I pray to God that Americans aren’t so ignorant that they would swallow McCain’s lie that drilling off Florida’s coast would be “very helpful in the short term in resolving our energy crisis.” How could this be of any help in our current “crisis” if this oil wouldn’t even reach the pumps for 5-8 years? This sounds simply like another Republican tactic of obfuscation, smoke mirrors, deceit.
It is time to wake up. We have sucked up most of the oil from the planet. It is time we get serious about new technology and start getting over oil. And if the super-rich oily companies don’t want to get at the forefront of innovation, then our tax dollars should be spent on incentives for those who will.
Trying to get at the few minor deposits left around is like trying to suck out the last sips of a McDonald’s soda, really not worth the effort. That is unless you are so addicted to soda that you are willing to sit there making annoying sipping noises until you get every last drop.
Filed under: 2008 Election, Corporate Greed, Environment, Opinion
