no net loss...of golf course ponds

Thanks to the forward-thinking environmental policies of Bush & Co., our children can enjoy increasing acreage of wetlands in the good ol' U.S. of A.

Or something.

Actually, it seems the feds consider any land that is um, wet to be a wet-land. Man, you can just see the gears turning in little Dubya's head, can't you? So natch', with the incredible rates of sprawl being seen across the country, more impoundments are being constructed in subdivisions and golf courses, thereby increasing the acreage of wet land, just as the acreage of ACTUAL wetlands continues to decrease.

It is rather incredible that Bush & Co. can be so openly cynical about environmental policies that they can, with a straight face, announce with pride their environmental achievements while openly raping what's left of our natural heritage.

Every day under King George becomes more surreal than the last...

Comments

[CroutonBoy]

I've been closing my eyes and hoping that when I open them W. will have just been a bad dream resulting from a bad jalapeno. It doesn't seem to be working.

BTW, just stumbled across your blog, but I like it. Good luck with the zygote!

[Your Mother]

As long as you are jobhunting you might want to watch the bitter political comments. Remember, future employers can check yoour blog, and many careers have been torpedoed by enthusiastic and vocal stances. I don't want to encourage mealimouthedness, only a certain amount of circumspection for your (and your child's) survival. Now,enough of the maternal fears expressing themselves. Just be a little smart about it.

[Ha jeez, Ma... Besides, I would be rather impressed if a future employer were able to find this blog without my name on it. And even if they did, there isn't a single ecologist alive who wouldn't agree with this post. -ed.]