23 June 2008

A legacy of failure

So Wonkette leads me to
this Friedman column: "Mr. Bush, Lead or Leave" which is all about the absurd "energy policy" of the Bush administration. Which lead me to this Wikipedia entry on Stephen Johnson, the current head of the EPA which states:

Johnson is currently attempting to block the efforts of 17 states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy. He has defended his position by arguing that “The Bush administration is moving forward with a clear national solution, not a confusing patchwork of state rules. I believe this is a better approach than if individual states were to act alone.”


What makes this even more absurd is that the current Republican party line on many things is to "let the states decide", whether it's for gay marriage, gun rights, or abortion. But when it comes to energy policy, "states rights" is the bogey man.

This forehead-smacking excuse for a policy is so lame, even "miserable failure" doesn't quite sum it up.

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