I agree with you up to ANWR.

At one time the US thought it was wise to have a "strategic reserve" of oil. In the case of a world-wide emergency it was deemed in the national interest to be able to have some domestic oil up our sleeves to provide energy if there was no other way.

After using some of the reserve, the government was even buying oil and pumping it back into the ground.

Lately, the idea has been to get everything out of the ground as fast as possible.

I think most Americans can understand a few things. 1, it's nice to have a reserve. 2, conservation will save much, much more than ANWR would provide, even in the short run. 3, if we're going to have to slowly wean ourselves from oil why not do it before we destroy our rural areas.

I think the people who blame the Dems for valuing something besides oil company profits will continue to do so, and those who think that more exists on Earth than corporations won't.

Arf