Bush wants to sell Ore., Wash. forest land

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Bush administration wants to sell more than 300,000 acres of national forests and other public land, including much in Oregon and Washington state.

It would be the largest sale of forest land in decades.

Backers of the plan say the land sales could bring in more than $1 billion. The money would help pay for rural schools in 41 states.
Forest Service officials say the sales are needed to help pay for schools and roads in rural counties hurt by logging cutbacks on federal land.

Environmentalists and some Western lawmakers have criticized the plan. They say the short-term gains would be offset by the permanent loss of public lands.

Congress would have to approve the land sales, and has rejected similar proposals in recent years.

The public will have until late March to comment on the proposed sales.

When it comes to attacking another country our federal government mysteriously and immediately scrapes up with more money than it knows what to do with. When it comes to securing education for our citizens it's, "How does the American public expect us to pay for this stuff!? Clearly we need to sell our forests. Who needs protected, public recreation spaces anyway?"
Fuckin' idiots.