Bush Administration preparing to deliver one last "fuck you" to America...

[Crankie Avalon]

A Last Push To Deregulate
White House to Ease Many Rules

By R. Jeffrey Smith
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 31, 2008; Page A01

The White House is working to enact a wide 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 era and could be difficult for his successor to undo. Some would ease or lift 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 laborious new regulatory proceeding, including lengthy periods of public comment, drafting and mandated reanalysis.

More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/30/AR2008103004749.html?hpid=topnews

[lazer47]

1. I hope Mr. Obama uses the same signing statements

that GWB made so famous to cut thru. all the "red tape" associated with this last push,,,,,Hey they started them,, so why not use them,,,,,,

[SharonAnn]

2. Oh, I don't think it's the last one. I'm sure he's got more planned.

[47of74]

3. All before...

A. Laura leaves that two timing stuffed flight suit.
B. And he runs off for a country that does not have an extradition treaty with the United States.

[closeupready]

4. And Congress will comply, you just watch.

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