Bush Wants Endangered Species Rules Extinct?

Dozens of diapers and sleepless nights later, I'm back from paternity leave.  Greetings.

While I was out the Bush Administration proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act, ones that allow government agencies to pursue projects without getting "independent scientific review". 

Bottom line, that means agencies like the Army Corps of Engineers could proceed with building projects without checking with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to see if any endangered species would be affected by the proposed project.

What are your thoughts on this?  Does this proposal help or hurt hunting/fishing?

For background, here's an article on the proposed changes from the Washington Post. 

Comments

[DON TALLEY]

All the Bush administration's proposals hurt fishing and hunting. We know what most Republicans think of environmental issues. Has candidate Palin fallen in line with other " Bushites ", or is she really the independent thinker she claims to be ? Does she want Big Oil to ruin her own state ? Does she or any of the other candidates have a website where the public can examine their voting records on conservation issues ?