DRILL BABY DRILL, THEN SHIP IT OVERSEAS?

An end to the ban on U.S. crude oil exports appears increasingly likely to be included in the sweeping fiscal deal being negotiated this week in Congress.

Lifting the decades-old export ban has been a top energy priority for Republicans for more than a year, and the GOP is eyeing the must-pass government funding and tax policy bills as prime places to address the issue.

thehill.com

How on earth can the bagger wingnuts justify this in relation to their DRILL! BABY! DRILL! mindset? If there is a glut of US oil then shouldn’t the prices fall? Isn’t that what the bagger wingnuts want? Isn’t that the entire purpose of DRILL! BABY! DRILL! ?