I was napping away on the couch last night watching the news on Kiro and they reported that candidate John Carlson had a solution to salmon recovery in Washington. I prepared myself to here the same yadda, yadda, habitat, yadda, yadda, urban sprawl, yadda, etc. The reporter stated that Mr. Carlson believes that the first step to salmon recovery is to ban all Tribal and Non-Tribal commercial net fishing in Washington! I about fell off the couch in astonishment! What a politician who has finally seen the light? A politician who isn't afraid to state the truth? A Washington politician who doesn't have his pockets stuffed with money from the commercial fishing industry?
Alright this man needs are support. I'm a little embarassed though, because I have no idea what office he is running for or who are his oponnents? Can someone out there fill in the blanks and maybe even set up a e-mail link to so that I (or we) can send Mr. Carlson some words of support!
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Bobber Down
"It makes no sense to regulate salmon habitat on land while allowing thousands of yards of gill nets to be stretched across salmon habitat in the water"
John Carlson, Gubernatorial Contender, Sept. 2000 speech at the Ballard Locks