consortiumnews.com - http://www.consortiumnews.com --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Just four-plus months into the new administration, George W. Bush and his allies are in danger of digging themselves a credibility chasm. To counter attacks on his environmental policies, Bush posed before giant sequoia trees last week; Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott bemoaned a "coup" against democracy in Jim Jeffords' defection; and White House spokesman Ari Fleischer insists that the public take his word about "pornographic" messages left behind by Clinton staffers. The Bush administration seems to be confident that the national news media will continue its gentle treatment, but a bigger risk may rest with the American people who seem to be growing more skeptical. For the full story on Bush's potential "credibility chasm," go to Consortiumnews.com at http://www.consortiumnews.com ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]