Political Quotes

“I beg to take exception because I take Mr. Babbitt at his word. He does believe that he is doing the best for wildlife because what he is doing is he is saying: ``You as American citizens don't know what to do for wildlife or the birds in your backyard. Send me the tax because when I collect the money, States would then apply for the money to fund specific projects and would be required to match 25 percent of the Federal grants.'' So this is not about protecting or preserving the environment; it is just about how we do it. You pay the tax, you send the money to Washington so that the bureaucrats here in Washington can figure out what projects are best to do, and you know you cannot do that at the State level. We have got to have people in the Interior Department who are going to get this money from the IRS, who will then review the grants, and this is, you know, goes back--you are aware of the myth project that we have been working on, the myth that says only Washington can do things right. This is going to create a new department on not Independence Avenue, on Dependence Avenue, because it is going to be once again bureaucrats making decisions. In this case they are taking your money that you are going to buy birdbaths, birdhouses, bat houses, birdseed and this even goes on. You got a hummingbird feeder in your backyard.”