While I agree that drilling might relieve some of the pressure, it is a band-aid, one that destroys the enviroment.

Looking for the quick and easy answer is what got America into this mess, and more of the same won't fix anything. By looking to drilling as a way out, the more valid answers get pushed to the back.

You don't fix a bullet hole with a band-aid, you have to do a very in depth surgery, immediatly, or the problem only gets worse.

A candidate campaigning as a drilling enthusiast doesn't strike me as the best person to put in charge of the country.

PS, "For the average case, drilling in ANWR would reduce crude oil by 75 cents, in 2025. The total production from ANWR would be between 0.4 and 1.2 percent of total world oil consumption in 2030"
-quote from wikipedia on the ANWR