Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008 | 2:05 a.m.
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When will the Democrats realize that for the next decade or two, there will be millions of gas-powered vehicles on the road and that if they quit protesting, a lot of that fuel could come from American wells and refineries?
Yes, eventually the gas hogs will be replaced, but that is years away. The purpose of producing oil from our own lands will be to stop sending billions of dollars to the Saudis and other people who hate us, such as Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.
Allowing and encouraging drilling in our waters and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge won’t drop the price of gasoline today, tomorrow or even a year from now. But it will tell the world that we Americans can handle our own future, on our own terms, with our own oil.
Can the Democrats even understand this?
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