A Shock To The System (Anna Quindlen Alert)

Newsweek ^ | 8/25/03 | Anna Quindlen

[Modernman]

Irony of ironies, New York City may soon have a greater unbroken stretch of green (Happy 150th Birthday, Central Park!) than the suburbs that once lured its people with the promises of grass and trees. The animals thus become more and more of a nuisance: get out of our way! Occasionally, we are forcibly reminded that human beings have created an environment in which, in some ways, we have less control than ever before; after all, the lack of power is, by definition, powerlessness. Meanwhile New Jersey, the most densely populated state (in case you hadn’t noticed), wants very much to allow the hunting of bears. No one seems to have considered the obvious alternative: instead of issuing hunting permits, call a moratorium on building permits. Permanently.

[Modernman]

The last line is my favorite: The solution to environnmental problems is never building anything ever again. At least she's honest about her priorities- a lot of environmentalists hide their true intentions.

[Cyber Liberty]

Good grief, she's gotten fugly over the years....

[dirtboy]

No one seems to have considered the obvious alternative: instead of issuing hunting permits, call a moratorium on building permits. Permanently.

That is a howler. Even if building was halted, deer and bear would continue to press into suburbs because of population pressures, as there is no signficant natural predation to check their numbers.

I actually had some nutbar animal rights type claim that there were no large predators along the East Coast before Europeans arrived, in response to my statement that predators had helped keep the numbers of deer in check prior to the arrival of Europeans (the natives helped as well, of course).

[dirtboy]

Normally as one ages, one trades off looks for wisdom, but it appears that Anna's gotten a raw deal in that department.

[Cyber Liberty]

Well, sometimes Twinkies and gravity come together to form the perfect storm.

Sorta reminds me of a couple of exes...ex-wife and ex-g/f.

[dirtboy]

Well, sometimes Twinkies and gravity come together to form the perfect storm.

With stupidity being the suface low that pulls it all together...

[Cyber Liberty]

That explains the giant sucking sound I heard when I clicked the source link.

[dirtboy]

Nah, that was just Anna fantasizing that she was Monica...

[Cyber Liberty]

OK. You win. I take this any further and I'll get a call from Jim.

;^)

[dirtboy]

I hear you're on his speed dialer...

[okie01]

"No one seems to have considered the obvious alternative: instead of issuing hunting permits, call a moratorium on building permits. Permanently."

Amazing what passes for deep thinking on the left these days...

[Cyber Liberty]

Well, someone had to take up the slack since A+Bert's gone....

[dirtboy]

Amazing what passes for deep thinking on the left these days...

That's what happens when you live in New York City and only fly over bear country...

[dirtboy]

Well, someone had to take up the slack since A+Bert's gone....

Those are some mighty large Depends to fill, son...

[anoldafvet]

Why in God's name would you read anything with Anna's byline. I linked to her one time via Drudge (meant to hit Wes Pruden), and almost lost my lunch.

[dirtboy]

Here's a snippet from a couple of weeks ago that is guaranteed to curb your appetite:

So let me get this straight: A former first lady wants to write a personal history that casts her in a positive light, just as virtually every first lady has done before her. And a woman who has given some of the best years of her life to public service when she could have been making a mint in the private sector, who has shown time and time again that she has a sophisticated grasp of national issues, who was overwhelmingly elected against all odds to the Senate, may want to run for president. Where's the problem?

[anoldafvet]

Thank you very much, I just lost my lunch.