Political Quotes

“We read editorial comments from all over America opposing what is happening here. I have one editorial from the Las Vegas Sun newspaper, written by Michael O'Callaghan: ``These Are Your Parks.'' Among other things, he says: Americans who love and use our nation's parks have been wondering when former secretaries of the Interior were going to speak. Two of them just did that Tuesday when Bruce Babbitt and Stewart Udall challenged the attempt to privatize the positions servicing the parks and the public visitors . . . They both see the turning over of 70 percent of the jobs to the private sector as both ``radical'' and ``reckless.'' Among other things, O'Callaghan states: Privatization of services forces within our park system would be but the first deadly step to turning them away from public recreation into a big business. Next they could have neon signs at park gates leading to Yellowstone Enron, RCA Zion, U.S. Cellular, Crater Lake, or Death Valley Coors. How about Basin Bank One? They already have signs in big city ballparks and this could be their next big step.”