Due to the wording of your post, I unfortunately took it at face value and replied to that which was not your intent. I'm glad that this has now all been cleared up. And kudos to you, for not attempting to reply to my question, because you feel, unqualified to do so. It was a far too broad question, I now realize, and one which I doubt anyone here would be qualified to answer.
TODAY - WASHINGTON - The House rejected an attempt Thursday to lift a quarter-century congressional ban on offshore oil drilling in coastal waters outside the western Gulf of Mexico amid arguments that new supplies are needed to lower energy prices.