Bush to punish campers for opposing national forest sell-off

[montana500]

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http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Under_pressure_Department_of_Agriculture_says_0504.html

"Responding to public pressure, the Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced that it will roll back number of acres of forestland for sale nationwide to 175,000 from 300,000 and consider other ways to raise money to pay for rural schools, including leasing more areas for oil and gas drilling and raising camping fees in national parks, the New York Times will report Friday, RAW STORY has learned...."

[rodeodance]

1. the whole idea is that families can enjoy inexpensive campgrounds. Now

not so.

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. I would rather impeach Bush, prosecute him for criminal activity and

have him exiled before I see even one acre of public land or one tree on public land sold to some son of a bitch crony of the President.

[Lorien]

3. Amen n/t

[dusty64]

8. Me too!

:kick:

[sakabatou]

4. Reminds me of that Far Side cartoon

of the forest mafia, putting a ranger in a trashcan to "sleep with the bears"

[Mythsaje]

6. I've never seen that one...

And I was a Far Side freak.

Sounds hilarious.

[Mythsaje]

5. That's right...

Now we'll get to PAY MORE to use land WE OWN.

Ain't freedom great?

[opihimoimoi]

7. The Aristocratic Bush Strikes Again........They win....we lose.....

[robbedvoter]

9. Like Jebbie's devious plan: turn retirees vs parents

This criminal family operates from the same play book: Machiavelli. of course, they're the Mayberry Machiavellis.

[Supersedeas]

10. the M$M has been all over this story too - another Bush loss is like tree

that falls in the forest that no one hears (and the media doesn't report)