Keep Your Nasty Oil Wells Away from My Beach

Or is it oil rigs? Does it matter?

Dipshit Dubya, as I like to refer to him, has babbled about drilling in Alaska and along the Gulf Coast for years. I just tune him out. Of course, that is what I do when he speaks at all. It keeps me sane.

John McCain recently publicly supported drilling off the Gulf coast. Do I care what he thinks? No, he is not going to get elected, and he hasn't been able to do anything in the Senate about it.

Now, however, our "beloved" Governor Charlie Crist (R) has decided that Florida's families need the relief that drilling in the Gulf will bring. NOW Governor Crist is concerned. Now that gas has hit $4.00/gallon, not last year when it hit $3.00. Now Gov Crist seems to think that the relief of offshore drilling is very important, although quite distant. Why now, Governor Crist? Does it have anything to do with the fact that YOUR name has been mentioned in conjunction with the words VICE-PRESIDENT?

Of course, our future President, Mr. Barack Obama is against this, as anyone with a brain would be.

A GOP press release noted that once leases are secured 'a long, comprehensive exploration process begins that `can require years of mapping, testing, drilling and construction' and can cost millions or even billions of dollars. . . . It has taken nearly a decade to produce energy on leases in the past. . . .''A GOP press release noted that once leases are secured 'a long, comprehensive exploration process begins that `can require years of mapping, testing, drilling and construction' and can cost millions or even billions of dollars. . . . It has taken nearly a decade to produce energy on leases in the past. . . .''

A decade!

Not my favorite senator in the world, although better than the other choice, Bill Nelson (D-FL) was pretty upfront about what he thought.

Nelson said it would do nothing to lower prices, which he said are being fueled by speculation in the markets.
''For a major candidate to say his answer is to drill off the coast of the United States shows a lack of vision,'' Nelson said. ``It shows a coziness with oil companies and the Wall Street investment banks that are fueling this run up on prices.''

That is really what this country needs is anyone else in the White House with a coziness with oil companies. Or anyone willing to play the political game for their own selfish reasons.

I will remember this, Governor Crist, in two years. I hope the rest of the state does also.