Obama is determined to use the National Parks as a weapon against his political opponents, and will only accept private sector money which has been involuntarily extorted via the IRS.
With the partial suspension of U.S. government services showing no signs of ending, tourists will continue to be turned away from the Grand Canyon, despite a push by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and local businesses to reopen the state’s signature national park.
Brewer wants the iconic park reopened and has offered to pay for it with state money, but her proposal was rejected Thursday by a park official who said that as long as the federal government remains shut down, such a plan isn’t an option.
“I appreciate the support and I thanked them for the offer, but it’s not an offer we can accept,” said park superintendent Dave Uberuaga.
Arizona Gov. Brewer, local businesses fight to reopen Grand Canyon | Fox News
The government is $17 trillion in debt and Obama says that the shutdown is horrible, so he refuses a win-win constructive solution. The bottom line is that Obama is holding a coup against the US Constitution and the American people.
The US Federal Government has direct ownership of almost 650 million acres of US land (2.63 million square kilometers – nearly 30% of the total US territory).
Map — http://strangemaps.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/map-owns_the_west.jpg
More proof that you just cannot negotiate with terrorists.
The National Park Service–at least its leadership–was suborned by the Insane Left long ago, no doubt simultaneously with the rise in power of the EPA. They are birds of a feather.