Another Republican with truly bad ideas.
TALLAHASSEE -- Describing his position as evolving, Gov. Charlie Crist said he now supports exploratory drilling for oil and gas off Florida's coast because ``Floridians are suffering.''
"When you're paying over $4 a gallon for gas, you have to wonder whether there might be additional resources to bring that price down," Crist said.
The governor said he ''applauds'' Republican presidential candidate John McCain for calling for a lifting of the ban on offshore oil drilling off most of the nation's coastline.
The proposal drew a quick condemnation from McCain's Democratic rival, Barack Obama, who said it would do little to affect prices.
But Crist said, ``We have to be sympathetic to the pocketbooks of the people of Florida and what they are paying at the pump for gas, and balance that with what our state might be able to contribute in terms of resources.''
He added that drilling off Florida's beaches is ``something I'd least like to do, but I also understand the economics of what's happening to our country.''
Obama's campaign put Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson on a conference call with reporters to assail McCain's proposal. Nelson said it would do nothing to lower prices, which he said are being fueled by speculation in the markets."
First they moan because "we don't have enough refining capacity in this country." Now they want to start drilling for oil off Florida beaches to make up for the high oil prices.
Gee John and Charlie how long do you think it will take to start pulling oil out of our beaches? Then will you two be giving the properties to the oil companies? Will we build new refineries? Where will they be located? Last question, do you pigs ever take a thought from idea to reasonable conclusion..? To make sure that I am making myself clear... If the plan isn't to make the oil barons even richer, wouldn't it make more sense to get to work on reasonable alternative fuels. That would be a really good twofer don't you think? Save the beaches and the planet at the same time assuring our grandchildren a chance at life too!
