[ConservativeMind]

What will the environmentalists and DUers say about this?

[BlessedBeGod]

Damn, I thought this was about the US Marine Corps.

[patriciaruth]

Lame Duck.

[freema]

What will the environmentalists and DUers say about this?

They're probably freaking out this minute thinking it's a premeditated military overthrow to massacre the left.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Its an area of the world I have always wanted to see, but its been near impossible before and absolutely impossible now.

But it needed protection, and I am 100% for it.

And, I hope that air service to Midway Island will start up again because of this.

I would kill to scuba dive Lisanski or French Frigate Shoals or Necker or Nihoa......

[Phocion]

Great. 50 years from now the world's biggest oil reserve will be discovered in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument and demagogues will rally behind the slogan "No drilling in NWHIMNM!"

[Question Liberal Authority]

I can see the "save a tree unplant a bush" bumper stickers being pulled off a million hybrids at the announcement of this happy news.

[proudpapa]

What will the environmentalists and DUers say about this?


Answer: Who cares what they say.

What I want to know is could this make Hawaii more competitive in 2006, 2008?

I would love it if the dim's had to spend a boatload of money defending Hawaii. Money that couldn't be spent in Ohio, PA, or Wisconsin.

[nosofar]

Bush Creates World's Largest Marine Reserve

Aha!! This shows Bush is building a new army of Marines to take over the world. Our suspicions have been justified! (typical DUmmy)

[hosepipe]

The Federal Giverment OWNING land is obscene.. ANY LAND..
The federal givernment owns more land than the size of many States..
Call them Parks or whatever the State should control it NOT the federal givernment..

ALL land should be owned and controlled by the State that land resides in..
Unless we are a democracy and not really a Republic after all..

[Paul Ross]

I was hoping the article would be about these Marines...

[conservativewasp]

And Bush calls himself a fisherman, HA! I've about had it with this RINO, what the hell happened to freedom and liberty? Protecting it from commercial fishing is fine, preventing sport fishing and diving is absurd.

[BJungNan]

People will not be allowed to go there. That from Jacque Cousteau who is one of the people to push this through. Only scientist (the environmental elite) will be able to enjoy this scenic wonder.

Just like communism. For the good...but...some of us will get the privelegdges.

[John Lenin]

Smokescreen ! The Hawaiian Islands are ready to break away from the US. This will buy them off.

[Rick.Donaldson]

Isn't a Marine Reserve a place where retired Marines can go hunt the ducks and geese? :)