Tipsheet An Example of the Contrast Carol Platt Liebau | June 16, 2008 4:50 PM John McCain believes states hould have the right to engage in energy exploration off their coasts. That makes a lot of sense, given sky-high gas prices and our dependence on foreign oil.Barack Obama is complacent about high gas prices -- and seems to believe that Americans would be, too, if the increases had come about more gradually.Just another example of our choice in November.