Here’s a good video from Right Scoop of Lt. Col. Allen West (ret.) — who is running in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District — discussing offshore drilling and how it relates to national security (which, of course, is a topic of some debate around here).

Readers might remember West as the officer involved in the harsh 2003 interrogation of an Iraqi policeman who was feeding sensitive information to insurgents. After admitting wrongdoing at his hearing, West said, “If it’s about the lives of my men and their safety, I’d go through hell with a gasoline can.”