Biden one of only 5 Senators to vote against the Alaska Pipeline back in '73

Vice-President Joseph Biden was up in upstate New York campaigning for Democrat for Congress Bill Owens on Monday, against Sarah Palin-endorsed Doug Hoffman. He had some choice words for his former rival, accusing her of knowing only the simple phrase "Drill Baby, Drill," when it comes to energy policy.

Palin's response was swift and severe.

From her Facebook Page posted late last night:

The vice president’s extreme opposition to domestic energy development goes all the way back to 1973 when he opposed the Alaska pipeline bill. As Ann Coulter pointed out, “Biden cast one of only five votes against the pipeline that has produced more than 15 billion barrels of oil, supplied nearly 20 percent of this nation’s oil, created tens of thousands of jobs, added hundreds of billions of dollars to the U.S. economy and reduced money transfers to the nation’s enemies by about the same amount.”

This nonsensical opposition to American domestic energy development continues to this day. Apparently the Obama-Biden administration only approves of offshore drilling in Brazil, where it will provide security and jobs for Brazilians. This election is about American security and American jobs.