To a Democrat, nothing is sustainable, because all that is sustainable must be devoured!

Speaking of sustainability, I just learned that Drake’s Bay Oyster Company — fourth generation family business I patronized when I lived in California — has been shut down by the federal government. Even media liberal types are upset, because after all, not only was the place a cherished institution, but the politically correct company has long prided itself on its “sustainability.”

California’s senior grand dame of liberalism, Dianne Feinstein is also upset (after all Marin County is her turf), and she is accusing the federal government (Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in particular) of using “false science” to kill the business:

“As stewards of the land, our practices are driven by a deep respect for the earth and the waters of the Estero ecosystem. The farms provide jobs, housing, and income to many locals, and are a significant part of the history and diversity of this thriving agricultural community,” the company said on its website.

Now, just before the holidays, 30 people are out of work.

“I am extremely disappointed that Secretary Salazar chose not to renew the operating permit for the Drakes Bay Oyster Company,” Feinstein said. “The National Park Service’s review process has been flawed from the beginning with false and misleading science, which was also used in the Environmental Impact Statement.”

Imagine. Liberals accusing fellow liberals of using false science!

I’m upset by the closure of what was a really cool place (I’ve toured it repeatedly and eaten their oysters), but I have to say, seeing liberals complain about their own policies coming back to bite them in the ass offers a small ray of hope that maybe some of them can still see the light.

I don’t expect them to become Republicans, though. The latter are seen and stereotyped as irredeemably evil — even by people who otherwise have more in common with them than they do the Democrats.


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10 responses to “To a Democrat, nothing is sustainable, because all that is sustainable must be devoured!”

  1. joshua Avatar

    Many conservatives are expecting California’s imminent demise now that their legislature has a Democratic supermajority… I sure didn’t expect to see the Obama administration helping out!

  2. Frank Avatar
    Frank

    Get out of California, now, before it’s too late.

    Oysters can be raised very successfully on the Washington coast, and the company can own the tideland.

    Washington is the only state that allows state-owned tideland to be purchased for shellfish farming, and the watery plots the farmers tend are often their own. But most farmers don’t own wide swaths of land. Their holdings are more piecemeal – 10 acres here, 50 acres there – the better to ranch the oysters from bed to bed.

    The article goes into detail about Willapa Bay Oysters which take 6 years to achieve maturity. Willapa Bay is the cleanest, most pristine estuary in the country. Read the whole article:

    http://www.napoleon-co.com/pages/product_pages/oysters.html

  3. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    Thanks!

    What does sustainability mean to its advocates?

    “First we kill off 90% of the people….”

  4. Steve Skubinna Avatar
    Steve Skubinna

    Have to admit to a little bit of schadenfreude here. Always heartening to see progs devour each other.

    It also reminds me of George McGovern’s lament, after retiring from politics and then failing in business. He wished he’d had business experience when he was a politician. Nice to see somebody eventually realize that knowing a little about an activity you presume to manage and regulate is not a bad thing.

    Sadly, hardly any of his heirs took his words to heart. Witness the near universal scorn for “business” among the Dem political leadership.

  5. chocolatier Avatar
    chocolatier

    Sadly, the Interior Department is also considering shutting down the cattle ranches around Drake’s Bay as well, also by not renewing their leases.

  6. Zendo Deb Avatar

    Tell anyone that wants to live a sustainable life to 1) stop drinking coffee, 2) stop surfing the internet, 3) stop buying anything that relies on rare-earth magnets (This especially includes hybrid cars) and 4) stop using air conditioning in the summer (while heat is required for survival in the winter in much of North America, people lived everywhere on the continent before AC was invented – a frivolous waste of energy.)

  7. tkdkerry Avatar
    tkdkerry

    “Imagine. Liberals accusing fellow liberals of using false science!”

    Doesn’t even seem ironic to me. I think it’s to be expected from numb-nuts that have no understanding of science at all.

  8. Gary Avatar
    Gary

    Below is the url of a Vimeo video on the situation at Drake’s Bay Oyster Company.
    I’ve seen the actions of the Interior Department and the National Park Service described as “junk science”, but after watching the video, I would characterize it as outright fraud with intent to terminate the oyster farming lease .

    Drake’s Bay Oyster Vimeo video

  9. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    The truth is that no process using metals is sustainable because recovery is never 100%. Sooner or later supplies on Earth will run out.

    Then we start on the Moon, Mars, the asteroid belts and then the rest of the galaxy.

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