Excellent. Now the real fight begins in the Senate.
This won't be as big a fight as it normally would be because there is an election coming. An election in which the voters will be paying $3.00/gallon for gas to drive to the polls and cast their vote. Would you want to be a candidate that voted NO on ANWR?
Reading this, I just had an off-the-wall thought (from an off-the-wall guy, of course!).
Considering its performance as of recent years, I wonder if the time hasn't come to Constitutionally ABOLISH the United States Senate.
We could either expand the existing House, or perhaps establish a "co-House" of Representatives, also elected to 2-year terms to be more responsive to the voters.
The Senate has become an _impediment_ to the Republic. Time to get rid of it, and replace it with a better institution.
Or, just get rid of it, period!
- John