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wtmusic

(39,166 posts)
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:37 AM Oct 2012

Psst Republicans: you *are* aware Romney will be selling off national parks, right?

You know, those beautiful places like Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Arches, Grand Teton, Theodore Roosevelt...where you take your family on vacation? The places you assumed would be there for your grandkids?



"...The platform the GOP adopted at last week's national convention calls for much the same, stating that "Congress should reconsider whether parts of the federal government’s enormous landholdings and control of water in the West could be better used for ranching, mining, or forestry through private ownership."

At The Wilderness Society, Nada Culver earlier this year voiced her organization's concerns over efforts to rekindle a Sagebrush Rebellion in the West.

"It's hard to believe it could happen," Ms. Culver said of the states' efforts to gain control of federal lands."

http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2012/09/how-might-national-park-system-fare-under-president-romney10465

Imagine how much more fun and exciting a Romney/Steve Wynn Yosemite would be:



Just want to be sure you know what you're getting into.
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