John McCain, who once was regarded as a top Republican ally of the environmental movement, has embraced an energy plan nearly identical to Vice President Dick Cheney's National Energy Policy, which was drafted largely by industry executives and which pushed their desire for more oil drilling and nuclear power. "We need to drill here and we need to drill now." |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.