To drill or not to drill...

Of course not. A resounding NO even.

The repugs talking points are business as usual. Lets go through a few and see if we inject a little reality into the mix.

Lifting bans on offshore drilling will boost our supply- Neo-Con Linky Strike one repugs! Drilling more in America and we see a decrease of about a penny per gallon in 20 YEARS! Link 1 Link2 Link3 Link4

The Chinese are already drilling off of Florida's coast, so we should join in the action! FALSE. And whats worse, they all know its false. I watched the subcommittee on CSPAN this week when house democrats showed pictures of the alleged patch of ocean- its just a patch of ocean. There is nothing there but saltwater.

Drilling at home will spur the "Arabians" to produce more oil! Liberals cry HORSE SHIT! Saudis have already agreed to produce 200,000 more barrels a day to meet increasing demand for the next 30 years. Iranian sanctions certainly wont help. Neither will Israeli nukes on Iranian soil, but that's another post for another day.

Fact- Oil prices are high due to "speculation". Predictions about violence by our allies in the middle east. It has nothing to do with domestic production.

Fact- Our oil sucks anyway. The good stuff is in the middle east. It simply isn't worth devastating pristine Terra firma and displacing/killing endangered species to get to.

Fact- Oil companies have barrels of the stuff 'capped' (1, 2) right here in the good old U S of A. They drilled, and rigged, and then let it sit.

Fact- A republican controlled congress could have lifted the bans AT ANY TIME during their 6 years as a majority. They had a filibuster proof majority, and yet they did nothing.

Instead of crying about high gas prices, we need to be pushing for energy independence. Its within our grasp. We can tackle global warming and rid ourselves of the oil conglomerates that are presently running our lives via campaign contributions to prominent members of the party.

We will see how this unfolds. Are Americans willing to destroy their home and ultimately drive this country into the ground so they can have their 1.80 a gallon gas prices back? Is an endangered species worth your SUV? I wont even touch how we could grow our local economy with green energy jobs.

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