The recent oil spill in the Gulf has gotten some Florida residents rethinking their feelings on offshore drilling.

Charter captain Jim McMahon, who spent Thursday catching cobia and King Mackerel, said the spill changed his mind.

“I am pessimistic about this,” he said. “It could be devastating to the fishing and tourism industry. People aren’t going to come to a beach if they have to step through tar balls.”

Still others just still don’t get it. As one person who doesn’t quite get said:

“I would rather we drill here than spend another 10 years fighting at war and being dependent on oil from other places,” she said.

The idea is to use alternative fuel. Oil is not the answer here. But thanks for clearing up why we are at war.

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