`` The next president must be willing to break with the energy policies , not just of the current administration , but the administrations that preceded it , and lead a great national campaign to achieve energy security for America , '' McCain said Wednesday in Springfield , Missouri . Support for domestic offshore gas drilling is a reversal in policy for Sen. John McCain . President Bush 's support could help McCain 's efforts to paint himself as a maverick . Obama says offshore drilling wo n't lower gas prices in the short term . McCain 's conservative position could help him in California , a state with two electoral votes .
Support for domestic offshore gas drilling is a reversal in policy for Sen. John McCain . President Bush 's support could help McCain 's efforts to paint himself as a maverick . Obama says offshore drilling wo n't lower gas prices in the short term . McCain 's conservative position could help him in California , a state with two electoral votes .