[Dane]

Anwr is out, I spoke to someone in Bass's office and they got assurances from the house and senate leadership that it is going to be out of the final reconncilliation bill

We'll see. Looks like Domenici and Stevens in the conference committee are sticking to their guns.

[johnmecainrino]

Why can't the Gop take out all the budget cuts and even add home heating and then get some dem votes to go for ANWR.

This is ANWR's last year. As much as I want cuts in Congress I know that with next year being an election year and republicans losing seats in 06 we will never again have a chance at ANWR. I'll sacrifice the cuts right now to defeat these rino enviornmentalists. The trade defecit went up because of high gas prices.

Then to make up for the cuts you miss because of this gut the highway bill.