This has been a big part of his platform and he ran on it in the primary season. So I’m giving credit where credit is due, and he deserves quite a bit for speaking out about it in a very unfriendly environment. And the fact that he won the nomination despite of that position could speak to Republican’s receptiveness of a “new way.”

Second, to S.W.’s point…

This would be the same as George W. Bush in 2000 going around the country saying he would be a uniter, not a divider, and that he didn’t believe in using force except as a last resort, didn’t believe in nation building . . . yada, yada, yada.

I don’t see these as the same things. McCain is talking about a specific policy position and Bush could have meant anything about being a uniter. The two things aren’t necessarily comparable, but I definitely appreciate the hesitation after the last 8 years.

Ultimately, if he does win POTUS, we’ll see if he was all talk. My gut tells me he’s sincere about this because he understands how we have to ween ourselves off of foreign oil, and the only way to do that is to massively invest in green collar jobs stateside.

Most likely the fix is already in, with McCain or his people having reassured Big Oil this will all just be for show, so he can get elected.

This would be the same as George W. Bush in 2000 going around the country saying he would be a uniter, not a divider, and that he didn’t believe in using force except as a last resort, didn’t believe in nation building . . . yada, yada, yada.