The lack of decent rebuttals
One of the most frustrating things about watching politics is the complete lack of decent rebuttals. Watching Hardball right now, a guest from the right is repeatedly claiming that drilling in ANWR will make us energy independent, while the guest from the left doesn't point out that the oil in ANWR could, at best, provide a few percent of our consumption - and that's at peak production, which would take half a decade to reach. At that level, it would have an impact of less than a dollar per barrel on price.
Are these people picked because they'll give a bad show for the liberal side? I know that's true on Fox, but MSNBC?
Are these people picked because they'll give a bad show for the liberal side? I know that's true on Fox, but MSNBC?