Fugg you Sarah Palin Poll: Support for oil drilling dwindles

[malaise]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37598363/ns/us_news-washington_post/
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Just a quarter of Americans back expanding offshore drilling in the wake of the BP oil spill, and most fault federal regulators for the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Before the spill, the Obama administration lifted the moratorium on drilling in U.S. coastal waters as a way to address the country's energy needs. But most Americans now want fewer offshore wells (31 percent) or the amount kept at current levels (41 percent).

Perhaps as a consequence of the spill, public support for oil and gas drilling in general is also significantly lower than it was a year ago. And as Americans have become increasingly skeptical about such exploration, some elected representatives are now questioning what the government is doing in order to ensure energy exploration can take place safely offshore.

The new Post-ABC poll reveals a widespread perception that poor federal regulation was at fault in the Gulf spill. Some 63 percent point a finger at inadequate enforcement of current regulations, and 55 percent see an overall weak regulatory structure. Even more, 73 percent, blame BP and its drilling partners for the accident. And the same number now call the spill a major environmental disaster.
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Lady Blah Blah can shut up about her drill baby drill.

[blindpig]

1. k&r

Nationalize the energy sector... for starts.

[EFerrari]

2. It's wild to think that only a professional multinational fraud like BP

can marginalize a smalltime grifter like Barbie.

[malaise]

5. That's a profound observation

:hi:

[Kadie]

3. .

K&R

[Mojeoux]

4. The Gulf of Mexico?!

You can see Mexico from your House!

[malaise]

6. You Betcha

Lady Blah Blah is never wrong :evilgrin: