Today, John McCain actually called for lifting the federal moratorium on oil exploration and development on the outer continental shelf. This is a shock that McCain can be so reasonable. If he is going to call for more domestic energy, it makes sense to call for energy that exists instead of trying on future technologies to lower energy prices.

Obama on the other hand only spouts nonsense about energy.

Tommy Vietor, a spokesman for the Obama campaign said that Mr. McCain’s plan amounted to “the same misguided approach backed by President Bush that has failed our families for too long and only serves to benefit the big oil companies.”

Apparently there’s no problem with $4 a gallon gasoline and the American people should stop whining.

If McCain can protray Obama as being out of touch with the average American, McCain will win. Obama’s problem is that he and his handlers are apparently out of touch on energy issues.