Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger split this week from Sen. John McCain on the issue of offshore oil drilling, but the Republican governor went even further Wednesday by suggesting any politician insisting on an immediate oil solution this year is promising too much.
Schwarzenegger may not have intended this as advice for a certain Republican presidential candidate, but McCain continues to advocate for a federal gas-tax holiday to bring immediate economic relief. Furthermore, President Bush and McCain this week have suggested that offshore oil drilling is necessary as a short-term solution because of rising gas prices.
"We all have to realize that you cannot change what is going on right now overnight," Schwarzenegger told reporters, according to a transcript. "So anyone that is looking for a solution this year won't find one, and any politician that is promising you a solution is -- I don't want to say it, but you know what."
That prompted laughs, to which the governor replied, "You know, I tell you the way it is."
The governor instead believes that energy demand should be met by alternative fuel sources and innovative vehicles, such as electric and biofuel cars.
He said the country should focus on these products "rather than looking for more of this, like I said, dirty oil that creates the big pollution in the world."
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