[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Kempthorne acknowledged Canada has not listed polar bears as threatened even though they have two-thirds of the world’s population of the species. “Last week, I went to Canada and explored this issue. The Canadian law is different from U.S. law with respect to endangered species, both in its criteria for listing and administrative process for making listing determinations.”

While in Canada, Kempthorne signed a Memorandum of Understanding with his Canadian counterpart, John Baird, the minister of environment, for the conservation and management of polar bear populations shared by the U.S. and Canada.

[Thebaddog]

Just like the old Soviet Red Army, the federal government never goes backwards. The camels nose is under the tent and we will pay dearly for this decision. Mark it down and keep the metaphors coming.