Change we can believe in? There’s no change here. This is business as usual in Washington as Dingy Harry Reid is attempting to sneak behind our backs and call for a vote today in order to push through an omnibus bill that among other things will render million of acres of lands useless and cost taxpayers billions of dollars in pork barrel spending.
The bill, S.22 “Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009,” would cordon off more than 3 million acres from energy leasing by restricting various areas as “federal wilderness” or “wild and scenic” river ways.
Since the price of gasoline has dropped and attention has diverted to other matters, such as President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration, Leader Reid has made the land grab a priority and is calling members of the Senate back to Washington on Sunday to rush it through. And the bill, which is basically an omnibus compilation of pet projects and land seizures sponsored by individual House members and senators, has wide-ranging, bipartisan support since it helps many of them secure support from stakeholders in their home states and districts.
It’s one thing to protect land and resources in a manner that is sensible and benefits everyone. Rendering millions of acres of land inaccessible for use by anyone is absolutely ridiculous.
I would suspect this is the “non change” we all can believe in and expect forever in Washington until we stop electing these idiots.
Tom Remington
