Democrats still seeing the polls and caving to...

...what very much appears to be the general publics opinion that more oil drilling is needed and should be allowed. House Speaker Pelosi, in a move to save a great deal of Democrats seats and not make waives in what appears to be a Democratic party landslide (in the Congress) agree's to let the federal ban on oil drilling expire.

Most likely she's allowing this hoping that she can get her bill passed -even if that takes waiting until Januarary hoping that she gets her 60 Democrat seat Senate which is looking more and more less likely. The House seems to still be safely in the Democratic majority with added seats. The Senate is looking like 55 seats max now while going into this year many, including fearful Republicans, thought 60 with relative ease.