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Senate Hides Obama Anti-Free Enterprise Czar Vote!
Harris Sherman an extreme environmentalist CZAR nominated by Obama was confirmed in a quick vote by the Senate and is being hidden from Americans. Sherman is to be Obama's Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and the Environment.
A CDFE investigation revealed that the Senate public Congressional Record is hiding the vote. For some reason the vote is not being made public and is being hidden even from or by the Associated Press. How many Senators do not even know the vote happened?
Americans had no opportunity to examine the background of Sherman before or after his confirmation hearing. There are reasonable questions and issues that are being ignored as this new CZAR is pushed through the Senate.
Obama and the Senate must reconsider the confirmation and STOP Sherman.
Sherman would have total control over 190 million acres of America - the size of Texas - as boss of the National Forests.
The Problem: National Forests aren't Parks, they're productive lands for energy from oil and natural gas, electricity from coal, strategic metals for our military and the machines that do our work, lumber and paper, farming and ranching, road-building material, hunting and fishing and much more.
FAX Obama And All 100 Senators - Tell Them to STOP Sherman!
Sherman is a known enemy of what these federal lands are meant to supply:
National Forests Provide The Raw Materials That Keep Us Alive.
Obama's choice would make him the Czar of Economic Shutdown!
Harris Sherman gave confirmation testimony before the Senate Agriculture Committee on September 30, 2009.
NOW Confirmed He Is Being Hidden By The Senate.
He is currently the director of Colorado's Department of Natural Resources. He's powerful. Producers fear him. Why? He's been accused of "using his position to extort or shake down money from oil and gas firms to fund his wildlife studies in return for his office not opposing their permits. In effect, he set up a ‘pay to play' approval process for oil and gas permits under the Colorado Department of Wildlife." Sherman's office is simply for sale in Colorado if you have the money.
Sherman will be Obama's Rent-A-Czar for our National Forests.
Senator Saxby Chambliss (Georgia) Ranking Republican Member, Senate Agriculture Committee, warned: "Mr. Sherman, I've received letters and emails from Georgians about your appointment, and they raise concerns about your approach to managing federal, state and private lands."
Some of those emails accused Harris Sherman of giving anti-development environmental groups open-door "Greens Only" access to Sherman's office, an access not available to the general public or economic producers.
Is Sherman to be Obama's "Behind the Green Door" Czar for our National Forests?
Some of those emails accused Sherman of falsification of public comment documents with the help of green groups to stop economic projects by making it look like the public objected to economic development when the majority actually approved.
Is Sherman to be Obama's "We Lie and Cheat for the Greens" Czar for our National Forests?
Some of those emails accused Harris Sherman of working to tear out roads in government lands to eliminate all economic development and visitor use, as recommended in the "Clinton-Babbitt Roadless Rule" written by environmental groups in the 1990s.
Is Sherman to be Obama's "Lock 'Em Out and Shut 'Em Down" Czar for our National Forests?
Together, those emails accused Harris Sherman of being a multi-pronged threat:
Obama's Czar for "No more American oil" Unless you pay to play.
Obama's Czar for "No more American natural gas" Unless you pay to play.
Obama's Czar for "No more American coal" Unless you pay to play.
Obama's Czar for "No more American mining" Unless you pay to play.
Obama's Czar for "No more American paper" Unless you pay to play.
Obama's Czar for "No more American lumber" Unless you pay to play.
Obama's Czar for "No more American ranching" Unless you pay to play.
Obama's choice would make Sherman Czar of Economic Shutdown in our NationalForests causing shortages of oil, natural gas, electricity from coal, strategic metals for our military, lumber, paper, farming ranching, road-building material, hunting, fishing and increasing the cost of living in America.
Our United States Senators know about these allegations of scandal and are doing nothing.
No vetting.
No investigation.
No questioning - beyond Senator Chambliss' polite warning.
No Public notice and a Hidden Senate Vote.
NOTHING!
We need a storm of faxes to get Obama and the Senate's attention and stop this nomination!
It's time for some brave Senators to call for reconsideration of the confirmation of Harris Sherman to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and the Environment.
It's time for bi-partisan action to reject this nominee!
Thank you for considering this message.
Ron Arnold
Executive Vice-President
Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise
www.cdfe.org
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why am I not surprised?
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Grow up James, that term has been around longer than me or you.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ntquery/D?nomis:3:./temp/~nomisxSmW1b::
Presidential Nominations Search Results
Record 3 of 291
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Nomination: PN1021-111
Date Received: September 29, 2009 (111th Congress)
Nominee: Harris D. Sherman , of Colorado, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment, vice Mark Edward Rey, resigned.
Referred to: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Legislative Actions
Floor Action: September 29, 2009 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Committee Action: September 30, 2009 - Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held.
Floor Action: October 08, 2009 - Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged Unanimous Consent.
Floor Action: October 08, 2009 - Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
Organization: Department of Agriculture
Control Number: 111PN0102100
Hand picked companies, if you look at the bigger picture too.
Land needs to be managed, and our government needs private enterprise to do it effectively. It is clear that you have little understanding of how to manage public lands, just like the Obama administration.
People (and governments) with a lot of ideas and little knowledge are dangerous.
Of course, on my teams the emphasis is on sportsmanship and playing as well as we can so I doubt my players have any idea what my political opinions are. :-)
The teams are Recreation Department teams so everyone who signs up is on a team. The coaches take turns drafting players. We play everybody but not necessarily equally. In the old days when I was coaching football there was no requirement that all the players get into the game but while other teams were playing 13-15 boys, my teams had 11 offensive and 11 defensive starters and everybody on the 28 player team played every half. We won anyway. :-)
The players in all three of the sports I coach earn the positions they play. I don't ask any player to do anything they are not very capable of doing well.
I didn't realize that the Administration selected the label "Czar." I only have seen the label used by others opposed to this Administration's policies.
By having the appointees report directly to the President, we know exactly whom to blame if things go wrong, don't we. (Personally I don't think having a lot of direct reports is good organization but it isn't my decision.)
That is exactly what I was looking for. Everyone given a chance, yes, those who work harder deserve their positions, yes.
Same in business, in industrial jobs, in life - period. Everyone should enjoy the fruits of their labor, efforts, and hard work.
(I find socialism to be remarkably foolish.)
Grandson's school has a weekly program (elementary) . If you are "good" all week (follow their orders and directions) then you get points and get a treat on Friday.
If you think for yourself, or step out of line, you get demerits and NO reward on Friday. Grandson gets bored so occasionally shakes his foot - it is distracting - teachers tell him to stop - it is a reflex action, not deliberate, but he gets the demerits anyhow. So, now he is pointed out and stands out for not "following" like a good little soldier. I do not think this unique to his school.
Now with that background, it isn't surprising that your grandson is being abused (yes, I consider that sort of treatment abuse) by those who should be allowing him to become educated.
You will note that good coaches are helping their players to succeed. They are on the same side. The players realize that the coach can succeed only if the players have success. This is not the case with the student / teacher relationship in schools but it could be. (More of my ideas that will not even be considered, let alone adopted.)
Does congress have control or do they roll over every time moneybags are brought to the table?
Ra
Hmm...interesting take on that.
Many Senate votes are not on the record -expecially for an under-decretary like this one.
It's hard to believe that ignorant conspiracy theorists really want to return to the days when the Bush administration gave away the nation's oil - they "forgot" to collect the lease payments for using public land.