His alternative is to let the moratorium on offshore drilling expire completely on Sept. 30.

“Simply open those areas around the entire United States and make sure (oil companies) use good practices,” Davis said.

Barkley to talk about getting things done

Independence Party Senate nominee Dean Barkely, after easily winning the IP primary, issued a statement saying he will be able to compete with Coleman and Franken despite being severely underfinanced in the race.

While Barkley will have only a fraction of the financial resources of his opponents, he said his campaign will have something the other two don’t: a focus on real issues.

“We’re going to talk about the out-of-control national debt. We’re going to talk about not just getting out of Iraq, but avoiding future military misadventures,” Barkley wrote. “We’re going to talk about getting things done, rather than perpetuating the partisan food fight in Congress.”