(h/t Doug Ross.)The Beavers signed Fred Thompson. The Ducks signed Bryan Bennett.
In the meantime, "...Governor Ted Kulongoski will join U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan to unveil the new HUD office of Sustainable Housing and Communities. The office will spearhead HUD’s efforts to reduce energy costs and foster stronger, more resilient communities that offer more choices for jobs, family and transportation."
Want to reduce energy costs? There are a couple of dozen dandy engineers over at PP & L and PGE who could outline an easy way to cut energy costs without spending a dime of government money. But the Governor really doesn't want to cut energy costs. To do so would require a common sense approach to energy production in this state. You know, where you build power plants and generate electricity.
Or, let's take the idea of utilizing our current natural resources. Or not, if you are Brad Witt or Debbie Boone. They've introduced a bill to outlaw "leasing for purposes of exploration, development or production of oil, gas or sulfur in territorial sea."
Who would want to put people put to work, here in Oregon, in exploration, development and production of oil, gas or sulfur? Not Democrats. Don't have a job? Sorry, that's the price you must pay if you wish to remain here. Not our problem.
You know, we had too many men working in the woods. Thanks to the marbled murrelet and the spotted owl, we no longer have to experience burly men in pick-up trucks driving into our forest shrines. Thanks to Democrats, we won't have to worry about burly men in pick-up trucks driving out to a pier--somewhere near you--as they head out to the rig.
In the meantime, the Oregon Roundtable on Sustainable Forests meets on February 8th. "The Roundtable creates the opportunity to promote forest resource management in a manner that integrates environmental, economic, and social considerations, using the goals and objectives of the Forestry Program for Oregon and the Oregon Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management as common state frameworks."
Yeah. In the past, we cut trees and planted trees. Simple. Now we create forestry architecture. It requires a great deal more planning and regulation. And that means more government jobs. And as we regulate ourselves into oblivion, fewer greedy corporations are raping Mother Earth.
Oh. And we're raising your taxes. Be a good little boy and run out and hire someone.
