Just drill, baby...President Bush is going to announce that he is lifting an executive order that banned  offshore drilling in the United States. This in and of itself won't start the drilling. Congress would have to specifically remove restritctions in several locations in order for the lifting of the ban to be effective. And at the moment, the Democrats seem perfectly willing to allow the issue to die since polls tell them it is Republicans who are being blamed for high fuel prices, not them.Any move to alleviate the suffering of the American people due to high gas prices will not come until the Democrats are convinced doing something about the problem will benefit them in the November elections. That means that as long as they are successful in placing the blame for our current fuel crisis on the Republicans, they won't lift a finger to help.The White House could probably assist Congressional Republicans by doing something that has been urged upon them since this crisis...(Read Full Post)