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This is just a stupid maneuver to allow vulnerable politicians to claim that they voted against ANWAR. Their votes will not be needed in the final bill, which only requires 50% approval.

It won't be that easy.

From the WashPost this morning:

"But the Democrats did not budge, and at least 22 Republicans told the House leadership they would not vote for the sweeping bill unless the drilling provision was removed and they were given assurances that it would not return after House and Senate negotiators hash out a final measure." ... "In exchange for stripping out the energy provisions, however, enough GOP moderates promised their votes last night to all but ensure passage, said Sarah Chamberlain, executive director of the Republican Mainstreet Partnership, the moderate coalition that led negotiations." ... "One senior GOP aide in the Senate said Domenici and Stevens are willing to bottle up the budget package well into next year if the House does not relent on Arctic drilling." ... "Chamberlain said the members of her coalition stressed again last night that they would vote against any final agreement that reinstated the drilling provisions."

We're in for a lot of continuing resolutions, it appears.

"But the Democrats did not budge, and at least 22 Republicans told the House leadership they would not vote for the sweeping bill

I've been searching through the threads here and Googling, but I can't find the names of the 22 RINOs who signed the letter. Anyone?

Bring it on!

I'm as pissed as the rest of the folks here. Twenty years ago, I was against opening ANWR. Since then the low oil prices that that took its toll on American jobs in the oil patch have passed. We now get about 60 percent of our oil from overseas and our trade deficit, between that and China, has never been higher. We can make a dent in it by opening ANWR and environmentally it will be even safer for the surrounding area than it was 20 years ago.

Go Pete Go!!

"Chamberlain said the members of her coalition stressed again last night that they would vote against any final agreement that reinstated the drilling provisions."

"We're in for a lot of continuing resolutions, it appears."

NO. We are in for an uprising against these idiot RINOs who are putting emotionalism and eco-extremism above common sense and Republican party unity.

The are a bunch of POS RINOs who need a quick swift kick in the rear.