McCain Picks VP
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WASHINGTON-- Senator John McCain just announced his choice for running mate: Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. To follow is a statement by Rodger Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund.
Senator McCains choice for a running mate is beyond belief. By choosing Sarah Palin, McCain has clearly made a decision to continue the Bush legacy of destructive environmental policies.
Sarah Palin, whose husband works for BP (formerly British Petroleum), has repeatedly put special interests first when it comes to the environment. In her scant two years as governor, she has lobbied aggressively to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, pushed for more drilling off of Alaskas coasts, and put special interests above science. Ms. Palin has made it clear through her actions that she is unwilling to do even as much as the Bush administration to address the impacts of global warming. Her most recent effort has been to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the polar bear from the endangered species list, putting Big Oil before sound science. As unbelievable as this may sound, this actually puts her to the right of the Bush administration.
This is Senator McCains first significant choice in building his executive team and its a bad one. It has to raise serious doubts in the minds of voters about John McCains commitment to conservation, to addressing the impacts of global warming and to ensuring our country ends its dependency on oil.
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The Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund (www.defendersactionfund.org) provides a powerful voice in Washington to Americans who value our conservation heritage. Through grassroots lobbying, issue advocacy and political campaigns, the Action Fund champions those laws and lawmakers that protect wildlife and wild places while working against those that do them harm.
Senator McCains choice for a running mate is beyond belief. By choosing Sarah Palin, McCain has clearly made a decision to continue the Bush legacy of destructive environmental policies.
Sarah Palin, whose husband works for BP (formerly British Petroleum), has repeatedly put special interests first when it comes to the environment. In her scant two years as governor, she has lobbied aggressively to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, pushed for more drilling off of Alaskas coasts, and put special interests above science. Ms. Palin has made it clear through her actions that she is unwilling to do even as much as the Bush administration to address the impacts of global warming. Her most recent effort has been to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the polar bear from the endangered species list, putting Big Oil before sound science. As unbelievable as this may sound, this actually puts her to the right of the Bush administration.
This is Senator McCains first significant choice in building his executive team and its a bad one. It has to raise serious doubts in the minds of voters about John McCains commitment to conservation, to addressing the impacts of global warming and to ensuring our country ends its dependency on oil.
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The Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund (www.defendersactionfund.org) provides a powerful voice in Washington to Americans who value our conservation heritage. Through grassroots lobbying, issue advocacy and political campaigns, the Action Fund champions those laws and lawmakers that protect wildlife and wild places while working against those that do them harm.
Chromatose
Squid pro quo
The way they word the article, it seems to make the point of "But you wouldn't vote against SCIENCE, would you???"
But unfortunately, yes, the majority of the country has in the past and would yet again vote against science.
But unfortunately, yes, the majority of the country has in the past and would yet again vote against science.
JenniferGentle
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John McCain still loves Vietnamese food...
but John McCain will overturn the Treaty of Paris and reignite the war with England.
but John McCain will overturn the Treaty of Paris and reignite the war with England.
Krigloch the Furious
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Liverslapper
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Kvlt Wench
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Dead_Lioness
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^ hahahahahah!!!
You know the good news is, that if McCain dies after a year or two of being president
we'll have a Hockey mom to be the leader of the free world!!!
Because, that's like.... totally makes sense and stuff!!!!!
You know the good news is, that if McCain dies after a year or two of being president
we'll have a Hockey mom to be the leader of the free world!!!
Because, that's like.... totally makes sense and stuff!!!!!
derek
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Dead_Lioness
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WhiteBeastofWotan
Apostitutes!
Liverslapper
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Chromatose
Squid pro quo
derek
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derek
Grey Eminence
It was more of an open criticism. I didn't mean to tacitly imply that you were conceited.
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Chromatose
Squid pro quo
conspiracy theory that Palin's retarded baby is actually her fat daughter's retarded baby!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/30/121350/137/486/580223
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/30/121350/137/486/580223
