“The question is, should the United States have access to all of its energy resources, and the answer to me is yes,” said Mr. Rubio, a favorite of conservatives, who added that the key would be to determine how the accident happened and make sure future drilling was done safely.
That sums up the challenge for Republicans as well as Democrats supportive of tapping coastal oil sources: how to persuade Americans now aghast at rust-colored oil seeping into Louisiana bayous and threatening Florida’s pristine gulf beaches that the spill was an aberration and that America’s need for domestic oil outweighs the potential for disaster.
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