The retirees feel that Bush has politicised the NPS?
Geez--the NPS has been that way for a long, long time...
Not too many NPS employees around that are NOT screaming left wing.
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"The retirees feel that Bush has politicised the NPS?
Geez--the NPS has been that way for a long, long time...
Not too many NPS employees around that are NOT screaming left wing."
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My guess is that we are watching the harpooned thrashings of a bureaucratic beast sensing the end of an era. I wish I could know what long-time NPS bete noir Alston Chase ("Playing God in Yellowstone") has to say about Bush's actions vis a vis NPS and I would certainly like to know more about this new director Fran Mainella.
When you get down to specifics, this Rick Smith guy is bitching about the administration's attitude more than their actions. He goes on about how previous presidents deferred to him and his kind and then how the Park Service is getting disrespected by Dubya and his minions who actually seem to think THEY are in charge. He really only complains about the overturning of the snowmobile ban (which has been percolating for over a decade; I had forgotten it was another one of those Clinton executive orders) and the contracting out of some Park Service jobs (what bureaucrat would NOT be outraged by that?).