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Delta National Park blog: When unreason is both logical and strategic

Posted by: Maven on March 17, 2010 at 7:46 am

From the Delta National Park blog:

“For unslakable San Joaquin Valley water interests and their representatives, logic is a rhetorical art, not necessarily grounded in reason or reasonable extrapolation.

Their logic goes something like this: “The predicament of endangered fish in the Delta has gotten worse since we started limiting water exports, therefore we should stop limiting water exports.” Rhetorical strategies like this profoundly destabilize public discourse. They are also very effective.

This is how Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA 21), delivered his version to the dittoheads on his blog:

Yet despite their ability to command the agenda of our government through powerful alliances in Congress, none of the endangered fish have shown signs of recovery. Actually, more species are in danger today than when the water diversions started, according to the EPA. … “

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March 17, 2010 · Filed Under Uncategorized

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