ANWR Drilling Filibustered

Senate Democrats (plus Mike DeWine and Lincoln Chaffee) successfully filibustered a bill that would have opened up part of ANWR to oil drilling.

So there you have it - Democrats moan and groan about high gas prices and insist on an energy policy, but then they don't allow any new drilling, refineries or nuclear plants. (I suppose that leaves us with wind- or solar-powered cars.)

As a refresher, here is a link to Jonah Goldber's article from National Review that depicts what life in ANWR is really like (hint: it's so undesirable that environmentalists don't even bother visiting).