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Do Florida residents want this? I can't comment as I live in Chicago.

This 46-year Florida resident does.

This 25 year old Florida resident, who hopes to show his children the Everglades some day DOES NOT.

And I find it ironic that you follow this post with nostalgic father-son beach mementos. Lets see how nice those stones they're skipping are when they're covered in black gold.

Bacalao, don't be disingenuous. The drilling is 50 to 100 miles offshore. Is the gulf coast saturated with petroleum from the rigs that are already there? Please.

And even if it had to be twenty, WE STILL NEED TO USE OUR OWN RESOURCES. DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES AND NOT A N.I.M.B.Y. ATTITUDE.

Folks, I'm in the Everglades more than any of these wankers who are afraid to get dirty. The drilling will be in the Gulf Basin hundreds of miles out from the Tampa Coast way far from the Glades. Don't buy the crap from the pinhead Dems like Pelosi who says:

"Once again, the oilman in the White House is echoing the demands of Big Oil.

"The Bush plan is a hoax. It will neither reduce gas prices nor increase energy independence. It just gives millions more acres to the same companies that are sitting on nearly 68 million acres of public lands and coastal areas.

"If the President wants to bring down prices in the next two weeks, not the next two decades, he should free our oil by releasing a small portion of the more than 700 million barrels of oil we have put in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

"It's time to tell the oil industry: 'You already have millions of acres to drill. Use it or lose it.'"

I find it ironic that the American people don't want to drill! Have we forgotten who are enemies are? Don't get me started on all this Green Bullshit, it just makes my blood boil. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only spills of Oil occured in transportation not drilling.

Oh I was talking to a cousin by marriage over the weekend who happens to be a SPANISH teacher. Guess what she was all over me about my views on Obama. All she had to say was "he's such a good speaker and he's handsome"...I just replied so is the devil...If you think about it, she's a teacher so most likely a commie democrat.

I live at the NJ Shore so I think I have the "Gravitas" to weigh in on this one -

1. Remember Katrina? - Rigs were shut down after a Category 5 Hurricane. Essentially, NO DAMAGE, and moreso - NO LEAKAGE.

2. Tourist Industry? - Rigs will be far enough offshore that NOBODY will be able to see them from shore. AND - If experience is any guide, fishing will be better - RIGHT AROUND THE RIGS.

3. No Effect on Prices? - Economics 101 - More Stuff Available = Lower Prices. Oil is traded on a "FUTURES" Market - In a future of anticipated abundance present prices WILL decline.

4. Delaying the Inevitable NON OIL BASED FUTURE?
Perhaps, but by how long - maybe in about 10 years alternate technologies can be geared up and be on line. Problem is getting from here to there without freezing during the winter.

I could go on and on, I think all 'y'all get the idea. -S-

Shalit is right of course. Fontova posted a video here recently of the amazing habitat created by the shade of the oil platforms near New Orleans. Monster spearfishing. The fish didn't seem to mind that man was sucking oil from beneath the sand below them. If there's an ecological disaster on the Cuban side of the imaginary line do we not think we will be affected? If we have to assume that risk on behalf of castro, inc. then we should be prepared to assume it on our own behalf where the chances of such and occurrence are MUCH MUCH less.

This is what will happen to our environment if we allow offshore drilling http://is.gd/GO4

Where did Commie Democrat come from???
So the Cubans in the States have been so fooled with the TV & Radio that they actually spew this nonsense.
Excuse me Sir ( and i use the term very loosely ) but you really need to get back to reality here. Commie Democrat its just such a ignorant thing to say. Take a look at the lies and deception that have been going on for more than just Bush Jr cause Billy Boy was just as corrupt and we don't even need to look at Bush Sr cause he was the Maestro of Deception!
And as for the Devil remark yes there is a devil and he is still in the white house today!!!
Why do the Cubans ( and by the way I am one so I can say what I want about them) still go on with this whole Commie Democrat nonsense , still with Kennedy! Really take a look at his Murder by our government and then open your eyes. I really hope you do cause its coming and i hope your ready...

Drilling here will do nothing to lower gas prices so go green young man, go green

luislopez,

Comments like this:

And as for the Devil remark yes there is a devil and he is still in the white house today!!!

Or this other you made on another post:

I do know that we are one people not Republicans and Democrats, not Black and White. We are one people and we have to unite to stop the despicable way our country, this US of A has been raped by corporate AmeriKa by "The military industrial complex"!

Demonstrates to us that you have been drinking gallons of that Bushittler Halliburton Cool-Aid that many of Barack Hussein Obama’s supporters are hooked on it.

Let me warm you that shit happens to be very harmful to your mental sanity if you keep drinking it and it will qualify you for idiot of the year award on this blog.

Please do as all a big favor, this is a conservative Island on the Net without a Bearded Bastard web site and we don’t need assholes like you spewing you lefty stupidity on us because we won't buy any of it.

Please take your bullshit act someplace else (I’m sure that DAILYKOS.COM will welcome you with open arms and kisses) because even if you’re Cuban, your stupid, ignorant lefties views are not welcome here.

I have a better suggestion for you. Why don’t you go back to Cuba to live under Raul Castro.

You’ll probably feel much better there since you said that the good old United States of America is currently run by the devil residing in the White House.

Go back to Cuba if you dislike America so much, nobody is holding you here against your will.

And please don’t send me a reply, I said everything that I needed to say to you and don’t care to engage in a debate with you..

Certainly don’t want or need to hear any more of your stupidity. Could care less about your green views or whatever stupid values you hold.

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