So, as sort of an ongoing example of the level we’ve sunk to in American politics, the Obama campaign joked that if we allowed off shore drilling, we’d only generate the energy we could save if we properly inflated our tires. Instantly, of course, the McCain camp ridiculed Obama – his plan to energy independence is to give everyone a tire gauge.

The more rational of us rolled our eyes and sighed at the blatant absurdity of mainstream politics.