The state said Wednesday it wants the federal government to withdraw its decision to list the inlet’s population of the small whales as threatened. Gov. Sarah Palin has said she opposes the listing of the Cook Inlet belugas because of the effect it could have on development.

Yes by all means, protecting the wildlife must take a backseat to the economy, the long-term effects be damned we need money now, mindset at work here. The only upside I can think of regardless of the outcome of this case is that she did not become Vice-President of the U.S. There is hope yet for you americans.

The source of this short post can be found here at the  Orlando Sentinel