7/ 15/ 2008Revisit history
Bush lift offshore drilling ban oil prices drop the next day by ten dollars a barrel. Even the media tried to spin it that it wasnt the cause.
bush did not lift offshore drilling off of FL or CA or much of the east coast.
Bush Rescinds Father's Offshore Oil Ban
Bush Rescinds Father's Offshore Oil Ban - washingtonpost.com
7/16/2008
Bush Ends Executive Ban on Off-Shore Drilling and Oil Prices Drop 7% in two trading sessions
http://patterico.com/2008/07/16/bus...nd-oil-prices-drop-7-in-two-trading-sessions/
July before the presidential election?
A political election ploy nothing more.