Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Bush Lifts Offshore Drilling Ban
To give the appearance of combating high oil prices, President Bush lifted a long-standing executive order prohibiting offshore drilling. What do you think?
Gretchen McEneaney,
Systems Analyst
"How does that lower oil prices? Would it be like a farmers' market, where I drive down to the Gulf Coast and buy barrels of crude direct? "
Brian Piper,
Computer Salesperson
"Of course—he's thinking 'legacy'."
Don O'Connor,
Painter
"Is there a ban on printing more money? If so he should lift that too and fix the economy while he's at it."
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