Free market and private property advocates and activists are bemused by the current crop of hostile measures coming out of Congress and the Obama administration. Their interests are being ignored and they’re saying so. Robert Gordon, the Heritage Foundation’s senior adviser for strategic outreach, sees the big picture:

“Washington has been ceaselessly issuing environmental regulations that target energy producers, fishermen, farmers, ranchers, foresters and miners — the people who provide our food, fiber, minerals and energy.”