Obama ad fires back at Republicans & McCain on energy

Like this story? Share it with Yahoo! Buzz Saying it wants to set the record "straight" about Barack Obama's plans for easing the nation's energy crisis, the Democratic presidential candidate's campaign just responded to an earlier ad from an affiliate of the Republican National Committee with an ad of its own. The 30-second spot accuses GOP contender John McCain of being "part of the problem" and says that Obama "will make energy independence an urgent priority." It's due to go on the air in the same states where the RNC ad is playing -- Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Here's the ad. Its script follows: Narrator: On gas prices, John McCain's part of the problem. McCain and Bush support a drilling plan that won’t produce a drop of oil for seven years. McCain will give more tax breaks to big oil. He's voted with... [read full story]