At first, I was beginning to go along with the President's oil drilling idea, unveiled this morning. I was figuring we really do need to go looking for every little bit of crude oil we might have hidden away under American soil or water. I can't avoid looking at the signs at every gas station I drive by, I guess it's the same thing as looking at a car crash or a train wreck. Who would have thought that we'd be seeing $4 a gallon gas? Somebody, somewhere, should have seen this coming. And something should have been done to ward it off. But, there was no anticipation, no planning, no changes. And, here we are, talking about something that, apparently, isn't going to make a bit of a difference.
Bush Disagrees With His Own Energy Dept, Claims Drilling In Arctic Refuge Will ‘Bring Enormous Benefits’
This morning in the White House Rose Garden, President Bush called on Congress to “pass good legislation as soon as possible” that would lift the federal ban on exploring the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and allow states to permit offshore oil drilling. Bush said in order to relieve the “painful level” of gas prices, “our [...]
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