Reply #2: An interesting concept, to be sure [View All]

[DancingBear]

There is much in your post to think about, but we can not discount the fact that 55-60% of the populace did not want to see ANWR opened up.

While your post explains the Republican strategy, it does not address the Dems who voted in favor, nor does it address the Repubs who broke ranks.

How would you explain these folks? I would argue that the Repubs saw through the bullshit (realizing that it would do almost nothing to alleviate importation of foreign oil) and/or listened to the majority will.

I have no explanation (save for self-interest) for the Dems.