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Offshore drilling and Dave

jrjan@zoominternet.net

But you didn't get the point. Offshore drilling won't really give us much more oil than just putting air in our tires. It is estimated that only 20% of the holes drilled actually produce. It is a collossal expense for not much gain. Gas prices will not go down as oil companies will want to recoup their expenses.

Dave -

You can whine until you are blue in the face - 49 vs 49. We all know it's just a pathetic excuse dreamed up by Rush Limbaugh and believed by people who want an excuse because they are afraid of the facts.

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