McCain Scores With Offshore Drilling Proposal
- Dick Morris - GOPUSA
- Jun 25, 2008
John McCain has drawn first blood in the political debate following Barack Obama's victory in the primaries. His call for offshore oil drilling -- and Bush's decision to press the issue in Congress - puts the Democrats in the position of advocating the wear-your-sweater policies that made Jimmy Carter unpopular.
With gas prices nearing $5, all of the previous shibboleths need to be discarded. Where once voters in swing states like Florida opposed offshore drilling, the high gas prices are prompting them to reconsider. McCain's argument that even hurricane Katrina did not cause any oil spills from the offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico certainly will go far to allay the fears of the average voter.
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