[Vision2020] Kempthorne

[Don Kaag]

Visionaries:

Sigh.  Dirk Kempthorne as EPA chief.

Looking on the good side of a bad plan, I suppose just having him out 
of Idaho is a plus.

As old and jaded politically as I am, I still felt compelled to send an 
email to the White House last month (Which I know full well that no one 
will read...). It pointed out that Teddy Roosevelt was a Republican, 
and that if Dubya wanted to build a lasting legacy for his 
administration, emulating T.R. and his passionate defense of the 
environment for future generations and against the "Old Guard" 
Republicans, who were owned in fee simple by Big Business, was the 
smart way to go.

I know that it won't do much good, given the current 
pro-business/anti-environment attitude in the GOP, but I had to take a 
shot.  At least it made me feel better.

And how could Jim Risch be any worse than "Old Do-Nothing"?  Looks like 
a wash to me...

Regards,

Don Kaag

On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 04:19 PM, thansen@moscow.com wrote:

> Maybe Kempthorne is the best the Republican party can come up with for 
> the EPA
> head position.  Scary, isn't it?
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>> It appears that Idaho governor Dirk Kempthorne is the leading 
>> candidate to
>> take over the EPA in Washington.  This seems a curious choice, given
>> Kempthorne's less than stellar environmental record during his tenure 
>> in
>> Boise.  Both this morning's Tribune and Spokesman have a story 
>> detailing his
>> environmental track record.  Of course, someone without a real 
>> concern for
>> the environment would be a logical choice for this administration's 
>> EPA
>> director.  But an even more chilling realization hit me today.  If Mr.
>> Kempthorne does go to Washington, that leaves Lt. Governor Jim Risch 
>> in
>> charge.  Oy vey...
>>
>>
>>
>> Carl Westberg Jr.
>>
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