Many months ago, when it appeared that the Obama Change revolution might really be gripping the nation, I had a minute to consider whom President-elect Obama might choose for Secretary of the Interior. While Sarah Palin was chanting "drill baby drill," I was deeply involved in working with my fellow conservationists to fight the Bush Administration’s giveaway of our public lands to the energy and mining industries. I had a flight of fancy, thinking that maybe President Obama would chose Rep. Raul Grijalva as Secretary of the Interior. I shared this idea with a few of my conservation friends to find unanimous head nodding all around – yes, Grijalva would be fantastic! Now I am elated to see rumors in the press that President-elect Obama might nominate him. Let me tell you why he has my enthusiastic support.
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