The Environment

The second 2008 presidential debate included a single, pointed question on global climate changefrom an audience member, but that didn't stop both candidates from working the issue of energy independence.

Sen. Barack Obama promised to cut greenhouse gases. "We cannot wait to stop global warming," Obama said. "We cannot wait to fix this country." He pledged to put mandatory caps on carbon dioxide emissions from industry.

Nuclear Wepons

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions.Obama's goal is to eliminate all nuclear weapons in the world.“In 2009, we will have a window of opportunity to renew our global leadership and bring our nation together.” “If we don’t seize that moment, we may not get another.”

OffShore Drilling

Offshore drilling refers to the extracting underground resources which lie underwater.Its used when you are drilling somewhere to retrieve something important.We use offshore drilling for extraction of oil off the coasts of continents.

"My interest is in making sure we've got the kind of comprehensive energy policy that can bring down gas prices," Obama said in an interview with The Palm Beach Post. "If, in order to get that passed, we have to compromise in terms of a careful, well thought-out drilling strategy that was carefully circumscribed to avoid significant environmental damage -- I don't want to be so rigid that we can't get something done." Instead, Democrats crafted a rhetorical answer to the GOP's drilling campaign, calling on the oil companies to begin oil drilling on the millions of acres both on and offshore that have already been leased to them but remain untapped. Obama has taken up that line as part of his standard stump speech.The Republicans and the oil companies have been really beating the drums on drilling," Obama said in the Post interview. "And so we don't want gridlock. We want to get something done."

Republicans have consistently said they could craft legislation that would expand oil exploration on the outer continental shelf without jeopardizing delicate shoreline habitats. But Democratic leaders in Congress have been ardently opposed. Environmental groups, a key constituency, have been unyielding in their opposition.Sen. John McCain proposed lifting the ban on offshore drilling as part of his plan to reduce dependence on foreign oil and help combat rising gas prices."The stakes are high for our citizens and for our economy." "And with gasoline running at more than $4 a barrel ... a gallon ... I wish ... $4 a gallon, many do not have the luxury of waiting on the far-off plans of futurists and politicians," he said."We have proven oil reserves of at least 21 billion barrels in the United States. But a broad federal moratorium stands in the way of energy exploration and production. And I believe it is time for the federal government to lift these restrictions and to put our own reserves to use."

Sarah Louise Heath Palin

Sarah Palin was born on Febuary 11,1964.She was the 11th govenor of Alaska.Palin was born in Sandpoint Idaho.

Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden Jr.

Joe Biden was born on November 20, 1942 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He had attended Syracuse University college of law to recieve his Juris Doctors.Biden has been involved in crafting many federal crime laws over the last decade.Biden is also a long-time member and current chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.In 1987, Biden ran as a Democratic presidential candidate.

John Sidney McCain III

John McCain was born on August 29, 1936. He is the presidential nominee of the Republican Party.John Mccain had went to United States Naval Academy.He had fought as a brave soilder in the Vietnam War.

Barack Hussein Obama II

Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama Sr. in Honolulu,Hawaii. He is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. Obama was mostly raised by his mother.Obama had grew up in many different places.This helped him obtain his political journey.As he got older he worked in christian churches.He was a member of the Vetrens Affair Comittiee.He was elected to the Senate in November 2004 with 70% of the vote.Obama is the first African American to be nomminated for president.He has fought for the Illinois veterans to make sure they get their pay.