Andrew Kimbrell of the Huffington Post on Vilsack for Sec of USDA

By Andrew Kimbrell of the Huffington Post
Posted December 23, 2008 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-kimbrell/obamas-choice-of-vilsack_b_153213.html
 
Subdued approval greeted President-elect Obama’s choice of Tom Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture last week. This came from mainstream environmental groups, such as Sierra Club, and even organizations that have been critical in the past of the Iowa governor’s policies. Vilsack comes across in nearly all [...]

Organic Consumers Unite: Stand Up Against Vilsack for USDA

Despite a massive public outcry, including over 20,000 emails from the Organic Consumers Association, President-Elect Obama has chosen former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack to be the next Secretary of Agriculture.
Sign OCA’s Petition to the US Senate Now!
While Vilsack has promoted respectable policies with respect to restraining livestock monopolies, his overall record is one of aiding [...]

Pro-Agribusiness Vilsack on Obama’s Short List for Sec of Agriculture

By Keith Good
FarmPolicy.comà http://www.farmpolicy.com/?p=927#more-927
 
As the executive branch transition unfolds, attention has focused on who might by the next Secretary of Agriculture.
 
Al Kamen noted in today’s Washington Post that, “The Obama transition team considers former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack a near shoo-in for secretary of agriculture, according to a source close to the transition. Vilsack, who [...]