Speaking of Special Interests

By John Hinderaker
Power Line

The combination of Hurricane Katrina and $3.00 per gallon gasoline have caused some to look to northern Alaska for expanded oil supplies. But not the Senate Democrats, who are tied as tightly to the environmental lobby as they are to NARAL, PFAW et al. Yesterday, opponents of drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge held a rally on the west lawn of the Capitol. As demonstrations go, it was small, but powerful Democrats, including Senators John Kerry, Joe Lieberman and Hillary Clinton, nevertheless turned out to denounce the Bush administration's proposal to drill in ANWR.