So Senator Stevens just entered a bill that demands ANWR be opened when

[Winterblues]

Oil reaches $125 per barrel and stays at that rate for five consecutive days. Nothing like trying to capitalize on people experiencing hard times..

[islandmkl]

1. the oil guys aren't finished remodeling his house for him yet

[justinsb]

2. The whole problem with the ANWR debate

Is that most of the actual oil is on the Canadian side - and Canada isn't opening ANWR - it's not even a consideration, no one has even suggested it.

[woodsprite]

7. Maybe he's figuring they'll drill at an angle and tap into Can. deposits. n/t

[justinsb]

8. Maybe but

It's hundreds of square miles and covered in permafrost: The drilling would be so expensive that $125 a barrel wouldn't cover it.

[AndyA]

3. Throw his sorry cheating, stealing ass in jail already.

Enough of letting the crooks run the country.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Oh yeah, that would help in what, 2020?

[lumberjack_jeff]

5. Not to mention a perverse incentive.

Oil companies want $125/barrel oil, right?
Oil companies want at the ANWR, right?
Oil companies control the price of oil, right?

The public wants cheap oil
The public wants ANWR preserved

It's pretty clear who Stevens works for.

[Vanje]

6. Should'nt he be in jail or something? nt