I have to laugh...WHo said this?

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Dear Charlie et al.,

WHo said this?

“I am not signing that letter,” he later added. “You would have to knock me down, tie me up, kick me, and have a big dog bite me. I still wouldn’t sign it.”

I googled it to see if you could find out easily:

Got;

About 411 results (0.43 seconds)

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Bill Clinton's desk said it.

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We think wheat is a political minefield?

In 25 years... FRESH WATER management will make our CWB issues loook like childs play!!!

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UPDATE: 7 Missouri River governors ask for better flood control
OMAHA, Neb. — Governors from several states hit by this year's historic overflowing of the Missouri River pledged Friday to work together for the first time to convince the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make flood control its top priority for the nation's longest river.
By: Grant Schulte, Associated Press

"...Holding less water in upstream dams would mean less water for boating and fishing in upriver states, and fewer reserves during summer dry periods that could be hard for wildlife, worsen dry-year drought conditions in Kansas and Nebraska, severely limit barge traffic and reduce hydropower generation, said Tim Cowman, director of the Vermillion, S.D.-based Missouri River Institute, which studies the river basin.


In interviews ahead of the meeting, governors and other state officials said they expected to unite around safeguards such as levee repairs and improved river-level gauges. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has said he would call lawmakers into a special session to develop a plan to repair and rebuild hundreds of miles of flood-damaged levees.


Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, who is hosting his fellow governors, said that the scale of this year's flooding should convince states to find common ground.


"I think you're going to see a more united front than ever before between the upstream states and the downstream states," Heineman said, adding that the flooding affected "homes, farms, ranches, businesses, power facilities ... from North Dakota all the way down to Kansas and Missouri."


Farming advocates say their industry has taken a backseat and want levees repaired to protect farmland. Iowa farmer Leo Ettleman, spokesman for Farmers for Responsible River Management, said flooding this year ruined more than two-thirds of the 2,300 acres he farms with his son.


"The entire system was built for flood control," he said. "Fish and wildlife issues have really dominated the scene in recent years. Agriculture didn't have a big enough voice. This recreation stuff is great, but there's got to be a happy medium here."


The Missouri River ran largely untamed until the 1950s, when dams were built as part of a nationwide effort to control and harness the power of waterways. When Congress approved plans for the dam, lawmakers required the Army Corps of Engineers to maintain the river for flood control, navigation, irrigation, power generation, municipal and industrial water supplies, recreation and wildlife preservation.

Tags:missouri river, livestock, crops, agribusiness, flooding, agriculture"


FRESNO, Calif. — An Alameda County judge has ruled that California water managers violated state environmental laws when they set up a water bank to store up supplies during last year’s drought.

The California Department of Water Resources set up the bank intending to ship water from farms north of Sacramento to growers in drought-stricken areas including the San Joaquin Valley.

Environmental and sportfishing groups sued, saying even though Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a drought emergency, the state still had to comply with provisions in the California Environmental Quality Act.

Superior Court Judge Alice Vilardi ruled Monday that Schwarzenegger and DWR illegally approved the bank by exempting its water transfers from state environmental review. The department did not immediately provide comment.


Tags:agriculture, agribusiness, water, crops, california