Americans Want More Domestic Oil Production

The Foundry reports that higher oil prices have had an - well, you can't say unexpected - impact on Americans' views on oil and the environment.

In April 2007 only 41% of Americans favored drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Today, 57% of Americans favor drilling in coastal and wilderness areas currently off limits.

Whether you're among the 57 percent or not, you have to appreciate this.

The other liberal objection to increased domestic energy production is that the additional supplies will not affect prices for a decade. We will let Jay Leno respond: “Democrats said it would not do any good because it would not produce oil for 10 years. You know, same thing they said 10 years ago.”