Yes, President Bush Lifts Ban On Offshore Oil Drilling

Well that got rid of the Executive branch blockade and puts that political hot potato squarely in the laps of the Democrat's leadership in Congress, mainly Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. The congressional ban is a year to year ban that must be extended every September and this year it hands the Republicans a potent weapon if the Democrats balk about ending the ban. The American people overwhelmingly want to exploit our domestic resources and to keep all that money at home while creating lots of new jobs. Our expenditures for foreign oil are the major contributer to our trade deficit and that could be nearly erased by tapping our own resources. We need the Drill Here and Drill Now!