October 06, 2004
10/6 - Update on Ocean Legislation
At least three bills are on Capitol Hill and two are co-authored by Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel. They would give structure to many of the commission's suggestions.
Ocean Superstar Rep. Sam Farr
Why don't we have more leaders like Rep. Farr? Why do we have wanna-be's that only briefly mention the oceans (eg Kerry's environmental page that only mentions the oceans as the very last word http://www.johnkerry.com/issues/environment )
And it's really too bad that when you want to thank a leader like Rep. Farr, you get responses like:
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I guess I'll just settle for annoying the Representatives and Senators from my own state instead.
Posted by: Jon at October 9, 2004 06:06 PM
This is beautiful. Welcome to the electronic age ...
"If my computer is unable to determine that you are of potential political value to me then I am not interested in hearing from you. Have a nice day! :) "