Seeking to decrease U.S. dependence on Iraqi oil, Senate Republicans want to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for drilling. What do you think?

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  It'd be nice if we lived in some magical fantasy world where we could get energy from the sun and the wind, but we need to deal with reality.

  Daniel Mendoza
  Systems Analyst

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  America needs to reduce its overall oil consumption, but I can't bring myself to ride the bus with a bunch of puds. So Arctic drilling it is.

  Tim Wills
  Machinist

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  How much oil is in one of those seals, anyway?

  Vincent Putnam
  Delivery Driver

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  If I didn't know better, I'd say some oil man stands to make billions on this. Say, the president used to be in the oil business! Maybe he could help us sniff out the culprit!

  Christine Sample
  Nurse

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  If drilling kills off the refuge's indigenous wildlife, that'll give us a nice head start on the next generation of fossil fuels.

  Gene Oliver
  Real-Estate Agent

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  We might as well use that oil. If we don't, our children will.

  Diane Bell
  Architect