AP: Bush Will Make Air Pollution Priority

[Bleacher Creature]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=703&e=6&u=/ap/20041212/ap_on_go_pr_wh/air_pollution

By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) will make air pollution a top priority in Congress early next year, starting with "an aggressive push" to build support for his pollution-cutting plan, senior administration officials said Saturday.

At the same time, the administration will hold off until no later than March on a rule to cut pollution from power plants that would accomplish some of the same ends as Bush's anti-pollution plan, the officials told The Associated Press.

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"The president decided to make a strong push at the start of next year to complete his clean air and clean energy agenda," said EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt, who met with Bush to discuss the strategy earlier in the week.

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Who the hell do these people think they're kidding? I'm not sure who's the most insipid -- Bush, for thinking that we're that gullible, or the AP, for actually being that gullible.

[latteromden]

1. "President Bush will make air pollution a top priority..."

I'm absolutely, 100% sure he will.

[Seldona]

3. My thoughts exactly. n/t

[mattclearing]

2. Polluting our air has always been among Bush's top priorities.

eom

[argyl]

4. Yeah, he really cracked down on polluting plants here in Texas.

[Up2Late]

5. I thought Killing Iraqi children was his top priority?

MAAAAAAAAAN! talk about being a "Flip-Flopper!":wtf:

[Up2Late]

6. I thought Killing Iraqi children was his top priority?

MAAAAAAAAAN! talk about being a "Flip-Flopper!":wtf:


:argh:Sorry, some sort of Tecnical glitch

[dazeconf]

7. How does Bush get away with

using names for bills that actually reflect the opposite of the bill's intent? See "Clear Skies Initiative." Seems like someone on the Dem side should make more of an effort to point this out.

[Bleacher Creature]

8. You mean like the "Healthy Forests Initiative" ?

Where the forests are made healthier by cutting down the trees??

[laheina]

10. uh-huh

And "No Child Left Behind" where, well, you know...

[Up2Late]

12. I just hope he make Water Pollution a priority

We need to make sure ALL the Tuna and Salmon are totally Deadly. :silly:

I think the Chimps speech would go something like this...

:evilgrin:...If we can pollute ALL the water in this country, (add echo here)we can LOWER the average life expectancy in this country, which will FIX the Social Security Problem! (Crowd Roars) :headbang:

[Piperay]

9. Filthier air...yeah I 'm sure that is

high on the chimp agenda and something he will enjoy succeeding with.

[Q]

11. Orwellian bullpuckey

The skies over my small town have always been clear...until Bush* got into office and started his 'clear skies' initiative of voluntary compliance. Now that most industries won't be penalized for polluting...there are actually 'pollution alerts' in my town and many others. At least a couple times a month the skies are a dirty haze and one has to struggle to breath.

Bush* polluted our planet and now he wants to clean up his own problem?

[n2mark]

13. Air Pollution

Everytime he opens his mouth he adds to the pollution problem.

[knight_of_the_star]

14. I'm not surprised

So how much are those surplus gas masks?

[ZombieNixon]

15. "...make air pollution a top priority..."

Freudian slip, mayhaps?