Californians Are Ready to Drill

It looks like $4.50 a gallon is finally waking some people up:

California is considered by many to be one of the most environmentally-conscious states. But now a majority of residents there thinks that more off-shore oil drilling is a good idea.

A new Survey USA poll taken June 18 shows that nearly 60 percent of Californians questioned say current laws should be changed to expand drilling for oil in coastal waters. Just 33 percent think the laws should stay the same.

And among those who believe coastal drilling should be expanded, 48 percent say they recently arrived at this conclusion because of the price of gasoline.

I'll bet they did.