Uh, lessen our dependence on foreign oil?   Somebody's been listening to Mr. Limbaugh, the source of all wisdom, again.

The difference in dependence, when the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil comes onstream,-- according to Bush's own DOE--, will likely be 2% -- tops------- (see "What the Latest ANWR Vote Means"--24 March 2005 11:34 PM.

As I've seen suggested, it would be like hocking your grandmother's ring for $500 (or $1,000, to fit the 2%) to pay a $50,000 debt.

After you've done it, you're not quite out of debt--and that ring is gone forever.

Sure is funny there isn't more concern-- on the part of the people agonizing about foreign dependence-- to do something about raising fuel economy.

Every time that is slipped into an energy bill, it gets deleted.