<< http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/31/opinion/31FRI1.html
January 31, 2003
Empty Promises
Everyone expects a certain amount of hokum in a State of the
Union address. But for artful misdirection it's hard to top
the three paragraphs in which President Bush promised to
protect the environment while promoting energy independence.
Set aside for the moment the meagerness of his menu, as well
as the plain fact that he has spent the last two years rolling
back laws and regulations that have long guarded the nation's
air, water and public lands. The real tipoff to his intentions
lies in the three proposals themselves. Whatever their
long-term promise, none would do much good in the short term
and some would actually do harm.>>
[snip]
Nothing new here, really, other than editorial reinforcement of what we already know is going on: an agenda to enrich the rich "By an means necesary" -- even to decimation of our ecological and individual health.
Peace.
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