Bush enrages yet another constituency

Okay.  You can expect Bush to piss off gays, union members, environmentalists, social progressives, African-Americans, teachers, women, and Libertarians, just to name a few.  But now he has crossed the wrong crowd-hunters and fisherman.

Yes, it's true- most if not all of the major hunting and fishing groups are furious at Bush for destroying the environment.  (No habitat-no animals to shoot).  I'm no hunting fan, but if these guys (and women) can do something to help the environment, I'm behind 'em. These groups are 3-1 Republican, but they are fed up.  The list is long, but their biggest beefs (no pun intended), include logging in the Tsongas, oil and gas exploration in WY, TX, and UT.  

This is rich.  I plan to get on their blogs and see what we can do to get them on board (or at least off the Bush board).  I worry that Bush may postpone his additional environmental destruction just long enough to get re-elected.

Here's the link where you can stream the NPR story:

http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2&prgDate=current

Here's a synopsis of the NPR story:

Outdoors Enthusiasts Question Bush Policies

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on the growing opposition among hunters and anglers to the Bush administration's environmental policies. The outdoors enthusiasts -- many of them lifelong Republicans -- oppose the president's re-election.