WASHINGTON – Newly installed Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer, the former governor of North Dakota, indicates he will not fight the Bush administration’s opposition to a permanent fund for weather-related disaster aid, despite the idea’s popularity in his region.
Schafer did not directly say that he opposed the idea, which is included in the Senate-passed version of the farm bill. But he said his new job is different than when he was governor of the state.
“This is a national-scope stage now and the president came to a proper conclusion” in terms of budget and how a new farm bill will affect global trade talks, Schafer told reporters Wednesday.
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Another bu$h toady. I knew when I heard about him being pick for this position, he was another Yes man disaster for the bu$h administration. It didn't take long. Schafer is in over his head in this position.
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