Arctic Wildlife Preserve saved for another year

[yesthattom]

The U.S. Senate today blocked oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, rejecting a must-pass defense spending bill onto which supporters had added the drilling measure. Senate leaders were expected to withdraw the defense legislation so it could be reworked without the refuge language. The vote was a stinging defeat for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who for years has fought to open the refuge to drilling.

Who the fuck is Ted Stevens? The Daily Show answers (You *seriously* need to watch this video!)

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[barking-iguana.livejournal.com]

One sad thing is that in the 1970s, before Stevens got his first leadership position (minority whip), he was actually quite decent. Of course, if he still had a voting record like that he wouldn't have survived Republican primaries as the party's moved rightward.