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To: carranza2 who wrote (69689)	6/17/2008 10:40:40 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Florida Governor Charlie Crist (and possible McCain VP choice) just flipped over to support offshore drilling. The dominos are falling... Governor Backs Florida Drilling Decades-Old Ban Faces Growing Pressure as Oil Prices Soar By STEPHEN POWER, LAURA MECKLER and RUSSELL GOLD June 18, 2008 Florida's governor dropped his longstanding support for a federal ban on offshore drilling for oil and natural gas -- a major shift that shows how voter anger over soaring gasoline prices is forcing politicians to rethink U.S. energy policy. online.wsj.com

To: carranza2 who wrote (69689)	6/17/2008 11:22:30 PM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 74559

>>A whole lot of oil in your backyard is a curse, not a blessing.<< Give it to us. We know how to handle it... ;>) Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation apfc.org

To: carranza2 who wrote (69689)	6/18/2008 6:21:53 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

C2 you are right. Nation state unbridled wrecks havoc. But we have counter measures: Cosan is gunning against PBR getting everything: oil and ethanol. Message 24682637 OGX coming as competition using PBR former top officers Message 24669720 This is the 10th economy in the world. Not a sheikdom with desert and two giant oil fields. It is not a onle-one-game-in-town. Such as OPEC countries: Economy very diversified. Won't stop rising cattle, planting tobacco, soy beans, squeezing orange juice, exporting the leather of the slaughtered cattle, making footwear, A new man. A new civilization. A new set of circumstances. We are here to teach the world a lesson. No less. We are owing that to the rest of the world.