 spirithiker says: Public health and safety be damned. Bush is paying back industry leaders for their support during his terms and he is still "leaving office with a clear conscience:. One rule will make it easier for coal companies to dump debris from strip mining into valleys and streams. Another will allow power companies to build coal-fired power stations nearer to national parks. Another will allow coal-fired stations to increase their emissions without installing new anti-pollution equipment. One lengthens the number of hours that truck drivers can drive without rest Another surrenders government control of rerouting the rail transport of hazardous materials around densely populated areas and gives it to the rail companies. A common theme is shifting regulation of industry from government to the industries themselves, essentially promoting self-regulation. And we have all seen how well that worked with the banking industry. Well Bush was an idiot in office and will be one when he is out of office. He screwed the country and all the people who have worked hard. Dude! You're quoting 'ARAB NEWS'! Not exactly the number one source of fair reporting on American Politics! The article quotes the Code of Federal Regulations. Here's the link http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html - You can actually read the executive orders that have been published up to 9/1/08 - the last quarter of 2008 hasn't even been published yet. Try verifying the 'facts' with reliable sources. Arab News isn’t valid enough for you? Even though it was taking its lead from American newspapers like the Washington Post? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/10/AR2008111002902_2.html Or, maybe you will believe Scientific American? http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=factbox-bushs-midnight-re Or, how about the Wall Street Journal? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122714583954143319.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Hiya! OK - I read all three articles. All three are basically the same. The Arab New article was actually the least sensational. Of course they all pick and choose the regulations that will cause the most upset. Don't bother with anything that might be GOOD. The Washington Post: Those poor trial lawyers might have LIMITS! Oh my! How will they ever survive??? Scientific American: The one that really caught my eye was about migrating animals - they might 'run into' oil and gas rigs. Guess we better get cars off the roads in Michigan so those poor deer stop running into cars. (And the energy crisis be damned.) The WSJ : Truck drivers will be 'allowed' to drive up to 11 hours. I can... |
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