The Spirit Of Christmas Is - And

Wilderness Designations Should Not Be The Result Of A Quid Pro Quo. They Should Rise Or Fall On Their Own Merits.

But Through World Wars And A Great Depression, Through Painful Social Upheaval And A Cold War, And Now Through The Attacks Of September 11, 2001, Our Nation Has Indeed Survived.

We All Understand That Compromise Is Part Of The Legislative Process, Yet At The Same Time, I Would Submit That Wilderness Is Not For Sale.

I Believe That The Framers Of The Constitution Made Their Intent Clear When They Wrote The First Amendment. I Believe They Wanted To Keep The New Government From Endorsing One Religion Over Another, Not Erase The Public Consciousness Or Common Faith.

The President's Announcement Sounded Less Like A National Energy Plan Than Like A Page From An Election-year Play Book. This Administration's Plan To Reduce Obscene Oil Company Profits Is To Regulate Them Less.