[Kaslin]

WASHINGTON — The White House says President Bush is planning to lift an executive ban on offshore oil drilling. In a Rose Garden statement on Monday, the president plans to lift the ban. But by itself, the move will not lead to more drilling off America's coastline.

Congress must still lift its own legislative ban before offshore drilling can happen.

White House press secretary Dana Perino says Bush is acting now in hopes of spurring Congress to act. So far, lawmakers have shown no interest in doing so.

[Moonman62]

White House press secretary Dana Perino says Bush is acting now in hopes of spurring Congress to act. So far, lawmakers have shown no interest in doing so.

W knows this this will amount to nothing. His OPEC and other oil buddies will still be happy.

[Salvation]

**Congress must still lift its own legislative ban before offshore drilling can happen.**

More pressure on Congress, please.

[Stultis]

Congress must still lift its own legislative ban before offshore drilling can happen. If someone else hasn't noted this alreadly, I believe the Congressional ban EXPIRES this year, September, I beleive. That's the beauty of this. Congress won't have to take action to lift the ban, they'll have to do so to KEEP it in place. They'll have to vote AGAINST increased oil production before the election.

[Stultis]

Congress must still lift its own legislative ban before offshore drilling can happen.

If someone else hasn't noted this alreadly, I believe the Congressional ban EXPIRES this year, September, I beleive.

That's the beauty of this. Congress won't have to take action to lift the ban, they'll have to do so to KEEP it in place. They'll have to vote AGAINST increased oil production before the election.

[JudgemAll]

White House press secretary Dana Perino says Bush is acting now in hopes of spurring Congress to act. So far, lawmakers have shown no interest in doing so.

It's ok, legislators who waste us and promote a wasteful government don't sense any need to help the US out, once in a while, from being wasted by man-made famines and what not.