The President and McCain have seemingly backed off their stated desire to resume drilling. States, they suggest, should make the final decision of drilling in their state. That may, accidentally, be a brilliant development. Some states will be sure to say no, but others will agree. When those states that drill start seeing financial benefits other states will be enticed to put aside their enviro protest because tjheir people will see neighbors paying lower taxes and such due to oil income from taxes on business and jobs created by the oil booms.
Yesterday on “Meet the Press”, Brian Williams asked Lindsey Graham this: “You have a beautiful coastline in your home state of South Carolina; are you willing to allow drilling off the coast of South Carolina”?
To which Graham replied: “If the people of South Carolina are in favor of it; yes”.
Williams: “What caused you to change your mind”?
Graham: “ $4 a gallon “.