The party that is fully committed to lies and corruption is rallying around drilling as a solution to the high cost of fuels. Please reflect: of all the possibilities this was chosen as their solution because it appears to do something and will solve nothing.
Nothing terrifically complicated or insightful here. The republicans are wholeheartedly committed to lies, hypocrisy and corruption. They need to look like they are doing something for the common man, like they actually care about voters.
But they can't just tromp on out there and actually propose effective solutions, big oil would be horribly upset. Record profits quarter after quarter are fun, fun, fun!
So with might and main they apply their best intellects and come up with a solution guaranteed to be completely ineffective - offshore drilling.
Approaches which might actually solve the problem are deliberately ignored or defeated and the entire Republican party shows its servile devotion to lies, corruption and greed.
Yes, increasing the oil supply might bring relief, that's why they fought against it.
Now they are rallying around drilling. They finally remembered what joins all Republicans together. They are greedy corrupt god-damned liars who don't give a rat's rear-end about the common man.