From the Financial Times.

But God forbid we actually drill for oil in America. A caribou may die. A tree may fall. Some hiker may be forced to gaze upon a piece of technology.

The specific case of ANWAR has long ago ceased to be about scientific reservations, and become simply a case of doing anything to keep George Bush from "winning one."

I'm about ready to start whapping environmentalists with a large, dead fish. At what point do we stop letting American energy policy be decided by people who hate technology, capitalism, and in some cases, humanity? And by the politicians who fear such people?

Hey, Jeb Bush. Don't look over that way, I'm talking to you.

The one good piece of news from the OPEC meeting: the current government of Iraq was accepted as a member, despite some initial reservations from the People's Republic of Venezuela. Okay, maybe this isn't really good news for us oil consumers, but you have to admit it's good news for Iraq as it finds its place in the Arab world.