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this debate is so mindless, either drill more or conserve more. why not both? the obviously right thing to do is to combine opening everywhere to drilling with a $1/gallon gasoline tax. the combination of those 2 would probably make gas prices fall enough to pay for the $1/gallon, with most of the difference being paid by the saudis, ie the incidence of a higher gasoline tax would fall in large part on foreigners since the US imports a majority of its oil. plus, putting such a floor on gas prices will keep incentivizing people to live closer to where they work/take public transport/and develop new technologies. plus it helps our economy with more drilling jobs and a lower trade deficit. that is the truly "conservative" solution, not the either/or choice that this author and other ideologues continually offer.
