Bush's impeccable logic:Forest fires are bad.Forest fires only happen in forests.No forests = no forest fires.Perhaps Gale Norton showed him this:
In any event, Bush has signed on to the concept, and as he
said on Saturday (Aug 24): "Forest policies have not focused on thinning, the clearing of the forest floor of built-up brush and densely packed trees that create the fuel for extremely large fires like those experienced this year."
posted by Quiddity at 8/26/2002 03:20:00 PM