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Beachy sounds like a damn fool. I notice that, unlike Bluemle, there is no indication of any scientific status, i.e. a doctorate perhaps? He sounds more like a hayseed that is filling a position that nobody wanted in a group dedicated to the consumption of beer and peanuts. The article he wrote is so rife with hearsay, misinformation and propaganda, that he would be laughed off the street in any serious scientific forum.

Sadly, he spouts the same line of B.S. that people like John Kerry does, preying on the fears of people by purporting to be knowledgable on the subject matter. Neither Kerry nor Beachy have a clue. Too bad the press can't be bothered to look up the facts Bluemle put forth in his retort.

Yeah, Bluemle's got him on the facts, plus he points out:

"Beachy directs readers to the society's Web site, which provides no information about the wildlife refuge. We also learn from Beachy's letter that the society's Web site is hosted by the U.S. Geological Survey. Thus, Beachy creates, intentionally or not, the false impression that the views of the society, and his views as well, are somehow sanctioned, shared or promoted by the geological survey.

"In my view, Beachy commits a serious error in judgment in representing his personal viewpoint as being the same as that of a private organization, which is hosted by an apolitical government agency, the U.S. Geological Survey."

I think Bluemle's actually being a little too nice. Like all libs, when they don't have the facts they try to create the impression. Creeping socialist tactics.