[Jeff Chandler]

I would just hammer the Democrats each and every day on how they stopped exploration of oil in the U.S. In fact they should take another vote now and put all of these lawmakers on record.

Amen. Why the Bush Administration fails to get in front of obvious issues like this, I just don't understand.

Hammer them on Anwar, hammer them on EPA restrictions for refineries, hammer them on fuel additives.

Nah, W would rather stumble and bumble than attack his political enemies.

[6SJ7]

Hammer them on Anwar, hammer them on EPA restrictions for refineries, hammer them on fuel additives.

Good point. The GOP has been handed a golden hammer. They just don't seem to know enough to use it. One could add to the list of golden hammers the issue of the surveillance of phone calls to foreign terrorists. Put the Dems to a damn vote on the issue! Instead Republicans just squat there like toads and they don't go on the attack. Very frustrating.