Posted on 05/10/2011 7:06:04 AM PDT by wbill
And, that fool "Dean Naujoks" (what the hell is a 'riverkeeper', exactly?) can be counted on for a quotable liberal comment on the environment - the local news outlets use him all of the time. I'd say he's sort of the local version of Algore - a self-proclaimed environmental expert.
I’d rather abolish it outright.
It would be hard to abolish Energy. And if you transfer the responsibilities of EPA to Energy, then all the EPA nastiness stays.
ABOLISH THE EPA.
Bulldoze them both then salt the earth.
Pray for America
I have a better idea....ELIMINATE BOTH!
Sounds right....and then we’ll appoint Sarah Palin to head it. Best position in the world for her....IMHO
Instead of getting rid of one or the other, we could very easily dump them both. :-)
Riverkeepers are environmentalist in a non profit working to protect waterways.
Two useless money sponges merged into one.
Yes, both departments need to be eliminated completely.
Cut the waste, cut the waste!
After they merge it might be easier to get rid of the new agency instead of two.
And while we’re at it eliminate every other cabinet level department except for Treasury, Justice and Defense. Save lots more money.
Burr, a North Carolina Republican, said the merger would result in $3 billion in savings next year. Critics counter that such a move would weaken the government’s role in protecting the environment.
Oh joy three billion in savings, and two false premises. I’m with you, neither one is worth saving. States can do the job if they deem it worth it.
They should throw Interior in there as well. Too much duplication. Although this is intentional, if Interior doesn’t stop progress, then Energy or EPA will.
Veterans Affairs should be rolled back into Defense as well.
Bulldoze them both then salt the earth.
Bingo
We don’t need either of them.
Merge them and then shut it down.
I think both should be abolished, but consider:
With a Democrat controlled Senate, this bill is going no where anyway. I think the idea is to take two awful departments and shrink them to one. That would be the same as eliminating one NET and would be much easier to pass and save 3 billion at the same time.
Burr is not the greatest conservative in the senate by any means, but this shows some creativity at least.
I think both should be abolished, but consider:
With a Democrat controlled Senate, this bill is going no where anyway. I think the idea is to take two awful departments and shrink them to one. That would be the same as eliminating one NET and would be much easier to pass and save 3 billion at the same time.
Burr is not the greatest conservative in the senate by any means, but this shows some creativity at least.
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