Can OBAMA leave well enough alone? He has the chutzpah to claim victory on inflating tires vs offshoredrilling

Question

Today's story:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080806/ap_on_el_pr/obama

The original quote:

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080805/BUSINESS01/808050360

"We could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling if everybody was just inflating their tires and getting regular tune-ups. You could actually save just as much," Obama told a rally Thursday in Springfield, Mo.

Factual Rebuttal to this quote:

http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MmVkODgwZTk1NTJiMjA5OTQyMmFlOWZhYjJiMmNmZGE=

More....

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/rubin/19421

Answer 1

Of course that's nonsense and Obama isn't very smart, but... "Football"? Why that category?

Answer 2

there were plenty of places to drill on the coast legally before, oil companies didn't drill because it's $15 dollars for a barrel of saudi oil or a $100 to get it here