Lynda

For those that may have wandered what the price tag for fixing an election
is, this may be part of it.

Lynda
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> PRESIDENT WILL BLOCK DRILLING OFF FLORIDA
>
> President will block drilling off Florida
>
> Tamara Lytle
> of the Sentinel Staff
> Posted January 27, 2001
>
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> Printer friendly version
>
> WASHINGTON -- The White House said Friday that President Bush will oppose
oil
> and gas drilling off Florida’s coast because the state’s governor, his
> brother Jeb, opposes it.
>
> However, a presidential spokesman said the White House will review one
> controversial site off the coast of Pensacola before making any firm
decision
> regarding that particular lease.
>
> Jeb Bush met with a number of White House officials Friday -- including
the
> president -- but was not available to comment on the issue of oil
drilling.
>
> He opposes any drilling whatsoever, as do most politicians in Florida.
>
> During the presidential campaign, George W. Bush said he would evaluate
each
> case before deciding whether to allow current leases to be used by oil
> companies. He said the country needs more domestic oil production in order
to
> reduce reliance on foreign producers.
>
> His campaign Web site said that Bush supports "the moratorium against new
> leases for oil and gas drilling off the coasts of California and Florida.
> Will work with California and Florida leaders and local affected
communities
> to determine on a case-by-case basis whether or not drilling should go
> forward on existing leases."
>
> On Friday, however, the White House said Bush’s position always has been
one
> of deference to the governors involved -- which is good news for
> environmentalists, the tourist industry and many of Florida’s politicians.
>
> "If the governors are for banning offshore drilling off their coasts, he
> would support them in their efforts," said White House spokesman Scott
> McClellan. "He will support the governor’s decision."
>
> However, McClellan said the White House would not totally rule out
drilling
> off the Pensacola coast.
>
> Chevron is suing federal officials to win approval to drill for gas under
a
> 1980s lease that was frozen by then-President Bush. That site is called
the
> Destin Dome. Chevron has said it spent $125 million drilling exploratory
> wells there.
>
> "There’s a process, and the Interior Department is involved and we’re
going
> to review it," McClellan said.
>
> Opponents of drilling worry that spills could damage the environment,
which
> would hurt the state’s fishing and tourism industries.
>
> "Florida’s economy is based upon tourism and other activities that depend
on
> a clean and healthy environment," Jeb Bush wrote in a letter to the
Interior
> Department in which he stated his opposition to drilling.
>
> But Jeb Bush passed on the chance to talk publicly about the issue Friday.
> After he and 16 other governors met with the president to discuss
education
> reforms, the other governors met with reporters on the White House front
> lawn. Jeb Bush stuck his head out the door of the West Wing, looked around
at
> the swarm of reporters and went back inside.
>
> Florida’s governor acknowledged at his brother’s inauguration last week
that
> the two likely would find themselves clashing over some policy issues.
>
> Oil drilling was seen as one potentially troublesome issue, because of
George
> W. Bush’s belief that new sources of oil must be found.
>
> Such differences, Florida’s governor said, would be "part of the complex
> relationship between the federal government and a large state like
Florida."
>
> But the biggest disputes with Washington, he pointed out, don’t arise
solely
> from policy differences, but from not having a say in the decision-making.
>
> "I think we will be given a heads-up more often than not on things that it
> would be good to know about in advance," Jeb Bush said.
>
> Jeb Bush’s office said he had a series of meetings Friday with White House
> officials, including top strategist Karl Rove, top adviser Clay Johnson
and
> counsel Al Gonzales. He also met with Rep. Clay Shaw, R-Fort Lauderdale,
and
> 50 or more staff aides to Florida lawmakers. One of them asked how he
would
> get along with the new White House, and he said they might disagree on
> offshore drilling.
>
> The governor’s staff said he planned to talk about education, immigration
and
> offshore drilling.
>
> "All we can tell you is he is up there meeting with officials about issues
of
> importance to Florida," said Jeb Bush spokeswoman Liz Hirst. She said Bush
> mentioned Thursday that he hoped to discuss a number of issues -- from
> education to keeping Florida’s coastal waters free of oil-drilling rigs.
>
> Tamara Lytle can be reached at tlytle@... or 202-824-8255.

