Bison To Become First National Mammal Of The US (washingtonpost.com)

mdsolar quotes a report from Washington Post: North America used to be teeming with bison. But in one century, their numbers plummeted from tens of millions to just a few dozen in the wild after hunters nearly wiped out the continent's largest mammals. Now, the bison is about to become the first national mammal of the United States. The National Bison Legacy Act, which designates the bison as the official mammal of the United States, passed the House on Tuesday and the Senate on Thursday. The legislation now heads to President Obama's desk to be signed into law. At a time of political gridlock and partisan bickering, lawmakers agree on an official national mammal. The bison, which will join the bald eagle as a national symbol, represents the country's first successful foray into wildlife conservation. Lobbying for the official mammal designation was a coalition of conservationists; ranchers, for whom bison are business; and tribal groups, such as the InterTribal Buffalo Council, which wants to "restore bison to Indian nations in a manner that is compatible with their spiritual and cultural beliefs and practices."

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More taxes, spying, and problem-causing. B Clinton

[raymorris]

Of the last 25 years, arguably the best president was Bill Clinton. Why, what did he do? Not much, he pretty much stayed busy getting laid and dealing with the consequences of getting laid. He didn't have a lot of time to screw things up.

Jacking around voting a "national mammal " may be the best thing for our politicians to do.

Re:More taxes, spying, and problem-causing. B Clin

[Megol]

One can't forget what isn't real.

It was Bush that removed the only obstacle for the North Koreans to make nuclear weapons though, one very stupid move that will cause great costs to the US for a long time.

Or explained in a simple manner: Clinton: "How about nuclear power and other stuff if you don't make nuclear weapons?" Kim: "Sure, that's a deal" Bush: "We will make no deals with the great eeeevil!!" Kim: "Well fuck you then! I'll go build some nukes, with blackjack and hookers!"

Actually Clinton was terrible

[rsilvergun]

and I say that as a Socialist who voted for Sanders in my primary. Clinton moved the country hard right so that he could form a coalition of voters to get in office. He sold out the American people time and again to get the support of Wallstreet and the money needed to win a national election. I don't say that lightly.

He rolled back mountains of vital securities and investment legistaltion. Most importantly Glass-Steagall which kept risky Wallstreet banking separate from safe mortgage, car and student loans. You can thank the 2008 melt down on him. He destroyed the social safety net but got away with it because the .com boom hid the damage for a time. Finally him and his wife blew our chances at socialized medicine for the next 50 years.

About the only thing good I can say about him is he gave us the Notorious RBG. That and at least he didn't ignore disasters and get us into an oil war in Afghanistan like his successor did.