We here at the Splog have remained quiet until now, but the time has come to announce our full-fledged support of offshore oil drilling here in Florida.

Huffington Post:

Gov. Charlie Crist has dropped his long-standing support for the federal government’s ban on offshore oil drilling and endorsed Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain’s proposal to let states decide. The governor said he reversed his position because of rising fuel prices and states’ rights. Crist is considered a possible running mate for the Arizona senator.

We were against drilling before, too, but now that the VP candidate spot is open on McCain’s ticket we thought it might be a good idea to start sucking his dick. Slurp, slurp Charlie Crist!

Couple of things that we are choosing to ignore so that we can support drilling and remain on McCain’s shortlist:

  1. The potential for pollution to our beaches (the only reason people actually come to the godforsaken state of Florida)
  2. It would take years (some say as many as 10) to produce energy from new drilling sites
  3. Producing more oil would have 0 impact on prices, the oil would simply go to companies who are not required by the government to keep costs in check - more oil, more profits

Hmm. This might be harder to ignore than we thought, but dammit we’ll try. Let’s close with an inspirational quote from our new best friend Charlie “Bleeding Heart” Crist:

“I mean, let’s face it, the price of gas has gone through the roof, and Florida families are suffering,” Crist said Tuesday. “And my heart bleeds for them.”