Obama is no friend to wildlife, either

As a conservative who espouses animal rights, I have at times been chided by liberal friends for supporting what they see as an anti-animal ideology. I know that with Obama’s election, many organizations who advocate for animals believed that their future would be bright. Alas, it is not to be. Last week, Obama’s administration failed to put gray wolves back on the endangered species list, essentially agreeing with the Bush administration’s analysis of the wolf population. While I disagree with both the Bush and Obama policies regarding wolves, I am not surprised that animal advocacy organizations continue to rail against the Bush administration, instead of putting the blame where it now belongs…with Obama and company. Obama is in charge now. This is now his policy, just like the earmark-laden budget is now his earmark-laden budget (not a holdover from the former administration as he claims, which Bush didn’t sign because it was so full of wasteful spending). I would just like for once to see the left, and the media which supports it so faithfully, try be honest with the public. To do otherwise is to insult the intelligence of many of us and to brainwash others who could benefit from a little unbiased education.