While this story does not importune contrasting outside viewpoints, nor pepper it with mitigating subtexts, it does, nonetheless, draw a sparkling- clear contrast, both in its portrayal of each candidate's energy policies, and, more covertly, as well as how each campaign responds to the opposition. Holtz-Eakin has misrepresented the amount that will be 'put back into truckers' pockets," nor can one even assert that figure with precision, given the volatility and daily rise of gas prices. It was assessed at half that--30 cents a day, if I heard right--and in the l0 short weeks of summer, only McCain math could contrive the amount of $600 as the total saved. Further, his staff simply ignores Obama's facts presented as justification for his roundly supported rejection of this gimmick: that the tax is money utilized to construct highways and highway repair, and its omission creates a job loss of an estimated 300,000 construction workers, which would be another knife in the back of an industry already depressed economically by the drought in new housing. How does a campaign ignore this? Finally, by Obama invoking the Nurenburg trials as a classic and shining example of international justice, which spotlighted the lustrous beauty that emanates from the inherent goodness that our forefathers constructed within the precepts of American Democracy, it makes McCain less of a Maverick, more of a Bush Gang member, all too willing to graffitti the High Court's judicial integrity for his political gain. With Obama actually on TV physically helping sandbag in Quncy, Il., we truly get to see who really walks the walk:the candidate who is also worlds better at talking the talk. It leaves the viewer to ponder whether McCain is even physically able to attempt said walk...