Smalma...this STARTED as a political debate and not a save the salmon debate. It didn't turn into one. I don't really believe there is a sole here who doesn't want to recover the environment and help the fish runs. It is just obvious there are those who disagree about how to do it. I think you have it backwards. Some of the members of the minority drag salmon recovery into their zealous attacks on the president. In fact, I bet you could have a discussion about baby food and the usual suspects would find a way to turn it around into a Bush Bash....I can see it now: "BUSH BABY FOOD PLAN"........." In an article in the New York Times Ted Kennedy reveals that GW is killing all of our babies because his environmental policies are poisoning the baby food."

Salmon fishing and recovery is not doomed just because some good hearted people disagree on politics and religion. That will always be the case.