Governor Kempthorne has taken stands on endangered species that have been controversial. I think there will be those that are concerned that those controversial positions will be going back to D.C..

We don't think too highly of it, but we do hope that they will take the opportunity of a little bit more time to make the DEIS better. We had significant concerns about some of the information that they were incorporating in it because some of the information they were using was very preliminary and draft.

If you read the (draft) documents, you will see that there is lots of new information. The science is crystal clear. Only the Clinton administration's message is murky.

We hope the delay will be a positive step, but at the same time we are very much hoping and insisting they come out with a decision as soon as they are capable of making a good and informed and defensible decision.

It's going to be like stepping on a rake.

Idaho has a number of areas that are being considered for wilderness areas... and perhaps as Secretary of the Interior, Kempthorne would be in a position to move that forward.