House votes to sell public land

[Ben Lamb]

http://www.mtbullypulpit.org/2012/03/get-in-arena.html

Apparently, folks in DC and in state feel like there’s too much access for public land, hunters and anglers. Or perhaps they feel like public lands, like public hunting and fishing, is socialism, and should be doled out to the highest bidder. Representative Paul Ryan, the powerful chairman of the House Committee on the Budget, just pushed through a budget that refused to tackle over $40 billion in subsidies to the oil and gas industry, which continue to yield record profits. Now, we’re not against profits, or oil and gas development, but maybe we could get an amendment into the Ryan budget that would call for drug testing on all subsidy recipients, just like some folks want welfare recipients to submit to drug testing in order to buy food or keep a roof over their head. After all, what’s good for the goose should be good for the gander, right?

 

[Big Fin]

Anyone who doubts this stupid idea will not gain traction has their head some place where the air is not fresh. This issue is going to become a huge topic in the next Congress.

Thanks for posting, Ben.