Well Duh.
McKinley was a great president and someone that a Buchanan Brigadier such as myself can fully appreciate.
Besides, Mt McKinley is no longer in the state of Alaska. It is part of a National Park and so it is federal land.
This means that most of the funds that have been spent to protect it, maintain the roads, etc. have come from the feds.
If the Alaskans want to name it "big mountain", then they should cough up the money and buy it back from the Feds and maintain it with state funds.
But fat chance that's gonna happen.
Thank you.
Denali means “the great one” in Athabaskan.
Bolshaya Gora, the Russian name for it (learned something new today) means “big mountain”.
The Secretary of the Interior has the authority to change the name, and that has been done.
Alaskans first asked for this change to be made federally 40 years ago. I cannot fathom why so many freepers have a problem with this, other than they have to be against anything Obama is for.
Childish.
“f the Alaskans want to name it “big mountain”, then they should cough up the money and buy it back from the Feds and maintain it with state funds.”
Why should state be forced to buy back land confiscated (stolen) by the federal government?