John Walke
John Walke
appeared bush clearly consensus decision experts follow found himself honoring humiliated inside johnson observing outside political scientific torn
The Bush administration was clearly humiliated by its unwillingness to follow the scientific recommendations. Johnson found himself making a political decision over the strenuous objections of the outside experts and frustrations of inside scientists. He appeared to be torn between observing a scientific consensus and honoring his political obligations to the trucking, power-plant, and other fuel-burning industries.
surgery talking
Streamlining is one thing. Amputation surgery is another -- and that's what we're talking about here.
action clearly cripple designed ongoing
The action is clearly designed to cripple ongoing cases.
controls highly people purse republican strings time written
It was terse and highly effective, written for people without much time by a person who controls the purse strings for the Republican Party.
arguing epa instead law open plants power proposal protect protecting public radical sabotage season wants
This radical proposal is a 180-degree flip-flop from what the administration has been arguing in court. Instead of protecting public health, now EPA wants to protect the polluters. The proposal would completely sabotage clean-air law enforcement, and it would be open season for power plants to pollute even more than they do now.
efforts pure relief
This really has very little to do with the hurricanes or relief efforts or even refiners. This is deregulation pure and simple,