Bush on the Economy

Of course one side blames the other on the economy in politics but he does bring up a couple of things that perplex me. Why the opposition to exploring more resources in ANWR(Alaska National Wildlife Refuge) and opposition to expanding refining capacity? The last new refinery(in the US) was built over 20 years ago I believe. Shouldn't we expand our capacity. It seems as if an oil drill worker on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico gets a cold or stubs his toe the price of gas goes up a nickel.Granted it may not make a huge difference in overall price but at least we'd be doing something.

Here are some interesting links I found:

Warriors for Truth

WikiPedia : ANWR drilling controversy

Anwr.org


I guess you'd have to decide for yourself.