Corzine kneejerk rejection of drilling!

From NJ.com:

"I think it will only reinforce the instincts of New Jersey's blue-leaning independents to more solidly get into that camp," Corzine said. "I think New Jersey will be solidly blue this fall."

The Democratic governor spoke on a conference call with two others, North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley and Florida Sen. Bob Graham, to bash McCain's proposal as a "flip-flop" and a "cave-in" to President Bush's policies. Bush today urged Congress to lift the long-standing offshore drilling ban, following McCain's statements this week that allowing each state to decide on drilling could help bring relief as gas prices surpass $4 a gallon.

So Corzine gets a few of his liberal friends together and out of hand dismisses John McCain's proposals to change our energy independence. He pretends that New Jersey is in play in this election. That is a silly joke. New Jersey will vote for the politician who clearly advertises that he will raise taxes every time.
and we know which one that happens to be. Why didn't he have three governors on the call instead of two...

Crist was among the Republicans expressing support for Sen. John McCain's call for lifting the federal moratorium along the Outer Continental Shelf and giving states a share of petroleum revenues as an incentive for them to allow oil and gas drilling off their coasts.

"We have to be sympathetic to the pocketbooks of the people of Florida and what they're paying at the pump for gas, and balance that with: Is there any way that our state might be able to contribute in terms of resources to have greater supply and therefore lower prices?" said Crist, who has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate.

"If that's possible, through good technology or whatever it might be, I think an open-minded person understands that we ought to at least study it."

So while Corzine reflexively says no, the governor of Florida (not the senator from Florida who Corzine trotted out to pretend he was in charge) showed that he has an open mind both to the voters and to change in technology. No one wants spoiled beaches. New Jersey gets them just be being in close proximity to the trash dump that is often New York. But what if China decided to start drilling 90 miles off the New Jersey coast? Seem improbable? That is what is happening to Florida. And who would you trust to drill for oil and take care of the beaches, China or the US?

Corzine also shows why he knows nothing about energy commodities.

Corzine said allowing domestic drilling has "nothing to do with the price of gas today, next month, next year or even five years from now."

To call Corzine a foolish man is to be too kind by half. These prices made it to where they are based on oil speculation. Even the Saudis recently said that fundamentals do not justify the price of oil right now. What does? It is clearly speculation. And what fuels this speculation? One thing is that the US can be relied on to ignore its own energy reserves and has no coherent energy policy. Can't build refineries, can't drill for oil, can't burn coal, can't have nuclear energy, can't can't can't. And it is Corzine and limousine liberals like him who are responsible.

If this country made a strong statement that we will:

1. Commence exploration projects immediately in Anwar and promising areas off our coasts
2. Start building refineries again
3. Advance clean coal burning technologies for natural gas
4. Look to better alternative fuels instead of BURNING OUR FOOD!!!!!

The markets would react and the price will come down. Energy speculators are laughing all the way to the bank when fools like Corzine get up and spew their anti-citizen rhetoric. But then, the governor doesn't have to pay his gas bill, does he.

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