Smirky sprintin' to the finish line / or plunder, slash and burn?

[deminks]

First off, I want to thank Congress from the bottom of my heart for taking impeachment off the table (extreme sarcasm).

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20081031/news_1n31regulate.html

WASHINGTON – The White House is working to enact an array of federal regulations, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment, before President Bush leaves office in January.

The new rules would be among the most controversial deregulatory steps of the Bush administration and could be difficult for his successor to undo. Some would ease or lift existing constraints on private industry, including power plants, mines and farms.

Those and other regulations would help clear obstacles to some commercial ocean-fishing activities, ease controls on emissions of pollutants that contribute to global warming, relax drinking-water standards and lift a key restriction on mountaintop coal mining.

Once such rules take effect, they typically can be undone only through a new regulatory proceeding, including lengthy periods of public comment, drafting and mandated analysis.

“They want these rules to continue to have an impact long after they leave office,” said Matthew Madia, a regulatory expert at OMB Watch, a nonprofit group critical of what it calls the Bush administration's penchant for deregulating in areas where industry wants more freedom. He called the coming deluge “a last-minute assault on the public . . . happening on multiple fronts.”

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There is not going to be much left for us. Then he leaves for Paraguay. He can plunder their water.

[SoCalDem]

1. They need to call everyone back for a special session and block him

He's such a piece of shit.. why would anyone in their right mind do this kind of thing..except to make an in your face, F-YOU on his way out... after he's raided the treasury, killed thousands in his lame wars and now he's got one last environmental/health assault up his sleeve.. :grr:

[SpiralHawk]

2. weaken protections for citizens & the environment = republiconism

No doubt they also create a setup for republicon crony fatcats to make MASSIVE PROFITS raping public resources for private gain. As usual. The Republicon way.

Why do republicons HATE America?

[MiniMe]

3. I think that would be "Plumber, slash, and burn"

:rofl:

[SE_Ohio_Dem]

4. Dem House needs to reconviene for a single vote ...

Eliminate 100% of the funding for the Congressional Printing Office.

In 2001 when B/C took office, their first action was to cancel printing the Federal Register that contained the legislative output of Clinton's last days. Apparently these pronouncements only take effect when printed in the Federal Register. If it doesn't appear in the FR, it doesn't exist. I'm not completely sure on this but I was talking about it with a friend who is a lawyer and he joked that, like everything else, "the job ain't done until the paperwork is finished". (That could be a Joe the Plumber reference too I guess).

Anyway...Stop the presses !

[bdamomma]

5. kick & rec.

[deminks]

6. Kick for the late morning. nt