Remember in 2008, when Sarah Palin was in favor of oil drilling and Obama was pushing tire inflation? Now he's taking credit for the boom in US oil drilling

President Barack Obama, Person of the Year, on Climate Change and Energy | TIME.com

Still, it’s notable that at the end of the interview, Obama returned to one of the most unexpected events of his Administration: the boom in domestic oil and natural gas production, which he has been all too ready to take some credit for...The 2012 Person of the Year, who promised that his election would mark the moment when the “rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal,” may be best remembered on energy policy what Michael Levi of the Council on Foreign Relations called the “Driller in Chief,” the man who, however inadvertently, oversaw the reemergence of the U.S. as a major oil and gas producer.

Obama Insists Inflating Tires Better Than Oil Drilling - YouTube

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Obama insists inflating tires better than oil drilling