So, President Bush has now joined John McCain’s call to eliminate the federal ban on offshore oil drilling [1]. He’s even asked Congress to do so. This strikes me as a smart move, both in the political world, and the real one.
Obama is now in the position, along with congressional Democrats, of explaining why voters are paying over $4/gallon while he tries to keep the federal bans on getting more oil to market, which would have the effect of lowering costs to those voters. Smart move.
Surber [2] does this one as well as anyone I’ve seen today:
Bush to Democrats: Drill or say hello to a Republican Congress.
Here is the price Americans are paying for pristine coastlines: $4 a gallon for gasoline and $5 for a box of cereal.
President Bush wants to end this nonsense.
Drill.