[SJackson]

A terrible idea, why should Alaska have a say in what happens to their trees, they're my trees too. Their oil too.

Disappointing it took GWB four years to come up with this, better late than never (aka Kerry) I guess

[Huck]

A terrible idea, why should Alaska have a say in what happens to their trees, they're my trees too.

IMO, it's then a state forest, not a national forest. Give the whole thing to the state if they are going to run it, and let them pay to maintain it. Why should an out of state taxpayer pay for a forest they have no stake in?

[sandbar]

>A terrible idea, why should Alaska have a say in what >happens to their trees, they're my trees too. Their oil >too.

So can I pick the color you paint your house? I'd love to see it in a pretty paisley pink.