Drilling for oil is not the answer..It's a big fat lie to pretend that it is

I'm reminded of that old political chestnut when I hear politicians give grand speeches.

"Who Benefits?"

If you can answer that question when you hear a politician's speeches, then you can easily figure out whose backpocket that politician is in.

Take for instance the Republican refrain to Drill, Drill, Drill.

Who benefits from drilling for oil? The oil companies. Citizens of Alaska do because they get a paycheck from the state from oil revenues.

Getting lost in the grand speeches though is the fact that (And this is a commonly accepted fact and not some liberal scare tactic) even if we did all the drilling possible, the oil would not amount to a hill of beans with our current levels of consumption.

Furthermore, even if enough oil was found, it would take years (not months as it's implied by the Republicans) for it to impact our fuel prices and our economy.

Additionally, even the oil we do have is not enough to make us energy independent.

So, why do the Republicans keep perpetuating this farce?

Go back to the political chestnut: Who Benefits?

I'll tell you. The Republicans benefit from campaign contributions from the oil companies.

In the end, we have a choice between who best deserves to benefit from our coffers.

Do we want oil companies to benefit? Or, do we want the people to benefit?