[popdonnelly]

“The consensus is that there should not be drilling in the refuge,"

Consensus of who? Markey is showing his dependence on the enviro-whackos.

[geo40xyz]

So the democRATs are going to ensure American of Oil Independence by banning drill in North Alsaka!!

Is there a better example of 'STUCK ON STUPID' for the dumb-nut democRATS???

[johnny7]

Stay-at-home-voters reaping the fruits of their stupidity...

[I still care]

This is a classic case of people getting the government they deserve.

When our next few crisis comes, the Dems and enviros will blame anyone but themselves. Will the public fall for it again? Probably.

[SW6906]

The official oft-repeated response here now instead of "Bush's fault(tm)", it's "Thank you, stay at home 'Real Conservative' voters".

[Let's Roll]

Yep, ban Alaska oil drilling and then spend the next 2, 4, etc. years demagoguing about the price of gas.

This is the issue that has turned my young - 30ish - co-workers from liberal to conservative. They are appalled at the lack of logic. Saying things like, "What do these liberals think will happen if we continue to limit the amount of drilling ...?"

"These" liberals coming from that source is music to my ears. But unfortunately too many 'conservatives' taught everyone else a lesson last November.

[God luvs America]

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[tobyhill]

The Republican Senators would be wise to let the House Rats know that any bill will be filibustered to oblivion.

[bert]

So tell me why the fus about the refuge?

The map shows a very large, in fact humonguous, area to the west of the sanctuary where the current fields are. Why not expand this area for the time being?

[Jabba the Nutt]

Just a simple question, how can you support energy independence and support a drilling ban. Thank you RINOs for leading us to this.

[ml/nj]

Bush, who called for opening the refuge during his 2000 presidential campaign, repeatedly has said its environment can be protected alongside oil rigs. He views the refuge’s oil as essential to lessening America’s dependence on foreign energy sources.

Someone please explain this to me. We had a Republican President who said he was in favor of this drilling, and he had a Republican House and a Republican Senate for six years. I'd like to know why the Dims aren't proposing legislation to dismantle all the rigs put up during these six years.

ML/NJ

[DustyMoment]

Opponents of oil drilling in an Alaskan wildlife refuge are going on the offense after playing defense for a quarter of a century.

I stopped reading after this lie. The Dems have only been out of power for 12 years, NOT 25 - even though it may have felt that way to them.

What all of these head-in-the-sand dwellers want is to continue to cripple America's self-reliance and make us even more dependent on foreign tyrants for our oil. Will a return to the horse-and-buggy days satisfy them, or will they want to turn America's industrial clock even further back, before the invention of the wheel?

[LC HOGHEAD]

Why cant (wont) Bush just open up ANWAR by executive order??? Clinton sealed the Utah anthracite fields by EO. And the rats dont have 60 votes to override. Please explain this !!!!

[Rockiette]

So many facts get in the way of the "greenies", one of which is that China is building hundreds of coal fired energy producing plants with which to supply outlying rural areas with electricity. This enormous amount of pollution will drift in over California and other western States in amounts that will do substantial harm to the environment. It is hypocritical of the leftists to not protest this primitive source of energy but because the Chinese are a Communist government, the silence from the greens is outrageous.
America is their target, capitalism must be destroyed but not one whimper from the leftoids regarding the ChiComs.
A list of names of all Congressional votes denying drilling in ANWAR, the Gulf, off the California coast to say nothing about their stopping any production of oil shale in the West or new refineries along the Gulf Coast, must be made public.
We are being strangled by the left's obsession with power for its own sake. Any Republican who votes to stop these projects should be brought to light, name names and possibly, have the RNC remove funding for their next elections.
We, the conservatives, have been silenced, shamed and shut-up by the extremely arrogant media and politicians on the left, for far too long. We need leadership and exposes' from our elected Republican politicians and we need it now.

[prov1813man]

“The consensus is that there should not be drilling in the refuge, so the logical next step is to pass legislation which turns it into a wilderness,” Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass.

By "consensus", I am sure he means the people affected, the alaskans, no doubt. These traitorous twits have consistently hampered any possibility of "energy independence" while criticising the administration for the inevitable cost to the consumer.

First they shoot you, then sue you for bleeding on the carpet. Something has to be done and I fear it may be too late.

[knarf]

Dear Alaska,

Those things not specific to the states are up to the state (singular) to decide.

Please sell stock ... if Burt Rutan can go to the moon ... YOU can drill your state.

You sell stock and we untold millions of Americans will buy ... wayyy more than the gummint AND the oil corp.'s will provide. All we want is independence and less expensive gas ... YOU get the profit.

Sincerely,
knarf

(Name, address and long list of investers available on request)

[driftless2]

So the Dems have been shouting and screaming for the past six years that we under the thumb of the Mideast oil tyrants whom we buy oil from. So Republicans want to start drilling for proven deposits of oil in the U.S., offshore and in Alaska, which would lessen our dependence on the OPEC gangsters. "Oh no!, we can't do that" say the Dems, "that would wreck the environment". "But we didn't wreck the environment when we built the Alaskan pipeline" reasons Republicans. "Yeah, but we might", say the Dems. Now I ask you ladies and gentlement, how can we argue with "logic" like that?

[hubbubhubbub]

"Opponents of oil drilling in an Alaskan wildlife refuge are going on the offense after playing defense for a quarter of a century. "

"DEFENSE"!! The opponents of drilling have been on offense throughout the entire debate.

[Dov in Houston]

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[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Putting animals above people. Morons.