McCain Collecting Big Oil Money Ever Since His Flip-Flop

Ever since John McCain changed positions on drilling he’s been swamped with oil money.  Think Progress runs it down:

In Texas alone, June oil and gas-connected donations to McCain’s Victory ‘08 Fund, his hybrid fundraising venture with the RNC and state committees, reached $1,214,100.

Of that total, $881,450, or 73 percent, came after June 15. McCain announced his position in favor of offshore drilling on June 16.

It pays to be a flip-flopper.  Literally.

On Thursday’s Radio Show…

Ellis Henican of Newsday guest-hosts for Alan.

• Longtime Clinton ally Lanny Davis explains why he thinks it would be “incomprehensible” for Barack Obama to pick a woman other than Hillary as a running mate.
• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) reveals how the Democratic Party plans to boost its majority in Congress.
• Who’s playing the race card? Ellis takes a close look at the latest War of Words between McCain and Obama.

Lieberman Says Surge Was “Against The Enemies Who Attacked America On 9-11″

That’s what he said when he and Lindsey Graham announced a proposed Senate resolution praising the surge.

LIEBERMAN: That’s why Senator Graham and I are introducing a resolution recognizing the strategic success that the surge has achieved in a central front – the central front of the war on terror against the enemies who attacked America on 9/11/01, and expressing our thanks to our troops who’ve made that success possible.

Think Progress notes that sending our limited resources to Iraq prevented them being directed to the real front in the war on terror, and the place from which 9/11 was…

Which Candidate Really Supports The Military?

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America rates John McCain a D and Barack Obama a B+ for the 2006 legislative term.

Disabled Veterans of America gave McCain a 20% rating on Veterans’ issues, while Obama garnered 80%.

Vietnam Veterans of America notes that McCain voted against their interests 15 times and for them 8 times, while Obama voted 12 times with them and once against them.

More at Think Progress.

ExxonMobil Profits Up 14%

And we’re paying HOW MUCH MORE for gas? 

Exxon Mobil Corp said on Thursday soaring oil prices pushed its second-quarter earnings up 14%, again breaking its own record for the highest-ever profit by a U.S. company.

 What was it that drove up profits?  “Soaring oil prices”.