Republicans Apparently Want Birds to Die

Weep.

And, I assure you I’ve never voted to send a right-wing nutter to Congress. I only vote to send bleeding heart liberal nutjobs to Congress.

And where are the hunters on all this, those who claim to be on our side on conservation issues?

*crickets*

Nate, the hook-and-bullet folks have actually been on this for a while. Here’s an excerpt from a great Field & Stream editorial from April 5:

“The situation goes far beyond political parties. It is about representatives who may be well-meaning, but are ignorant of the very basics of conservation and how it affects our economy, our quality of life, and our access to basic resources like clean water, not to mention fish to catch and wild game to hunt. There are times when those who know what is at stake must inform the decision makers. In this case, it is sportsmen who know the facts on the ground, and now is such a time.

Let’s look, again, at what is at stake. And please remember, the part of the federal budget that is devoted to conservation and land and water protection makes up about .5% of the entire budget. You could kill our entire legacy of conservation, ensure the loss of most of our wildlife and fisheries, allow the poisoning of our air and waters, and do nothing whatsoever to actually address the national debt. (And, although it is beyond my scope here, please apprise yourself, as a taxpayer, or just a citizen, of all that has NOT been targeted for cutting. According to these elected representatives, what we can do without as a nation, first, are mostly the things that we hunters and fishermen understand to have great value. WE are the low-hanging fruit.)”

This and related links here.

Also, for those who have glanced at H.R. 2584 and thought, gosh, it doesn’t look THAT bad — try googling “Legislative Riders on H.R.2584,” and take a look at this.

When I think of what the Pentagon spends in a week on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan…

@Duncan: the entire world’s economy off the cliff… Scary people, and a very frightening political development way beyond nature conservation laws.