[ozzymandus]

What’s “politically dumb” about exploring for domestic oil and gas? Somebody should tell Debbie Blabbermouth Schultz that she’s just a horrible, angry, stupid person.

[massgopguy]

Debbie so you know what Swamp gas is?

[andy58-in-nh]

The general idea Bachmann expressed is a good one: our nation’s energy needs must be balanced with valid environmental concerns. Government is a poor steward of land and its commercial value, as compared with private owners, whose economic self-interest demands careful planning and cautious consideration of risk.

Government can simply socialize risk through taxation and tends to be far less cautious in both developing resources and protecting land values. In addition, our Federal government now greatly favors a foolish environmental purity for political reasons and disfavors development, regardless of national economic requirements.

That said, the Everglades are an extremely fragile ecosystem, especially in relation to so many other known developable lands where significant deposits of oil, shale oil and natural gas reside. To suggest the use of these delicate lands rather than so many others was not the wisest decision, politically or otherwise, no matter how odious Ms. Whatzername-Schmutz might be.