On Wednesday 27 November 2002 09:49 am, vladimir wrote: > The large environmental groups are one of the major elements of the > Democratic Party along with teachers, trial lawyers, and the unions. They > tend to scream about Republican environmental policies they don't like, but > are remarkable silent about Democratic efforts to weaken environmental > laws. The sad part is that the media and the public doesn't realize this. > So the Democrats get a free pass on environmental issues. > > The Democrats care less about the environment than they let on....and the > Republicans care more than they let on. Both play to their supporters in > the media. In actual fact, there really insn't that much difference. > Democrats tend to protect urban areas from environmental laws and their > contributors. Democrats favor executive orders to accomplish this, > Republicans try to change regulations and laws. Sort of the same way both > parties view tax policies. Targeted tax cuts versus across the board.
And that is why I am neither Democrat nor Republican. Neither gives a damn about anything but votes and money. -- "In our family, there is no clear line between religion and fly fishing." Norman Maclean Rob Blomquist Kirkland, WA
