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Drill here, drill now! Drill here, drill now! Kinda catchy, huh? Well, maybe... if you don't think about it too much. After a little reflection, however, you start to worry. What exactly does John McCain mean by 'here' and 'now'?
Is 'here' down the street, or right off the beach from my timeshare in Destin? Just precisely where is 'here'? And is 'now' like right now, today, this instant? Are drilling rigs and a bunch of roughnecks gonna turn up in my neighborhood at any moment?
Not to worry. Here's an idea that should ease everyone's mind and make the McCain energy plan a no-brainer. (Ok, I know some of you already thought the plan was a no-brain-er, but bear with me.) Why not drill where we know there will be no opposition from the locals? You know, some places where the big oil companies are already bought in, so to speak. Fully a dozen prime drilling sites come to mind immediately:
-- McCain's nine (nine!) homes;
-- George W. Bush's ranch in Crawford, TX
-- The Bush Compound, Kennebunkport, ME
-- The Dick Cheney family spread in Wyoming
It gets better. At least two of these locations offer the additional possibility of off-shore drilling (McCain's Laguna Beach, CA, house and the Bush family Kennebunkport estate). So there we are: a good fourteen drilling options... and we're just getting started.
As to the meaning of now... I'll just take the old-fashioned, dictionary definition, 'at this moment'. That sounds pretty soon to me. No need to wait for new legislation or environmental studies or such. Just have at it and ...drill here, drill now!
