Reply #18: Well-said.

[ClarkUSA]

<<That said, it's pretty clear no new drilling in the Atlantic will occur for more than ten years anyway.>>

On MSNBC, Ron Reagan stated that there won't be drilling until 2034. And with the hugely expensive, time intensive and detailed environmental impact reports that will be demanded by this administration -- the oil leases won't even be sold until 2012 or so -- I doubt there will be many oil companies chomping at the bit, considering there are already 66 million square miles of undeveloped oil leases on the table.