The Beltway conventional wisdom holds that to the extent that for Republicans to do well this year, they need to present themselves in the way John McCain always has: as a ‘different kind of Republican.’ To a large degree, that means associating yourself with McCain and boosting his campaign. But how do you do that on an issue like energy, where McCain is out of step with many Republicans on the issue of drilling in ANWR? Senate Republicans seem to be turning to expanding domestic production generally, without getting hung up on the question of ANWR drilling:
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