What I find interesting is that the Cubans are working with the Chineses to bring in drill ships or platforms and drill for oil in Cuban waters. Lots of jobs, lots of oil revenue going to the Cubans and Chinese. A few miles away, American companies are not permitted to drill-no jobs for Americans, no tax revenue for the states and federal government.
The Republicans have a winning issue here. Wait! we are talking about the Republican party.
The Republicans do have a winning issue, but they have been the most inept in American political history at trying to explain it.
Whenever this issue comes up, the Democrats and their allies at the Sierra Club, EDF, and whatever other eniviromental group start calling them “anti enviroment” and wanting to “Dirty our water and air” and they fold like a cheap tent. Especially the Northeastern Republicans.
And GOP idiots that are leaders in Congress wonder why they are having trouble raising money???????????
“the Cubans are working with the Chineses ....to drill for oil in Cuban waters....A few miles away, American companies are not permitted to drill...”
There was some guy on the Glenn Beck show the other day that had just come back from an Off-shore Oil Technology conference. He had dinner one night with folks from all over (Kenya, Malaysia, etc.) and they said the U.S. is the laughing-stock of the other oil producing nations that are expanding their capabilities.
And hey - Pelosi. What do you think is more environmentaly responsible? Exxon/Mobil drilling off shore Florida under U.S. rules or Cubans/Chinese drilling under Cuban rules?
If these Liberals really cared about the environment they would ONLY allow drilling, mining, timber cutting, etc. in the U.S. and Canada. And maybe Norway. (Okay - most of Europe probably!)