[rollo tomasi]

"...no senator from this state can support drilling off shore and expect to be elected or reelected."

Why not?

Of course Harris is for drilling in someone else's State. Heck, a lot of polls show most Floridians are against drilling in ANWR. Should every Senate candidate from Florida default to that position?

The inability to frame a debate is lack of leadership qualities. Just saying "I am against drilling" just because environmentalist have taken over the issue shows lack of leadership and weakness. What is better for the State? For the country? For the people?

Rising gas cost, dependence on foreign oil, having tyrants of other countries prosper (Due to our dependence) because Floridians are too ignorant along with their representatives, etc...

If America was more self reliant on our energy needs one would think we would not have to bend backwards for the Saudis, Chavez and the rest of OPEC hence propping up all those "bastions of freedom".

[Mase]

Of course Harris is for drilling in someone else's State

IIRC, both senators from Alaska are in favor of drilling in ANWR.

You can find hypocrisy with every politician. I like winning elections and getting most of what I want rather than losing them and getting nothing. To demand that Harris adopt a position that is akin to political suicide is just absurd. The only folks who seem to support kamikaze politics are the radical lefties who now control the Dem party (thank goodness!) and the third-party types who frequent FR.

I'd much rather be pragmatic and have power and influence than be an unappeasable and be powerless and impotent. At least with the latter, I suppose, you can show up here, whine about the lack of idealism, and feel superior.