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Reintroduce Megafauna to North America?
sneakers563 writes "A team of scientists is proposing reintroducing large mammals such as elephants, lions, cheetahs and wild horses to North America to replace populations lost 13,000 years ago. The scientists say that parks could be set up as breeding sanctuaries for species of large wild animals under threat in Africa and Asia, and that such ecological history parks could be major tourist attractions. 'Africa and parts of Asia are now the only places where megafauna are relatively intact, and the loss of many of these species within this century seems likely,' the team said."
> Dude I feel ya that Cindy Sheehan is getting on my nerves as well
For me, it's not her that's getting on my nerves, it's all the people that are using her for their own agendas (ie, Moveon, Micheal Moore). They don't care about this woman, her dead son, or her protest, they care about the media that has been generated and they want the spotlight.
At least we know what the liberal politicians want to do with "fly-over-country". A vast zoo would certainly take care of all those people who voted conservative in the last election.
Its interesting how anyone can believe in a liberal conspiracy after seeing every great progressive leader of the 60's (JFK, RFK, King, ect) mysteriously assassinated and the subsequent shift to the right in American politics, the public crucificition of Clinton, and the cou'de'etat by GW Bush in front of our very eyes.
I also object to the use of the phrase 'all those people who voted conservative' - because really, the sheer number of sparsley populated midwest states has destroyed the balance of power in the senate & electoral college, disenfranchising more than a few people.
None of that is relevant.
The key fact is that Georgie boy won't spare a moment for those that are sacrificing for him and apparently unable to justify that sacrifice. It shows him as weak, insensitive and ineffective all at the same time.
Perhaps the GOP could send in McCain to bail him out.
A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.