he is so old

that might be McDust :)

[radfringe]

5. it's the Smear part of McGOP's smear and fear tactics

granted properly inflated tires, 55mph speed limit and tune-ups alone won't solve the problem - but it helps curb fuel consumption and would do more than mccain's proposed 'tax holiday'

just like bush - McCain blew an opportunity to call on americans to be part of the solution. Essentially, he's telling us "don't worry - go shopping" - just like bush

ridicule of this nature is the only tool they have, it's the tool of losers

[grannie4peace]

6. i can understand how one person could think he could , but a whole political

party. he is the best they can do--- i wonder where huckabee is??? if he's glad he safe from bushco? they couldn't pick a person with a brain or consciousness

[liberal N proud]

7. I still think we should let air out to republicons tires

Let them use more gasoline at $4.00 gallon. Maybe they will figure it out someday.

[ck4829]

8. Forming a dependence on domestic oil is not "energy independence"

[Doug.Goodall]

9. McCain is so old, when he started driving cars had solid rubber tires

McCain said "That stupid Obama, everybody knows you can't put air in tires!"

Then McCain got into his golf cart and drove back to his mansion with the left turn blinker on the the whole way.

[Epiphany4z]

10. lol

julst lol.

[Tempest]

13. Will McSame be giving refunds?

To the suckers who bought the $25 tire pressure gauges he was hawking on his web site?