You know, people bitch a lot about the mainstream green groups, but how many other people could write a blog post about the ongoing battle over the Arctic Refuge that includes this sentence?

So we are walking the halls, trying to strengthen the resolve of people like Congresswomen Nancy Johnson, and to find a way to persuade the few remaining leaners to come our way.

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Good luck, Carl.

(See also Pope’s longer post on Congressional shenanigans.)