Although Barack Obama has been president but a few days we can already say with certainty – unlike before his inauguration – that he cannot fly, leap tall buildings or walk on water. Those feats, however, are chopped liver compared to cracking the good old boy cabal at the U. S. Department of Agriculture. So
USDA old guard fights new ideas
U. S. farmers get another governor
If conventional leadership and bureaucratic competency had a face, it would look exactly like Thomas J. Vilsack: round as an apple pie, chin disappearing under sagging cheeks, greying (and amply present) hair. President-elect Barack Obama’s selection of Vilsack, the two-term (1998-2006) Iowa governor, to lead the U. S. Department of Agriculture marks the third non-farming
Deep into the rabbit hole
When moderator Jim Lehrer asked presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama Sept. 29 what budget “priorities” each would “adjust” because of the pending $700 billion financial bailout, Obama, answering first, focused on federal programs he’d fix rather than fat he’d cut – energy, education, health care, rural broadband. Lehrer then turned to McCain. The
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
