Idaho Pride

As Bush sets out to do as much damage as possible in his last remaining lame duck months, our own Idaho moron has teamed up with him:

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration on Monday said it plans to let federal agencies decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants.

The proposal, which does not require the approval of Congress, would reduce the mandatory, independent reviews that government scientists have been performing for 35 years. Developers welcomed the plan, while environmentalists derided it.

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said late Monday the changes were needed to ensure that the Endangered Species Act would not be used as a “back door” to regulate the gases blamed for global warming. In May, the polar bear became the first species declared as threatened because of climate change. Warming temperatures are expected to melt the sea ice the bear depends on for survival.

Thanks a lot, Dirk. You've once again made Idaho look worse.

I'm pretty sure those two blundering fools have no idea what they have done. What repercussions this will cause will be a matter of time to determine, but I believe they'll be drastic and unfortunate.