Floridians Flip-Flop on Oil Drilling

Caladesi Island, Florida - The dolphins and pelicans that swim just off Caladesi Island's linen-white sands along Florida's western coast help draw almost 80 million visitors and $57 billion to the ''Sunshine State'' each year.

(Snip) After opposing offshore drilling for a quarter century as a threat to their lucrative coastline, a majority of Floridians now favor it, polls show.

[California's turn - or do we expect a multi-billion federal bailout from the rest of the nation while we ignore the huge revenue stream sitting right off our coasts?]

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