Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 00:32:55 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Christian Kessler Subject: Re: Open season on Horseshoe Crabbers & Birders? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Gerry -- back from several trips. but gotta say reading all this, why don't you just buy a gun & shoot the bastards? you have the same 'I know Truth" mentality they do, but you have the education & money, but sadly not the wisdom. jck Gerald & Laura Tarbell wrote: >Tom, > Of course I will respond, but not at length because I agree this thread >is probably getting tiresome. > > First of all, I am not among those who spend a lot of time and money >chasing birds, so don't lump me with that crowd. > > Your response places you right amongst those who are part of the >problem. There wouldn't be environmental problems but for this attitude. >Bush is clearly your kind of president: he in deed does put people first. He >is willing to sacrifice virtually any part of the natural world to improve >our beloved economy. Your comments to me contradict most of what Maryanne >said, most of which I said I agreed with. Which makes me wonder why you >agree with them, too. > Infinite population growth coupled with infinite consumption is the root >of the problem and points to why there won't be much left of this planet >particularly if we keep electing economy-minded presidents. I understand the >healthy forest initiative has passed in the House. A central theme of the >initiative is to get environmental laws, citizen rights and the courts out >of the way of the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the >timber industry. Unfortunately, the legislation will reduce the public's >voice in forest management and eliminate any obstacles that stand between >timber companies and old, valuable trees. > This is endangered ecosystem. The horseshoe crab will be endangered. But >to save jobs they will go. Now here's my question, Tom - What will your >beloved laborers do once they are gone? I repeat what I said earlier. THE >RESOURCES OF PLANET EARTH ARE NOT INFINITE! > Thank you and goodnight, > Jerry > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================