Bill Flores actually said...

We assume that we can raise taxes to high levels and still grow GDP at four percent real rates. That puppy does not hunt in any world.

I think both elements are important: process and leadership. And I think the process needs to trump in the case the leadership does not show...

I have seen firsthand the peaceful coexistence of wildlife with oil and gas exploration activities in the Prudhoe Bay area.

The problem still remains, though, that activity levels, where people are actually trying to stick a drill bit in the ground, in the seabed ...