Miami Herald:
Webster defines fraud as ”deceit, trickery, cheating.” By that standard, the latest proposal to open the waters off Florida’s Gulf coast to oil drilling certainly qualifies for that label. It is more than a little disheartening to see both presidential candidates buy into a harmful, discredited idea that smacks of pure politics and will produce no relief from the pain at the pump. Last week, just before the start of the official summer recess, a group of senators floated a …