Editorial: Richardson right to oppose Bush's forest plan

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Editorial: Richardson right to oppose Bush's forest plan
May 7, 2005

Other Western governors would do well to follow the bold conservation lead of Gov. Bill Richardson this week. He is directly opposing President Bush's decision to open up 58.6 million acres of national forest land to new road construction.

Included in the Bush shameless bid to commercialize some of the last remaining remote national forest roadless areas are some 1.6 million acres in New Mexico's Carson, Gila and Santa Fe national forests.

While Bush gave the nation's governors 18 months to respond to this forest flip-flop, Richardson lost no time in criticizing the unwise and unpopular Bush decision.

Within hours he announced his intention to file a formal petition with the U.S. Forest Service to stop the Bush reversal and sustain the original wildland protections.

Additionally, Richardson is encouraging other Western governors to sign that petition and said he expects at least nine will do so and as soon as next week. If so, the White House already is facing powerful political opposition.

And it should. The White House is at odds with one of the most compelling conservation measures in U.S. history.>>>>>snip

http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/op_editorials/article/0,2565,ALBQ_19867_3758068,00.html

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1. What will Arnold do?

Kiss Bush's ass or stand up for the people of California?

[IChing]

2. Arnold is in trouble here

We will kick his ass if he doesn't sign, We have 1000 times more land opened up than Texas.