[Pontiac]

This genuine catastrophe occurred in January 1969 — nearly 40 years ago. That era's drilling technology has gone the way of Flower Power and black-and-white TV. Innovation has boosted the safety and environmental reliability of offshore drilling.

That is because industry learns from its mistakes unlike Democrats.

Democrats celebrate and try to recreate their mistakes such as the retreat from Viet Nam and the 1968 Democratic Party Convention.

[gov_bean_ counter]

What is equally amazing is that while Dems refuse to acknowledge the technological advances in drilling the expect humans to rewrite the laws of physics and produce some sort of hybrid vehicle that provides the size, speed and safety the US consumer demands. And do it within the next couple of years.