The air isn't the only thing polluted
Kris Anderson
Issue date: 9/26/07 Section: Opinion
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There will always be shoulda, coulda, wouldas in politics - thank you hindsight - but the fact remains, Peters' actions reflect the agenda of a lame-duck administration that has done nothing the past seven years except count the number of dead Americans in the Middle East.
She said in a statement of defense that her actions are consistent with her "long-held position on the issue."
A position that just so happens to align with the interest of major automakers around the country.
Some of which just so happen to be dealing with the largest autoworker strike since the '70s.
I can understand her argument based upon fundamental political systems, but what understanding or respect has this administration given to fundamental democracy - i.e. has anybody found out why we are at war?
Furthermore, with a nationally monitored regulatory system in place, corporate automakers can make do with uniform changes to their processes.
Whereas if California, in the name of healthy lungs, increases it's regulations, companies such as Ford Motor Corp. and General Motors would need to follow said regulations in only our lovely state.
The problems that would no doubt arise from state-to-state edicts are negligible at this point. The real problem is California is establishing itself at the forefront of a battle finally arriving on Capitol Hill, only to have the door slammed in its face.
It's about time environmental issues hit the national stage, but it's a disgrace that the Bush administration is kicking the door closed.
I realize I'm being harsh, but if I have to read about another American mother asking why her son died, or about a man who never put a cigarette to his lips contracting lung cancer, I'm going to head for the hills - that is if I can find them under that blanket of smog.
She said in a statement of defense that her actions are consistent with her "long-held position on the issue."
A position that just so happens to align with the interest of major automakers around the country.
Some of which just so happen to be dealing with the largest autoworker strike since the '70s.
I can understand her argument based upon fundamental political systems, but what understanding or respect has this administration given to fundamental democracy - i.e. has anybody found out why we are at war?
Furthermore, with a nationally monitored regulatory system in place, corporate automakers can make do with uniform changes to their processes.
Whereas if California, in the name of healthy lungs, increases it's regulations, companies such as Ford Motor Corp. and General Motors would need to follow said regulations in only our lovely state.
The problems that would no doubt arise from state-to-state edicts are negligible at this point. The real problem is California is establishing itself at the forefront of a battle finally arriving on Capitol Hill, only to have the door slammed in its face.
It's about time environmental issues hit the national stage, but it's a disgrace that the Bush administration is kicking the door closed.
I realize I'm being harsh, but if I have to read about another American mother asking why her son died, or about a man who never put a cigarette to his lips contracting lung cancer, I'm going to head for the hills - that is if I can find them under that blanket of smog.
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