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Thank you
To members of Congress: thank you for not passing many bills in the last 11 months of session. Some reading this may be thinking that I've started celebrating early by tipping back a few libations, but let me explain. Thankfully, some of our elected officials understand that their job isn't just to pass laws, but they are also charged with preventing bad ideas from becoming law. So I say thank you for not passing an energy bill that would have increased the price of gasoline, natural gas, and fertilizer. I say thank you for not passing a climate change bill that would have significantly reduced natural gas supplies, and made fertilizer even more difficult to find than it is now. This lack of progress also brings forth many frustrations. Now, I remember my mother often saying "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." (Usually that speech followed a few whacks with a wooden spoon and preceded the "Wait until your father gets home," speech.) Nevertheless, while I don't always follow this advice, maybe today I should. So when it comes to the farm bill, I say thank you Congress for not passing one yet, otherwise, I'd have to find something else to write about. To the men and women who often get caught up in the middle of this farm bill debate; the producers: thank you for continuing to go to work everyday to grow the crops, raise the livestock, and produce a safe and affordable food supply. Thank you for keeping the cost of food in America the lowest in the world. Thank you for making agriculture America's top export. Thank you for providing nutrition to hungry people throughout the world. And on a personal note: thank you for the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries, corn casserole, and pumpkin pie that I will no doubt enjoy too much of this week. Date: 11/20/07
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