"This is a serious challenge, a serious threat," Durbin said. "When it comes to the Asian carp threat, we are not in denial. We are not in a go-slow mode. We are in a full attack, full-speed ahead mode. We want to stop this carp from advancing."
Posted on 09/08/2010 10:46:30 AM PDT by lado
The White House has tapped a former leader of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Indiana Wildlife Federation as the Asian carp czar to oversee the federal response to keeping the invasive species out of the Great Lakes.
On a conference call today with Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin and other congressional leaders, President Obama's Council on Environmental Quality announced the selection of John Goss to lead the near $80 million, multi-pronged federal attack against Asian carp.
"This is a serious challenge, a serious threat," Durbin said. "When it comes to the Asian carp threat, we are not in denial. We are not in a go-slow mode. We are in a full attack, full-speed ahead mode. We want to stop this carp from advancing."
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With that title, I was looking for a John Semmens article.
what recession?
Washington is still flush with cash. :)
I don't know, but Al is certainly full of carp. ;)
Bizarre Czar
"This is a serious challenge, a serious threat," Durbin said. "When it comes to the Asian carp threat, we are not in denial. We are not in a go-slow mode. We are in a full attack, full-speed ahead mode. We want to stop this carp from advancing."
We have Asian Carp coming in the Great Lakes and Asian Crap coming into our sea harbors. The end is nigh...
I was looking for The Onion as the underlying source too.
Washington DC is crawling with bureaucrats right now - you mean there is nobody already here who could spearhead this effort? We have to bring in somebody else (and no doubt hire him a staff)? Good grief.
“dude, DONT DO THAT...
i need a steel wool lobotomy to erase that image...”
Gotta fight carp with carp, ugly as it may be.
I smelt that one coming....
Colonel, USAFR
Now that makes sense but we’re getting a Carp Czar to oversee the education, training and licensing of Federally-approved Carp Catchers.
Can’t have just any ol’ people out there stomping around in potential wetlands, using non-OSHA compliant poles or anything but “PETA-approved, cruelty free, free range” bait ya know!
Here in Florida we need a flying cockroach czar.
So many czars, so few Yekaterinburgs.
We’re gonna go through ‘em like carp through a goose! Wait...
Colonel, USAFR
Am I herring you correctly?
“We’re gonna go through ‘em like carp through a goose! Wait...”
A 100lb carp thru a goose?!!! ouch
What the fluke is this bullfish???
Ditto. I truly was, but no, just another Obama crony with a six figure salary. BTW, on our dime and with no congressional oversight.
Yep, that thars quality entertainment. I have seen them shoot them with bows.
$3.69/lb at our Asian market. Get busy boys.
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