Posted by Tina
Victor Davis Hanson spent some time speaking to folks in gas stations as he traveled through central California to San Francisco. Speaking to both the wealthier and poorer traveler he discovered a morality gap in the debate over drilling:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06122008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_moral_imperative_for_drilling_115065.htm
The Moral Imperative for Drilling, by Victor Davis Hanson
, I can confirm: The wealthier and better-educated seem less concerned about gas prices. ** From my informal conversations, I’d go even further: The wealthy, especially political liberals, also like that high-priced gas translates into less burning of fossil fuels by others and will help accelerate research into alternative energies. ** But a paradox is that most environmentalists think of themselves as egalitarians. So, instead of objecting to the view of a derrick from the California hills above the Santa Barbara coast, shouldn’t a liberal estate owner instead console himself that the offshore pumping will help a nearby farm worker or carpenter get to work without going broke? ** Another paradox: US laws ensure a rig off Florida has far less chance of springing a leak than one in the Persian Gulf. If there’s really a shared “planet earth,” aren’t we all its stewards? By locking out energy exploration here, we’re encouraging it everywhere else.
Watching the democrats in Congress through the years I have to conclude they not only dont care about the people, they dont really care about the environment either. The issue is merely a road to ultimate power, a road they hope will lead to their beloved socialist utopia.