Over the course of the campaign, John McCain has slowly but steadily transformed from McCain v2000 to McCain v2008.
That is, his energy policy has flipped and then flopped - from a right-of-center "let's evaluate the options" to a doctrinaire Republican "drill, drill, drill...." playbook mantra.
But McCain's v2008 energy plan, like the Bush/Cheney years, will fail at solving our energy problems. More dependence on oil and no relief from pump prices is a sure bet.
Now comes the logical next step of the McCain descent to a continuation of the failed Bush/Cheny energy policy,
BRING DICK CHENEY ON BOARD?
It would be Dick Cheney's next logical step:
HALIBURTON CEO > BUSH VICE-PRESIDENT > MCCAIN SECRETARY OF ENERGY ?
Here is what we know.
The Politico reported that McCain effusively embraced the idea that he would consider Cheney in an important role in a McCain administration.
Asked whether he’d be interested in Cheney had the vice president not already have served under Bush for two terms, McCain said: "I don’t know if I would want him as vice president. He and I have the same strengths. But to serve in other capacities? Hell, yeah."
And SolveClimate investigates the close links between the Cheney proposals and the McCain v2008 energy policy.
It is the Cheney blueprint of the fossil future, now embraced by McCain. It calls for massive government support for a 20 year project to develop these carbon-heavy unconventional fuels.
Solar, wind, geothermal -- weren't those supposed to be the unconventional fuels of the future? Not in the vision of Dick Cheney, now embraced by John McCain.
If elected, who will he turn to help him manage his energy policy?
This bears watching. The potential third Bush/Cheney term is shaping up quickly - and the key Cheney piece may be falling into place.