The reason for the problem in the Gulf

It's sad what has happened over in the Gulf, but the reason we are having such a hard time fixing the leak is due to the simple fact that it is a mile under water! It's very hard to get anything that low without it imploding.

I think it was Rush Limbaugh who thought of this (giving credit where credit is due), but the question we must ask ourselves is: "Why do we have to drill so far under water when there is plenty of it on land?" The answer... Environmentalists. It's ironic that they force us to drill under water rather than on land to "help the environment" when it's that very reason we are in such a mess right now.