The Discerning Texan
All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.
-- Edmund Burke
-- Edmund Burke
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Chinese and Cuban Drilling spurs calls for American exploration in the Gulf of Mexico
Reacting to the news that Cuba and China are drilling for oil in shared international waters off of the Florida coast--an area prohibited from oil exploration by a Congress beholden to the environmentalist lobby--is now finally prompting the Senate to take up the issue of using our own oil resources for American (rather than Cuban, Chinese, and Venezuelan) interests.
It is about time. Personally I think the Republicans could make this a huge wedge issue in the upcoming elections if they play their cards right. As gas prices rise, the idea that our enemies can drill in our coastal waters--but that we can't--should be anathema to most sane Americans.
It is about time. Personally I think the Republicans could make this a huge wedge issue in the upcoming elections if they play their cards right. As gas prices rise, the idea that our enemies can drill in our coastal waters--but that we can't--should be anathema to most sane Americans.
