Americans in 73% Majority Oppose Deepwater Drilling Ban
By Kim Chipman
Jul 14, 2010
Most Americans oppose President Barack Obama’s ban on deepwater oil drilling in response to BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico spill, even as they hold the company primarily responsible for the incident.
Whether or not the National Bureau of Economic Research ultimately agrees, we are now entering the second dip of a double-dip recession.This is because jobs are what really matter to most Americans, and the employment situation is getting worse, after a scant four months of getting better.
234 years ago, 56 Founding Fathers pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor - putting literally their lives, their monies, and their reputations on the line - to guarantee freedom for future generations. Because of their sacrifices, America is still the longest on-going constitutional republic in the history of the world. This is a blessing that we too often take for granted.
Going to war was not my idea. I drew a low draft number and entered ROTC in order to finish college. I was not one of the anti-war types and never considered fleeing to Canada to avoid the draft or serving. It was just not my first choice of careers when I finished college. But I was called and I did my duty.
After graduating from UPT (Undergraduate Pilot Training) at Reese AFB, Texas, I received orders to fly C-130’s in Southeast Asia for 18 months. Arriving in mid 1971, my orders would carry me thru the end of 1972 in the war zone.
