Here is the deal. If we drill here, drill now, we as americans can be more independant. More jobs will be created for drilling, refining, ect. Less unemployed depending on gov. checks. Lower gas prices that bring the cost of everything else down. But the government rather us have them "SOLVE" our problems and us continue to depend on them. If we don't drill off shore, other countries will and we will continue to pay them for the fuel we need. How about we all wake up and keep as much of our money on the US as we can.