DiMinici: "(ANWR) is dead for the year"

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Quoted by Ben Geman on C-SPAN2.

He was getting on an elevator and said to the reporters outside that ANWR is dead for the year and that they will have to put it on a bill next year.

Victory!

For now.

[billybob537]

1. So sorry BIG OIL

And all the scumbag senators that do your bidding.

[GrumpyGreg]

2. The year,meaning 2005,or the year meaning 12 months?

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5. I assume he meant they would not reconsider ANWR before leaving for XMas

They will tack it onto a bill in when they come back in January and we'll have the fight all over again.

[GrumpyGreg]

3. duplicate

[WahooJunkie]

4. The year meaining '05

[quaoar]

6. Does this mean that Ted Stevens

will throw another infantile tantrum and resign in disgust?

We should be so lucky.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

7. NOOOO!

Man, that Daily Show clip was hilarious. :rofl:

[Kashka-Kat]

8. WHAT IS IT about the word "no" that these people do not understand????

Back next year-- good grief. It's like a horror movie the thing that will not die.

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9. That's how they got bankruptcy laws changed

They kept coming back, year after year after year, until they finally twisted enough arms and secured the votes.

[faithnotgreed]

10. kick for that news