It is unclear how Volusia County Council candidate Margie Patchett’s newly revealed opposition to a possible constitutional amendment banning oil drilling in Florida’s Coastal waters (3 to 9 miles off Volusia County’s beaches) will play with the voters of Volusia County but her answers to that question is rather interesting.

I am against the ban. Right now it is about jobs and the economy. We need to get citizens to work, not place more people on the unemployment line. Also we already have bans in place that we cannot drill close to shore. What is wrong with what is currently in place? We need to be proactive as well, that is why our campaign is collecting dawn dishwashing liquid at our campaign support locations and shipping them to wildlife refuge centers to help the wildlife. (From Margie Patchett’s Facebook Page)

Some have compared Margie Patchett to Sarah Palin – Looking at her answers, they may have a point.