Neckcarjim's Blog

Some columnist from the Sun Sentinel in South Florida thought it would be really clever to exploit this oil situation in Florida. Yeah. He says, "If we control access to something the rest of the country wants, we should be darn sure we get something good in return." So his idea? Make the nation agree to national hurricane insurance. In other words, in order for Florida to become a part of the solution, we must agree to fork over some taxpayer dollars to people who have knowingly chosen to live in a hurricane area (like me, for instance). It's not like the government forced them to live there. It's not like the government is forcing anyone to stay there. But it is the government's job to make sure that others pay for these decisions.

This guy, Michael Mayo, takes it even further. Mockingly he says, "And maybe the feds could cough up some more money for Everglades restoration. And maybe buy us a few more voting machines that actually work. Sounds fair enough, right?"

Let me tell you a little something about "fair." Where was the fairness when our own government decided that American companies couldn't drill off of our own coasts while other countries are perfectly capable of doing so? Where was the fairness when Barack Obama says he wants the government to tax windfall profits from private oil companies and distribute it to non-achievers to pay for gas? Where is the fairness when oil company executives are dragged to Congress like some sort of criminals because they actually make a profit in their businesses?

You wanna take about fair? It's "unfair" that Florida has been a tick in the side of American energy policy for so long. Now suck it up and stop mocking the situation ... I'm sure millions of people who are paying $4 a gallon at the pump are not nearly as flippant about the future of this country. But I shouldn't expect anything less from a Democrat.