Nutgraf

It’s never a good sign when Fark says it best:

“Bush to ‘relax’ protected species rules, by allowing developers to decide on endangered status instead of scientists. Fark: Really.” See the page >>

It seems that they’ve decided that this whole “endangered species” thing is inconveniencing some construction projects. Solution? Remove the science from the equation. As we all know, no one is against progress so much as a bunch of scientists. Also, it prohibits global warming from being a consideration in such decisions. Translation: We didn’t like polar bears that much anyway.

If you want to read the whole sordid story as told by The Washington Post, you can do so here:

Bush wants some endangered species rules extinct

Then why do I find this so very very?

I’ve made an on and off-again hobby of finding hidden gems that the Federal Government has seen fit to make available on the interwebs. I recently found myself in possession of coloring book on the topic of environmental conservation, thoughtfully developed by the feds. When I told spouse that I thought it ironic that I had a printed out copy of a conservation coloring book, he suggested that perhaps they were conserving the energy used to power my computer monitor. Thus chastened, I embarked on a casual search for other coloring books funded by your tax dollars. My efforts were swiftly rewarded. Enjoy.