Paris Hilton weighs in.

America's energy problem is best solved via a limited plan for offshore oil drilling -- with strict environmental oversight -- coupled with tax incentives for more fuel-efficient vehicles. The former could solve the short-term concerns of high gas prices while the latter is a more long-term path to energy independence.

I know what you're thinking: Those idiots at the DP screwed up the headline on this post.

Nope. That's what Paris Hilton thinks.

The celebrity-turned-wonk has coined her own TV ad that refers to Republican presidential candidate John McCain as "that wrinkly, white-haired guy."

And which refers to herself as "hot."

Hoo boy.

McCain started this. He took aim at Democrat Barack Obama with an ad that mocked Obama's celebrity status, and he used Hilton's image.

Now it's on. Hilton proclaims herself as "totally ready to lead" and presents her energy policy after a brief diversion into a magazine to look up the best place to get a sun tan. She sees her plan as a hybrid of the McCain and Obama approaches.

We see it as the fall of Rome all over again, but while civilization crumbles around us, check out the Hilton ad. It's a hoot. And here it is:

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By the way, a McCain spokesman points out that Paris Hilton supports offshore drilling. Totally.