Senator McCain held a press conference at noon today with reporters. Jim Geraghty over at National Review's Campaign Spot has a good report of what went down including the topic of offshore drilling.

He said that in the coming weeks, he would be focusing on "America's energy crisis" - the country's dependence on foreign oil. Tomorrow he will call for the lifting of "the federal moratorium on states that choose to permit exploration."

"We must embark on a national mission to eliminate our dependence on foreign oil... exploration is a step toward the longer-term goal." The candidate repeated his advocacy of a federal gas tax holiday.

McCain also addressed his "repeated" calls for joint town hall meetings with Senator Obama, where members of the audience effectively select the topics with their questions. "Let the American people talk to us and ask us their questions. It would change the dialogue [I don't think the reference was intentional] in Washington... I hope Senator Obama will reconsider my invitation. There is a meeting of La Raza after July 4. Both of us have accepted invitations to address that organization. I recommend we have a town hall meeting together. People will be informed, and maybe in some ways, more entertained if we did that."