Changing the Georgia wildlife license plate from a bobwhite quail to a bald eagle and American flag has been a boon to sales of the environmentally friendly tag. Sales of the license plate have been brisk, with a large chunk of the fee going to the Georgia Wildlife Fund. But while Georgians typically like the new tag, environmentalists scowl at the new design.

Environmentalist Mike Moody wants to contribute to Georgia's wildlife protection fund, but he's not sure he wants to do it by buying and displaying a license plate adorned with a bald eagle and an American flag. [...]

"Why did [the state] pick that tag? I have friends who refuse to buy it because it's so rah-rah," Moody said. "I'm a patriot, but I'm not a gun-toting, flag-waving, Bush-loving patriot."

The thought of having an American flag adorning their rear bumper is presenting the hard core environmentalists, formerly known as communists, with a huge dilema. Their anti-capitalist crusade is benefiting from the increase in contributions and exposure, but at the expense of what they consider jingoistic flag waving.