Tracy,



I sincerely doubt that cancer deaths from all forms is even on their radar screen in any manner, shape or form…You bring up a good point here in that the things that we should be paying attention to (and funding to HELP genuine issues of concern) do not fit into the AR agenda…



I wonder if we’ll have access to data after the government takes control over our health care system…I suspect that it will be very difficult to find the true numbers because they will not be good. I’ve been dealing with the VA for many years for my brother and if the “new” government run health care system is run anything like the VA…Many of us will have a dire result “waiting” for any treatment what-so-ever for serious medical services…And as a consequence, the fatalities will not be a positive reflection on the “success” of the program.



But I went off on a tangent here, like any legislation that the government proposes is going to have ANY effect on “invasive species”…Hardly. The animals will find a way whether it’s man or nature and I know we are not going to stop trading with China, Korea, Mexico, etc…Who have virtually NO “inspection” of exports and as a consequence, will result in MORE invasive species here in the US...Regardless of any "bill" passed by the professional politicians in congress-can you say lead paint in children's toys and chemicals in dog food or E. coli on imported vegetables? And then there are our own food exports to feed the third world countries with socialist “democracies” or outright dictatorships that exploit the people…And let them starve and suffer from malnutrition…I wonder how many plant and insect “invasive species” the US will be blamed for as a result of those sacks of grain…



Sorry for the cynicism here but, none of what they are doing as anything to do with biodiversity, invasive species, habitat protection, climate change, etc…All of that “stuff” is nothing more than “propaganda”…I used to be in support of the ESA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, etc…But not anymore because of the money and the politics involved. It’s about the special interests of power that has become an agenda…It ain’t about the environment or conservation at all…



I really appreciate the papers that you and Dave did…Thanks for taking a stand. Are y’all going to keep tabs on the USGS, NPS, UF Burmese Python “experiment”? I wonder if it will scientific or agenda…Only time will tell.



Later,

Jim.


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