i had a quote, but it was too small to encompass this story.

you all should read this.

i found it hard to finish it due to the sheer density of horrifying acusations. If even 1/4 of this is true, it's an outrage. How much damage can one administration do? Sweet god. Clinton got impeached for a blowjob (ok, fine, for LYING about a blowjob) but this nonstop rape barely gets press coverage? Lord, it's hard to be optimistic sometimes... and even harder to suffer fools gladly when they're ruining things you care about.

This is a lengthy article out of Rolling Stone about the "environmental crimes" of the Bush Administration (and in general the whole Heritage neoconservative cabal). If you are looking for something to get your blood pressure up, this will do it.

There are a few points in this article I thought may have been overstated a bit.. For instance, forest thinning is a _GOOD IDEA_ under certain circumstances. Really! Especially in forests close to populated areas. Its a really good example of how environmental issues can get really cloudy. There is a place were these things are good (or at least not bad) for the overall health of the forrest, but there are also cases where its just a way to guild logging activity. There isn't really a way to make it a clear cut thing. Now, are Bush's thinning plans actually in the "good idea" category, or were they language games played to get some more logging? I have no idea. Ok, so I'm predisposed to think that these Bush plans are probably environment killers, but I also have not seen the forests effected or talked to anyone in the know about the issue.

That being stated, this article contains a lot of good information.. Just read between the lines. The environment is a topic that we all should be much better educated about, however as a whole we really don't have much of a clue because every study or suggested action is always seen thru some politically shaded lens. Read enough of these articles and you will surely have two things going on: You will be an environmentalist (fine) & You will be completely clueless and confused every time any kind of environmental legislation comes up (not-fine).. Which one of these do you think the current administration was more interested making you?