Conservatives kill controversial bill-
The Sportsmen’s Heritage Act passed the House last April, and the Senate version sponsored by Democratic Senator Jon Tester of Montana seemed poised to win Senate approval after beating back a number of filibuster attempts, a success that has become increasingly rare.
Nevertheless, the bill would have still had to survive […]
Continue Reading →Despite our complaints about Salazar’s views, the GOP has taken unprecedented steps to oppose Salazar’s repeal of Bush’s policies for opposite reasons-
I can’t think of any other Administration where the minority party has tried so hard and been so successful preventing a new President from filling the positions in a government department. Rather […]
Continue Reading →Despite nominations by the President, only Ken Salazar has been approved by the U.S. Senate-
One reason we haven’t seen much change in the B.L.M., National Park Service, etc. is that Senate Republicans are holding up action on the nominations.
Interior staff’s top seats in limbo. Politics » Hatch and Bennett oppose nominee, adding […]
Continue Reading →Senator Coburn (R-OK) threatens filibuster. Reid pulls omnibus public lands bill-
There was a lot of good and bad in this bill, but it is dead; and some of the good areas won’t be around to save in a year or two when this comes up again in some form.
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