Carol Gilliam

I would like to get back to discussing unschooling. I joined this list to help me with my children, not to continue to discuss politics. Is this list a political discussion to advance our individual political views or a list to help one another toward being the best hs moms we can be. I will admit to everyone that I am a conservative, Christian, Mormon, mom. I do not like negative articles against the new presidency. ect. that have been going on with this list for the last few days. I do accept everyone's views and their right to have them. But, I need your imput on the how to's of hs and unschooling in particular. Your ideas and successes are what I joined this for. Carol



>> PRESIDENT WILL BLOCK DRILLING OFF FLORIDA
>>
>> President will block drilling off Florida
>>
>> Tamara Lytle
>> of the Sentinel Staff
>> Posted January 27, 2001
>>
>> Email this story to a friend
>> Printer friendly version
>>
>> WASHINGTON -- The White House said Friday that President Bush will oppose
>oil
>> and gas drilling off Florida? coast because the state? governor, his
>> brother Jeb, opposes it.
>>
>> However, a presidential spokesman said the White House will review one
>> controversial site off the coast of Pensacola before making any firm
>decision
>> regarding that particular lease.
>>
>> Jeb Bush met with a number of White House officials Friday -- including
>the
>> president -- but was not available to comment on the issue of oil
>drilling.
>>
>> He opposes any drilling whatsoever, as do most politicians in Florida.
>>
>> During the presidential campaign, George W. Bush said he would evaluate
>each
>> case before deciding whether to allow current leases to be used by oil
>> companies. He said the country needs more domestic oil production in order
>to
>> reduce reliance on foreign producers.
>>
>> His campaign Web site said that Bush supports "the moratorium against new
>> leases for oil and gas drilling off the coasts of California and Florida.
>> Will work with California and Florida leaders and local affected
>communities
>> to determine on a case-by-case basis whether or not drilling should go
>> forward on existing leases."
>>
>> On Friday, however, the White House said Bush? position always has been
>one
>> of deference to the governors involved -- which is good news for
>> environmentalists, the tourist industry and many of Florida? politicians.
>>
>> "If the governors are for banning offshore drilling off their coasts, he
>> would support them in their efforts," said White House spokesman Scott
>> McClellan. "He will support the governor? decision."
>>
>> However, McClellan said the White House would not totally rule out
>drilling
>> off the Pensacola coast.
>>
>> Chevron is suing federal officials to win approval to drill for gas under
>a
>> 1980s lease that was frozen by then-President Bush. That site is called
>the
>> Destin Dome. Chevron has said it spent $125 million drilling exploratory
>> wells there.
>>
>> "There? a process, and the Interior Department is involved and we?e
>going
>> to review it," McClellan said.
>>
>> Opponents of drilling worry that spills could damage the environment,
>which
>> would hurt the state? fishing and tourism industries.
>>
>> "Florida? economy is based upon tourism and other activities that depend
>on
>> a clean and healthy environment," Jeb Bush wrote in a letter to the
>Interior
>> Department in which he stated his opposition to drilling.
>>
>> But Jeb Bush passed on the chance to talk publicly about the issue Friday.
>> After he and 16 other governors met with the president to discuss
>education
>> reforms, the other governors met with reporters on the White House front
>> lawn. Jeb Bush stuck his head out the door of the West Wing, looked around
>at
>> the swarm of reporters and went back inside.
>>
>> Florida? governor acknowledged at his brother? inauguration last week
>that
>> the two likely would find themselves clashing over some policy issues.
>>
>> Oil drilling was seen as one potentially troublesome issue, because of
>George
>> W. Bush? belief that new sources of oil must be found.
>>
>> Such differences, Florida? governor said, would be "part of the complex
>> relationship between the federal government and a large state like
>Florida."
>>
>> But the biggest disputes with Washington, he pointed out, don? arise
>solely
>> from policy differences, but from not having a say in the decision-making.
>>
>> "I think we will be given a heads-up more often than not on things that it
>> would be good to know about in advance," Jeb Bush said.
>>
>> Jeb Bush? office said he had a series of meetings Friday with White House
>> officials, including top strategist Karl Rove, top adviser Clay Johnson
>and
>> counsel Al Gonzales. He also met with Rep. Clay Shaw, R-Fort Lauderdale,
>and
>> 50 or more staff aides to Florida lawmakers. One of them asked how he
>would
>> get along with the new White House, and he said they might disagree on
>> offshore drilling.
>>
>> The governor? staff said he planned to talk about education, immigration
>and
>> offshore drilling.
>>
>> "All we can tell you is he is up there meeting with officials about issues
>of
>> importance to Florida," said Jeb Bush spokeswoman Liz Hirst. She said Bush
>> mentioned Thursday that he hoped to discuss a number of issues -- from
>> education to keeping Florida? coastal waters free of oil-drilling rigs.
>>
>> Tamara Lytle can be reached at tlytle@... or 202-824-8255.
>
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