[Griff]

"In the guise of settling lawsuits, federal officials have retired to the back room to work out deals that sacrifice our old-growth forests, salmon and clean water for the sake of clearcutting our public lands," said Patti Goldman of Earthjustice, one of the plaintiffs in the freedom of information case.

This kind of crap is what bothers me about the green movement. Nobody clearcuts anymore but they have to represent it this way because most people don't mind having public lands managed for profit. I voted lib on the poll because I'd prefer not to see the government subsidies and sweetheart deals which always seem to develop around public lands. Greens have enough money to take land off market to preserve it but they'd rather use your money (in the same way that Repubs would rather use public lands than buy their own). yah its early for griff to be boozin but the cars are waxed the snow fence is put away and the raised beds are built so...