Are You Going to Trust This Man?

This week President Bush and the Repugs are pounding the offshore drilling drum.

Folks, I'd love for oil prices to drop as much as the next person (probably more because my truck is a diesel and gets 15 mpg) but the simple fact is that offshore drilling is not going to lower your gas prices for years, if any. Just a little research will show that the majority of offshore leases aren't being drilled right now anyway.

So why would the Prez want offshore drilling so bad?

He and his cronies are oil men. They are going to take advantage of the nation's problems to set up more money for the future (sounds like Halliburton doesn't it)

When Bust took office the average price at the pump for a gallon of gas was $1.48. Now we get excited when gas "tumbles to $3.89".

Exxon/Mobil announced another record quarter of profits. $ 11.7 Billion. That's right folks, Billion with a B. That is nearly $1500 per second. PER SECOND!

Yet the Repuglican noise machine is making headway. A new poll shows that now 60% of Floridians favor offshore drilling. It goes to prove that something may not be true but if you say it often enough people will fall for it. And of course, John McCain has fallen right into lock step with them, once again proving he is a man of shifting morality when it comes to his presidential chances. Where are the flip flop chants now?

The Democrats had better get their asses in gear and make sure the great unwashed masses understand the true reasons for this offshore drilling push.

Watch the YouTube video at the link below if you have any doubts about who will benefit if offshore drilling is allowed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn4daYJzyls