POLITICS: Tom Vilsack appointed Sec. of Ag.

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This pretty much sums it up:

http://sharonastyk.com/2008/12/17/vilsack-and-obama-farmer-in-chief-my-

ass/

" Vilsack and Obama: Farmer in Chief my Ass!

Sharon December 17th, 2008

So Tom Vilsack is going to be Secretary of Agriculture, hmmm… Let's

see, rabid ethanol proponent…check! Enthusiastic supporter of GMOs and

biotechnologies…check! Totally indebted to and under the thumb of

agribusiness…check! Yup, it seems clear that Obama really took

Pollan's " Farmer in Chief " piece to heart ;-P. Short of actually

appointing, say, Monsanto's chairman, it is hard to imagine a choice

less likely to make real shifts in our food system. "

Kucinich or Ron definately would have done better. <<sigh!>>