From the Republicans we hear the cry that the government needs to give up ownership of public lands. They want it sold. Who has the money to buy Yosemite, or Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands? The rich do. The corporations do. Fence it off, charge admission maybe, or just mine it, cut the trees, push the mountain tops into the creeks.
I'm voting for Obama, for public land where I can walk into the hills and never see a wallmart, a fence, or a mcdonals cup on the ground, where Squatlo can take pictures of the deer and the fox.
You want to see some good nature photos, check out http://squatlo-rant.blogspot.com/ or click that little logo on the left of the little guy leaning on a car bumper then choose the rant option.
We have what is called a "land trust" here in Indiana - people donate land to the state and it is used as wildlife management areas for hunting and fishing or as a nature preserve. The state just aquired a tract along the Wabash in Tippecanoe County that is prestine.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Republicans see everything as balance sheet...
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