“He greeted each member of our delegation the same.

“Then he greeted John McCain. Bowing deeply, this Sunni sheik took both of Senator McCain’s hands in his and said, ‘It is a special privilege to meet you, Senator McCain. My people know of you and know of your proud family of warriors and we respect you.’

“I realized then that John McCain possesses a currency in this part of the world that transcends titles and position; a currency of immeasurable value that cannot be underestimated and cannot be manufactured, a currency that could save American lives.”

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“John McCain knows we must lessen our dependence on foreign oil.

“But Democrats have refused to even take a vote on an energy bill that includes more drilling.

“We have one message to the Democrats in Washington:

“Speaker Nancy Pelosi, you can turn off the lights on the House floor and shut off the mics, but you cannot silence the voice of millions of Americans who say: Drill more, drill here, drill now!”

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“Our jobs and our way of life depend on electing a leader who can achieve comprehensive energy reform that includes more domestic drilling. That man is John McCain.

“In his 1941 address before Congress, Winston Churchill said, ‘He must indeed have a blind soul who cannot see that some great purpose and design is being worked out here below of which we have the honor to be the faithful servants.’”

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“Let us be the faithful servants.

“Let us leave this place and work and not stop until we give the American people the leader they deserve.

“For our security, prosperity and energy independence, John McCain must become the 44th President of the United States.”