John McCain: Not making the same mistake as Bill Richardson

Here’s an excerpt from an interview with John McCain, posted on the Detroit Free Press website:

Q: You come from a state that is growing and dry. Michigan is a state that is shrinking and has lots of water. Do you see a time when states in the South and West might want to go after the water here?

A: I’m sure they might want to go after it. But I don’t see that as a likely scenario, because I think that would be up to the people of these states, and they wouldn’t enter into an agreement that would move water out of the Great Lakes to other states. I’m a federalist. I don’t think water should be taken from one area to another, unless there’s some kind of compact.

The Colorado compact, over the Colorado River, was the agreement of every state that was involved. I would think maybe, in this region, you might see compacts to share the water of the Great Lakes, and how to make best use of the water. But I don’t see them willingly saying they’ll ship all that water down to Arizona. If they would, I’d work on the pipeline myself.

Same thing with off-shore drilling. If Louisiana wants it, fine. But if Florida doesn’t, that’s fine, too. You really can’t force these things, especially when there are environmental issues. I wouldn’t want drilling in the Grand Canyon in Arizona, for example.

To read the full text of this interview with John McCain, click here.

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