There's no question that Watt's fundamentalism affected his stand on issues.
The following, widely reported at the time, is from the CNN web site:
The Reagan Revolution of 1980 drew ideological battle lines on the
environment. James Watt, Reagan's first interior secretary, told his Senate
confirmation hearing that his apparent lack of interest in
protecting species for future generations was due to his certainty that
Judgment Day would come before many future generations.
Kakki asked:
> Randy and Clark,
>
> Where do you come up with this stuff?? I've seriously never
> heard anything
> remotely like this.
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Deb Messling
"I like cats. They give the home a heartbeat." ~Joni Mitchell
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