The Associated Press is reporting that President Bush will lift the executive ban on offshore drilling Breitbart.com in a move to pressure Congress to do the same. The executive order has been in place since 1990, signed by George H. Bush. Recinding the executive ban will be one step in the right direction. However, Democrats and some Republicans must act to lift the second congressional ban.
President Bush will officially lift the ban today.
Lifting the ban on offshore drilling (a ban which is not imposed on Cuba and China, two nations which are drilling 60 miles off the coast of Florida) will halt the speculators and further send a message to oil producing nations that the US will not be held hostage. The end result would be a significant drop in oil prices.
This is a political issue for both parties. The high fuel costs and worsening economy are exactly what the Democrats belive they need in order to take the White House. With the war in Iraq no longer a daily focus there are few issues left (Abortion). Recent polls showing the Democrat controlled Congress with single digit approval ratings suggests that it may be time to put the American people before the party.
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