Sarah Palin, image via WikipediaObama plans to open up parts of the Atlantic coast - from Florida to Virginia - for offshore oil and natural gas drilling, ending a 20-year ban.
He went left to win health care reform, now he's moving up the middle on energy - and he may have to tackle a few angry environmentalists and local legislators along the way.
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-Bronx) called it "a step back," while Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) savaged the decision.
"Giving Big Oil more access to our nation's waters is really a Kill, Baby, Kill policy: it threatens to kill jobs, kill marine life and kill coastal economies that generate billions of dollars," Lautenberg said.
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