OR-Sen: Be Careful What You Wish For |
| Published: September 8, 2007, 10:28 pm |
| Tags: sen, oregon, 2008, senate, gordon smith, larry craig, salmon, environment |
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JEFF MAPES The Oregonian In the wake of Sen. Larry Craig's swift downfall, Sen. Gordon Smith says he is ready to be the new go-to guy in the U.S. Senate for timber and other Northwest natural-resource industries. Smith, R-Ore., said he feels "very keenly the responsibility" to help not only loggers, but ranchers, farmers and miners. "My plate just got bigger," Smith said in a telephone interview Tuesday, "and I will work day and night for rural folks." ... In the Senate, Craig has been known as a legislative tactician who fought to increase timber harvests, limit fish protection and block several wilderness proposals. Gordon "Fishkiller" Smith is going to be hard pressed to maintain the moderate image he's so carefully cultivating with his "opposition" to the Iraq war. I don't think that's going to cut it with Oregon's moderates and independents when they see who he's going to be willing to get in bed with to be the new "go-to guy" for raping and pillaging Oregon's environment. [ Full article ] |
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