The Denver Post is up in arms about the fact that the Bush Administration has issued a rule which allows 720 snowmobiles into Yellowstone Park each winter.
They don't even pretend to try to be professional with what they write:
How much more irritating can George Bush get before he leaves office?
Who is George Bush irritating other than the extreme fringe of the environmental fringe which obviously has full representation on the Denver Post editorial board.
He isn't irritating people who might like to see Yellowstone in the winter. It is very obvious that snow plows operate in Yellowstone. Road building equipment operates in Yellowstone. Hotels operate in Yellowstone. The Denver Post has no objection to those and other intrusions by man, so why is their underwear in a twist over snowmobiles?
They are dumb enough to show a photo of a buffalo who appears to be a lot less disturbed by snowmobiles than they are.
Nature adapts. If it didn't, the geysers and hot springs, which aren't found anywhere else in the habitat, would have long ago chased the buffalo, the elk, the bears, and moose out of the park. Why would anyone with half a brain think that animals that can live with the unusual features of Yellowstone could be disturbed by 720 snowmobiles?
For those who are curious, that is about one snowmobile for every 5 square miles. This is a fringe issue created by the fringe environmentalists and supported by editorial boards who are math and common sense challenged. Once again, the Denver Post embarrasses itself.
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