On 24 May 2005 13:32:07 -0700, wrote:



*JimH* wrote:
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John H wrote:
We keep waiting for some good news about the Bay, but it doesn't
come. Here's
the latest from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation:



http://www.cbf.org/site/News2?page=N...m5pu741.app26a


--
John H
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and
necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes (A true binary thinker!)

Yep, pollution. It's a good thing that the republicans want to
relax
the environmental laws, huh?


Why did you have to turn this into a political thing Kevin?

John posted some disturbing news. Both republicans and democrats
equally
pollute.

Why do you keep calling me Kevin, Jim? Now, take a look around you,
Jim.


OK Kevin, done.

I fully understand that Democrats and Republicans both pollute,....snip


So we agree. Thanks.


I didn't "turn it into a political thing", Jim, it all ready
was one.


How so Kevin? I saw nothing political in John's post or link. What exactly
did you see that was political in either?

Again, I'm not Kevin, but seeing how you are responding to ME, I'll
answer. It's already a political thing, simply because the Republicans
are responsible for weaker environmental laws. That causes more
pollution. If the republicans didn't weaken, or downright do away with
some environmental laws, pollution wouldn't worsen, now would it?
There's much more to pollution than fertilizer runoff, or animal feces.
I'd think it would be simple to understand that if the republicans
didn't weaken or do away with environmental regulations, then we
wouldn't be having this conversation. THAT is why it is political in
nature. I'm sure you understand, don't you? You seem to be one of the
brighter right wingers here.


The health of the Chesapeake Bay is dangerously out of balance and has been for
over three decades. This lack of progress in more than 30 years is especially
staggering in the context of the public resources and attention focused on Bay
health during this time. Clearly, what public officials have done to date is far
from enough. Now is the time to hold government accountable for its failure to
significantly reduce pollution, remove the Bay from the nation’s list of dirty
waters, and restore our national treasure.
[From: http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?p...tb_2004_index]

So, I suppose the problems of the bay are not due solely to the lack of action
by Republicans. If you look at the graph presented, you'll see no 'bumps' in the
downward curve indicating Democrats were in office.

I'm sure if Kerry had won, the Bay would be most pristine again. But, he didn't.
Clinton didn't clean it up much either.


--
John H
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes (A true binary thinker!)