MoveOn.org hits McCain locally Wednesday

[kevinmc]

St. Louis Post-Dispatch



MoveOn.org, which has repeatedly attacked Sen. John McCain regarding his oil and environmental policy, will host a rally this week at the Shell Station at the corner of Delmar and Skinker in the Loop.

The protest is set for 5 p.m. Wednesday and is to coincide with some 200 others around the country.

A release hints at the major criticisms that will likely be aired at the protest; MoveOn says McCain basically in the pocket of major oil companies. The event is being billed as a rally for an “Oil-Free President.”

This does highlight a major difference between McCain and Sen. Barack Obama that will likely get plenty of airtime during the campaign.

McCain says he wants to expand drilling and increase domestic oil production, using royalties from drilling to fund alternative energy for the long-term.

Obama says he wants a wind-fall profits tax on oil companies coupled with a tax credit to middle class families, while using some revenues for long-term weaning from oil.

[MaineDem]

1. They did this in Maine yesterday, too. n/t