Bush's new hunting order conjures up Cheney

Published: August 20, 2007, 2:00 pm

Tags: bush administration, environment, vice president cheney

by Frank James I'm not among those who see the invisible hand of Vice President Cheney behind everything that happens at the White House. But I have to admit, as soon as I learned about this executive order President Bush recently signed, ordering federal agencies to enhance hunting opportunities on federally managed lands, my suspicions did run in the direction of one of our nation's most famous hunters. Here part of the executive order: Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this order is to direct Federal agencies that have programs and activities that have a measurable effect on public land management, outdoor recreation, and wildlife management, including the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, to facilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting opportunities and the management of game species and their habitat. Sec. 2. Federal Activities. Federal agencies shall, consistent with agency missions: (a) Evaluate the effect of agency actions on trends

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