On the other hand, drilling for oil off Florida is a good way to get yourself UNELECTED. Any politician would have taken the same position. At the same time Haitians turn out to make mighty good Republican voters. They are forgiven by all real Freepers!
I live here in FL, and for me it is not a NIMBY issue. It just doesn't make sense to me to do offshore drilling in an area that gets such a large percentage of its income from tourism on beaches. A major spill could destroy the economy.
Desolate areas in AK are a much better idea.
Ooooohkayyythen...the nice men in the white coats are coming to help you...
On the other hand, drilling for oil off Florida is a good way to get yourself UNELECTED. Any politician would have taken the same position.
Let's see then, what's arguably America's biggest problem...energy costs perhaps? Do Floridians have to pay high gasoline and fuel oil prices? Do the 95% of Floridians who don't live on the Gulf coast give a damn about Gulf drilling? Could we hope for a smidgin of leadership of a Presidential wannabee, even in support of his own brother's energy policies? Nahhhh.
At the same time Haitians turn out to make mighty good Republican voters. They are forgiven by all real Freepers!
I guess that's why I remember all those stories in 2000 of Republican party operatives going into the voting booths with Creole speaking Haitians to "help" them vote...oh wait, it wasn't the Republican operatives, it was the Democrat party operatives...
And 'ol muawiyah boy if you just had to guess, just guess,what would be the most important issue now for FReepers? NOoooooo, NOT Terri Schiavo...try . And can we hope for a smidgen of support from Jeb, a spending of a penny of political capital which we FReepers, other concerned Conservatives, even liberatians, and just plain worried citizens gave to the Republicans in 2004...noooo...Jeb is going to spend his political capital going after a private citizen who made the same painful decision that many of us have made or will make.