i am worried.... vilsack smells like more of the same. a criminal, sad, greed driven legacy to pass on to those who come after.....i hope i am wrong..
It's Vilsack: Obama Picks Pro-GMO and Pro-Biofuels Ag Secretary
Posted by Tara Lohan, AlterNet at 4:42 AM on December 17, 2008.
………..So how will we fare with Vilsack in this position? Nichols again:Vilsack is a capable administrator with the right partisan credentials.
But he was only at the top of the list of Agriculture secretary prospects because he is a prominent Democrat who comes from what Washington insiders know as a "farm state." As governor of Iowa, Vilsack had to engage with farm issues. But that embrace was anything but inspired. Family farm activists, fair-trade campaigners
and advocates for organic foods were regularly disappointed by the stands he took. The Organic Consumers Association was blunt, declaring: "Vilsack has a glowing reputation as being a schill for agribusiness biotech giants like Monsanto."
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I agree Peggy. Whats going on here?
This is about as far from change as it gets. Monsanto will go down in empphamy some day!
I suspect Vilsack will be another Dan Glickman. It is clear from the YouTube clip that Salazar will favor drilling in more BLM lands (the bad cop) and Vilsack will talk about sustainability (the good cop) while pushing for more corporate agriculture subsidies. Monsanto is already pushing the line that GMO crops are needed to deal with the burgeoning food crisis. We need to keep pushing back with the local, human-powered model.
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