Drilling is good for the environment

At a rally yesterday, McCain spoke about the benefits of drilling off the US shore. He made the standard case that we need to do this to get away from our dependence on foreign oil. He then talked about going to the rigs and seeing how safe and sturdy the rigs are. All of this we've heard before. What I had never heard before, though, is that the rigs are also environmentally friendly. Seriously. He said, "And by the way, on that oil rig — and I’m sure you’ve probably heard this story — you look down, and there’s fish everywhere! There’s fish everywhere! Yeah, the fish love to be around those rigs. So not only can it be helpful for energy, it can be helpful for some pretty good meals as well." Here's the video.