Donna, I think Vilsack has raised the ire of the organic people and other lefties the way the Clintons pissed off the religious right. I don't believe in letting moderates get under my skin. There are so many many very bad things that do happen; I don't get upset about something like this. You are right and it still continues that with a Democrat making appointments we are much, much better off. What Bush has done in the last month may never be undone. Donna Buell wrote: > > A behind-the-scenes political friend once told me, */“Iowans eat their > young when it comes to politics.”/* > > */ /* > > Vilsack didn’t get as far as we’d like in his environmental efforts, > but he worked with a Republican legislature his entire tenure. Our > former Governor, for example, vetoed legislation enacted by the > statehouse that would have disbanded the EPC after the fishable / > swimmable regulations. He appointed EPC commissioners who were > decidedly in favor of more water quality regulation. He hired Jeff > Vonk and gave him leeway to seek enforcement measures against CAFOs. > OK, the Power Fund was nothing but corporate welfare, and biotech is > absolutely a double-edged sword, but that was what all the states were > doing at the time. > > Has anybody paid attention to the job performance of our present > Governor? Could anybody seriously question that Culver is absolutely > in bed with the Farm Bureau? Vilsack never embarrassed himself the way > the Big Lug doesn’t even understand it’s wrong to hold government > meetings at Farm Bureau headquarters. > > Why don’t we start congratulating our former Governor instead of > criticizing him? Vilsack will be making appointments of assistant > secretaries, on down. We are wasting an incredible chance for access > and influence if Iowa Sierrans continue to eat their young. > > Donna Buell > > Vilsack appointee to the Environmental Protection Commission 2003-2007 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Phyllis Mains > *Sent:* Thursday, December 18, 2008 6:16 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: Fwd: Sierra Club Praises Nominations for Interior, > Agriculture > > So much for the official Sierra Club Response to Obama's environmental > choices. For me personally I feel **Hope goes up in Smoke!** Phyllis > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Click for free info on college degrees. > <http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2142/fc/PnY6rw1U6Sdt11PQXPt5JddAUBNyFpL8hp0ka4wFX1OPdOVpDYVOZ/> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To > unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > [log in to unmask] Check out our > Listserv Lists support site for more information: > http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List > Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp - - > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To > unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > [log in to unmask] Check out our > Listserv Lists support site for more information: > http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List > Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp