political : BUSH HYPOCRISY ON OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING? [+] serious ballot by cranky ACTIVE Sun Dec 03, 06 - Fri Aug 28, 09 TAMPA -- President George W. Bush vowed to a group of Tampa residents Friday to keep offshore oil drilling at least 100 miles from Florida's coastline. "Well, I made a commitment that nothing is going to happen within a hundred miles of this coastline, and I'm honoring the commitment," Bush told a crowd of about 250 people at a town hall meeting at the Port of Tampa. "When we say a hundred miles off the coastline, we don't mean 99 miles or 89 miles, we mean a hundred miles. So rest easy." (Newsdesk) - - - - - - - - (AP) President Bush is deciding whether to lift a ban on oil and gas drilling in federal waters off Alaska's Bristol Bay, home to endangered whales and sea lions and the world's largest sockeye salmon run. Leasing in a portion of area rich in oil and natural gas ended nearly two decades ago _ while Bush's father was president _ in the outcry after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. But with natural gas prices higher, the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service proposed reopening up the North Aleutian Basin. That includes Bristol Bay and part of southeastern Bering Sea. White House spokesman Scott Stanzel confirmed Saturday the president was considering taking that step. Environmentalists oppose drilling there because of the potential for oil spills and harm to wildlife. They have speculated in recent days that Bush might allow such drilling before Democrats regain control of Congress in January. "If the Bush administration decides to allow drilling in Bristol Bay, it will simply illustrate the level to which they will sink to satisfy Big Oil," Carl Pope, the Sierra Club's executive director, said Saturday. "They are willing to risk a valuable, renewable resource like Bristol Bay's salmon fisheries for limited, shortsighted drilling plans." The Minerals Management Service said in its August proposal that reopening energy development in the basin's federal waters, extending between three miles and 200 miles offshore, could produce $7.7 billion in oil and gas production and up to 11,500 jobs. (AP) * * * * * * * * So no offshore drilling in the state where his brother Jeb is governor, but drilling may be just fine near the area where the Exxon Valdez disaster took place? Is this hypocrisy on the part of President Bush? Yes, Bush is being a hypocrite No, we must protect Florida's coast, but not Alaska's Ok, so, should we be surprised? Register to submit choices Ballot #106307 : SEE RESULTS Comment: Register to submit comments You may still vote without registration show your vote with comment?

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