^^ - Pretty much how I feel about it.
I would think that there is going to be a ton of money involved in just getting the infrastructure up and running, and that much of this cost is going to be handled by the government. I know that there have been fights about budget proposals in previous years due to ANWR, and that it was included in there somewhere (though I'm not sure what the actual costs would add up to).
With it not being a long-term solution, not really fixing much of anything, whats the point of spending the money?
I also think both sides' positions on the environmental issues is likely way overstated (that it would completely kill the environment for the left, and that it wouldn't have any impact from some of the people that are supporting it).
It would definitely be a boost for Alaska. However, is that your reason for supporting the drilling? I thought you weren't a big fan of government spending money to create jobs.