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Obama Overrides Bush Rule on Endangered Species Act


World  (tags: world, obama, animals, wildlife, endangered, protection, environment, habitat, extinction, politics )

Tom
- 266 days ago - latimes.com
President Obama overrode the Bush administration on applying the Endangered Species Act, restoring a requirement that federal agencies consult with experts before launching construction projects that could affect the well-being of threatened species.
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Joycey B. (693)
Wednesday March 4, 2009, 5:00 am
Isn't Obama great. Thanks for this wonderful news Tom.
 

Lori M. (14)
Wednesday March 4, 2009, 12:50 pm
Good riddance Bush. Hello Obama!!!!
 

Ann Sumpter (27)
Wednesday March 4, 2009, 4:04 pm
This is Great.. Way to Go Obama
 

Past Member (0)
Wednesday March 4, 2009, 4:09 pm
What a great President we have. Finally, we have Intelligence back in the White House. Great Job, Mr. President.
 

Kit B. (177)
Wednesday March 4, 2009, 4:16 pm
We have a leader! Intelligent and aware of the needs of the people and their concerns, guess we all forgot that could happen!
 

Emily W. (19)
Wednesday March 4, 2009, 4:23 pm
Go OBAMA!!!!! He's the one that cares!!!
 

Leigh B. (178)
Wednesday March 4, 2009, 6:14 pm
Praise God for President Obama in saving our endangered species and their habitat!
 

Suzybell H. (221)
Wednesday March 4, 2009, 6:19 pm
Great! I knew he would!Thanks,Tom.
 

serge vrabec (253)
Wednesday March 4, 2009, 8:31 pm
I am so grateful for the job the Pres. and his people are doing, but lets not forget to thank ourselves too and keep on keeping on. The President needs us like we need him. Its a great day for animals, YEAH! Thx Tom!

BE THE CHANGE!
 

LaJana P. (98)
Wednesday March 4, 2009, 9:55 pm
A step in the right direction for endangered animals. Now we just need to worry about big oil companies and people like Palin trying to find a way around this. Hopefully this will go a long way towards saving the polar bears.
 

Locan Sleeping-Squirrel (89)
Thursday March 5, 2009, 3:40 am
HOORAY! Now that construction will be halted for the South Border Fence, Drug Cartels can import their violence freely!
 

Locan Sleeping-Squirrel (89)
Thursday March 5, 2009, 4:07 am
Sorry, should be...can continue to import their violence freely!
 

ROBIN M. (312)
Thursday March 5, 2009, 7:12 am
GREAT NEWS. I AM SO GLAD HE GOT INTO OFFICE AND IS PUTTING A STOP TO ALL THE STUFF,( I SAID IT NICELY) BUSH GOT STARTED.
 

ROBIN M. (312)
Thursday March 5, 2009, 7:13 am
GREAT NEWS. I AM SO GLAD HE GOT INTO OFFICE AND IS PUTTING A STOP TO ALL THE STUFF,( I SAID IT NICELY) BUSH GOT STARTED.
 

BMutiny ThemIDefy (411)
Thursday March 5, 2009, 3:50 pm
"Business and industry groups, on the other hand, warned that Obama's action could hamper road-building and other projects that would help jump-start the economy."

Yes, eggzactly what we need, LOTS MORE ROADS FOR GAS-GUZZLING SUVs, and FEWER Endangered Species and Roadless Areas. NOT!!!
Far better to put people to work digging ditches and filling them up again, than to have huge road projects, for NO other reason, than "to create jobs"!

How about, oh, creating jobs for people cleaning up beaches and national parks, working as rangers and teachers in national parks, rescuing wildlife and keeping track of Environmental problems, jobs like THAT? Jobs that are SOCIALLY USEFUL, rather than environmentally destructive???
Ohhhh no, jobs in the Public Sector like that would be called "Socialism" by those "businessmen"; who only want jobs in THEIR business or industry, jobs that would make THEM ever-more-wealthy, while their employees got paid peanuts!

Oh, the crocodile tears they cry! These are apparently the same Repuglicans devoutly following their Peerless Leader, Rush Limbaugh, who said he WANTS President Obama to "fail"......apparently the mantra of the Repugs, these days.

 

Linda F. (4)
Friday March 6, 2009, 7:43 am
Yeah,,,,way to go President Obama, it is about time to have a government that cares.
 

Gissel Escudero (14)
Friday March 6, 2009, 8:54 am
Well done Obama!!
 
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