Posted on 12/06/2004 4:47:30 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
Good morning Chair. Take care of yourself and drink lots of liquids today. Hope you're feeling better later.
Good Morning All. Looks like we're in for a bit of rain today. BBL, have lots to do today, after yesterday's goof off time.
Good morning. I've been having internet connectivity problems again this morning but now up and running.
Welcome back IG. What do you think of the new AgSec?
Prairie
Worried *ping*......hope you're okay................
Thank you, Bill Bennett said it like it is. The MSM has not been good for America for a long, long time.
Good morning! Saw your greeting from the weekend thread.
I have to get ALL 3 hours of Bill Bennett EVERY weekday morning. He has an incredible calming effect on my political nerves.
Bike path ok this morning?
Time will tell. I received an alert while I was gone indicating that the Animal Rights Activists are happy with this appointment. If that's true, then I may end up not being so happy with this selection.
If I still have that alert in my trash bin, I'll pull it out and post it to you.
I'd appreciate that. Do you recall why they supposedly like Johanns?
Here is the article I was talking about. Note the last paragraph. Very Odd.
Legal/Regulatory News
Reaction to Johanns nomination mixed
by Pete Hisey on 12/3/04 for Meatingplace.com
Industry observers seemed to be lukewarm, but not hostile, to the announcement that Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns would be President George W. Bush's nominee to replace Ann Veneman as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
Bush himself pointed to a friendship that went back to his days as governor of Texas, as well as Johanns' experience as a trade negotiator.
"I've known Mike for a number of years, going back to my own service as a governor," Bush said. "I know firsthand his deep commitment to a strong farm economy. He's been a leader on drought relief in Nebraska and throughout the Midwest. He's a strong proponent of alternative energy sources, such as ethanol and biodiesel. He's traveled the world to promote American farm exports."
What Bush may have liked as much as Johanns' experience in agriculture and trade is his allegiance to other parts of the Bush agenda, including bitter opposition to the estate tax.
Speaking of policy priorities for his second term, Bush said, "We will stand behind family farmers by keeping taxes low and ensuring the federal death tax is repealed permanently."
Meat industry reaction to the nomination was muted, but optimistic. (See Johanns nominated for Agriculture Secretary, Meatingplace.com, Dec. 2, 2004.) "We look forward to working closely with Governor Johanns on the long list of important issues facing America's agricultural sector," said J. Patrick Boyle, president and chief executive of the American Meat Institute. "We are confident that Governor Johanns will continue to provide the strong and persistent leadership for America's producers and processors that we've become accustomed to under Secretary Veneman."
The most enthusiastic endorsement of Johanns may have come from The Humane Society of the United States, which lauded Johanns as "a friend of the local humane organizations in Nebraska (who) brought a sensible approach to animal issues in the state," according to HSUS President and Chief Executive Wayne Pacelle. Pacelle said he was encouraged because the Secretary of Agriculture is the primary authority over issues dear to the Humane Society's heart, from humane slaughter methods to medical testing to treatment of animals in zoos and circuses.
Yes. Bike path fine. 28 degrees instead of 8 degrees was nice. Hoping to ride all week. Weather supposed to be good.
Thank you. I will run it around my troutlines and see if anything bites.
Prairie
This humane slaughter issue has erupted here in Iowa. PETA has filed suit against a Kosher Slaughtering plant in Postville, IA. They've asked our Secty of Ag to pounce on the packer. IA is deferring to the feds. A USDA investigation will commence shortly.
From my experience it doesn't matter WHO the Secretary of Ag is because the bureaucrats run the show anyway.
There are "animal rights activists" and then there are groups like ELF and PETA. The HSUS isn't quite off the wall, although they can be sometimes.
Yes, the trout that have surfaced are saying the same thing to me. Hopefully, there won't be any problems.
IG, I've read recently of the Postville, IA story with PETA. I hope to keep abreast of developments on that. IMO, it's a chance for PETA to strike out not only at the meat industry but at the Jews. A two-fer opportunity for them.
Prairie
I've got quite a bit of stuff on it. Do you want me to post it here, or do you want to freepmail me your email addy and have me send them all to you? Whichever you prefer is fine with me. I don't know how many others who frequent this site are interested. It's going to take up quite a bit of space.
Let me know.
I need some help from anyone with experience in mapquest or something similar. I'm trying to make up a flyer with directions from one location to another, including a map, but I want to be able to choose the route myself. (ie. I don't want to use the route that mapquest keeps giving me over the interstate.) Can I do this, or am I going to be drawing a map the old-fashioned way?
I haven't checked it out but someone recently told me that randmcnally.com is better than mapquest. You might want to try that. (If the website address isn't right, try Googling RandMcNally.)
I still enjoy shoveling. I hate being under the gun, having a time line to deal with when getting ready for work. The quiet and soft mornings, like today, though make it a nice time of day.
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