Free Our Oil!!!

The president has acted to rescind the executive order from the early 90's prohibiting offshore drilling. Now it is up to the Congress to do the same. Powerline:

The President of the Institute for Energy Research, Thomas Pyle, issued this statement in response to the President's action this morning:

The federal government has made it illegal to produce taxpayer-owned energy from taxpayer-owned lands for nearly three decades. That’s a fact consumers need to understand as they cope with skyrocketing prices for everything from groceries to gasoline. Most Americans understand the law of supply and demand, but they may not know that America is the only developed nation in the world that restricts access to its own offshore energy resources, or that an annual vote in Congress is require to continue that policy. That time of the year has come, and the next 78 days will be a critical period for America’s energy security.

Get with the program, Dems! Get serious.

Besides the price of gas at the pump, a few facts. And how does the risk of drilling compare to Mother Nature?