Off shore drilling

[_subgenius]

Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum instructing his interior secretary to prohibit drilling in the waters off both Florida coasts, and off the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina, for a period of 10 years.

This is what is called "win-win", disagree?

[_Icarus]

For those of us who aren't neck deep in Right Wing spin, or needing to desperately look for a way to shift the narrative to a positive one for Trump ... those of us who rely on legit news outlets, understand that this was just Trump pandering to his home state, a battleground state, just prior to the election.

Trump has supported expanded oil and gas development in other places, but the moratorium in the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico that stretches roughly 125 miles off shore is popular with coastal Florida businesses, residents and voters in a state where tourism is the largest industry ...

Despite the 10-year extension,Trump's order – like all presidential directives – does not bind future administrations. He can direct his administration not to sell leases in certain parts of the country but anti-drilling advocates want a law that protects Florida's coastline from drilling regardless of who's in the White House.

In September 2019, the Democrat-led House voted 248 to 180 to pass a bill sponsored by Rep. Francis Rooney, R-Florida., to make permanent the moratorium on drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The Republican-controlled Senate has yet to take it up.

So drilling is going to happen anyway, Trump's just deciding not to let it happen near his properties. And you're dumb enough to believe this is all about Trump caring about the environment when in reality everything he has ever done has been to benefit himself.

[_subgenius]

Not that you're as dumb as your posts, but the glaring point is that this action is a political buttress for the Republicans in those areas.