A reader commented on the recent votes of Tim Johnson and Stephanie Herseth, both of which regarded the high cost of gasoline. Johnson's refusal to open up ANWR for drilling and Herseth's nay vote on the establishment of new refineries only hurts South Dakota's farmers and ranchers.
The results of the HR 3893 vote looks horrible for the Democrats. Not a single one voted in favor of the bill, and for a select few (the red state Democrats, like Herseth) it very well could end some careers.
Johnson's vote on ANWR appears to be a vote from his conscience--which is left of most South Dakotans. Johnson is a prisoner of the environmental lobby. It does no good for Johnson to vote against something that would help South Dakota and the country in general.
The final shot comes from our reader to Herseth: "She purports to be looking out for farmers, I guess she looked the other way today…"
Indeed. If those two won't vote for ANWR or HR 3893, what to they propose to shore up the high fuel cost problems facing our farmers and ranchers?
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