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‘Drill, baby, drill,’ But In Alaska, Bilirakis Says
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis is stirring the crowd with the chant “drill baby drill, drill baby drill.”
Bilirakis was talking about Alaska’s North Slope, not the Gulf of Mexico off Florida’s west coast.
He told the crowd “accountability will be coming to Washington, D.C., with McCain-Palin.”
Gov. Charlie Crist, who was once touted for the vice presidential slot given to Sarah Palin, is waiting his turn to speak.
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Posted by Jonathan Grinsted, Clearwater Beach on 10/06 at 03:48 PM
There is enough oil in the desolate coastal plain of the North slope of Alaska to meet the USA requirements for over 100 years! The infrastructure is already there. The footprint is small, with the advances in horizontal drilling. We don’t have to pollute our oceans. This is a no-brainer!