I totally agree...and against my better judgement...
What I'm willing to do is look past SOME of the things that this administration has done. I'm more than willing to give credit where its due as well.
Problem is, there is a growing contingency that has invaded this site that take great pleasure in giving a pass to their side on the one hand, and giving no credit to the opposing side on the other.
I had a real and genuine interest when Trump made that donation of his check to the NPS, in particular the FIRST quarterly check he received. In my mind, I thought, "huh, I wonder if sometime in the past Trump actually went to a National Park and there was something significant/important enough to him, that he made the first donation to the NPS?" I found that fascinating, encouraging, and was hopeful that perhaps there was a side to the administration that cared about what I care about. A reason to be hopeful that, perhaps on one issue, there would be a common ground that most every American could agree on, the importance of OUR national parks. In my mind, I also thought there HAS to be a reason beyond just a publicity stunt, around the significance of the FIRST donation going to the NPS. Sad to say I was wrong.
That faded fast when the administration dragged their feet filling important roles in the public land management agencies...and it was soon apparent to me, this was all, in fact, nothing more than a publicity stunt. Instead of a first step in leadership, it just fizzled out and went nowhere.
Here we are 4 years later...and I'm as disappointed as ever with the lack of importance a bunch of our elected officials give to our public lands, land management agencies, funding, and maintaining what a bunch of us really find value in. There are still a small handful, from both sides of the aisle that seem to genuinely care, but they have no support from those in the leadership positions. Business as usual, and I don't even know why I expect a different outcome anymore.
Save the Tax payers $$$.
