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McCain touts oil drilling on Gulf of Mexico rig
Comments | AFP, August, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP) — John McCain Tuesday flew to a Gulf of Mexico oil rig to demand expanded offshore drilling, but Democrats hit back by branding the White House hopeful as a puppet of profit-soaked US energy giants.
The Republican candidate toured the platform as polls show a majority of voters back more prospecting for oil in the seas around America -- despite claims by Democrats it would do little to ease high gasoline prices.
"We need to start drilling offshore at advanced oil rigs like this one," McCain, said, using the visit to lambast the energy policies of his Democratic rival Barack Obama.
"Senator Obama opposes new drilling, he said it won't solve our problem and that it's 'not real' -- he is wrong and the American people know it."
"We all...
