> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 3:36 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Hope You Don't Like Tuna > > Gruss, I thought you were for small government. > > Really, how can you expect the President (any of them) to make an issue of > Tuna mercury levels? That's like expecting the CEO of a company to walk > though the building looking for dirty corners so he can tell the janitors > to > get a mop to clean it. Of course he's responsible for everything that > happens, but he's certainly not involved in the detailed minutiae of the > running of the US.
Of course this is only one of the many issues facing our (and other) fisheries. If global warming does indeed affect ocean currents as many models predict the fishing industry will be effectively destroyed for example. Even if not we still have issues with reduced yields, line- and drag-rights and over predation. I agree however that the issues are generally more regional that the presidential administration would normally tackle. This definitely seems more of a legislative rather than executive issue. (However recent administrations, this one arguably more than others, have stuck their big-old-federal noses in many other local issues (gay marriage, medical cannabis, Shaivo, etc). Why not expect at least a statement of purpose from them?) In general I would not look to the president to make change in this area. It would be nice, but not necessary, to him make more statements concerning the issue (or, more generally, broader environmental issues). I'm getting a little tired of this administration's tendency to pull back from environmental issues with the caveat "we need to learn more". Arsenic level's in drinking water, global warming, urban air-pollution, and this. Bush has, apparently, been able to comprehend the complexities of sexual orientation, middle-eastern politics, stem cell research and many other complex issues to take firm stands. When will he do the same for the environment? Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get Instant Hacker Protection, Virus Detection, Antispam & Personal Firewall. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=62 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167630 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
