OMG! Romney considering Texas AG Greg Abott for EPA administrator

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http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/12901/romney-considering-texas-attorney-general-greg-abbott-for-epa-administrator

News has leaked about who Mitt Romney is considering for his cabinet posts. The National Journal has a great exposé on the findings, making the point that Romney clearly feels indebted to Republican Party loyalists (who double as 1950's loyalists minus the high taxes on the rich).

Four Texans pop up on the list. The most disturbing news is that Romney is considering Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Why's that so disturbing? Because Abbott's career as Texas Attorney General has been largely defined by his opposition to any and all EPA regulations.

Christy Hoppe of the Dallas Morning News explains:

Abbott for the EPA is the most intriguing. He has made it a main focus of his office to sue the EPA and work to roll back regulations on polluting industries, getting rid of carbon dioxide rules and those that govern pollution that across state lines. He is a fierce advocate of letting states determine certain things about emissions permitting and allowable pollution standards. On a number of issues, he has been joined at the hip with Rick Perry, who has advocated gutting the EPA.

[Angry Dragon]

1. republicans make my head hurt

[NCLefty]

6. I'm feelin' ya.

[Angry Dragon]

7. I wonder if that would be a pre-existing condition??

[SubgeniusHasSlack]

2. I defer to the immortal words of Texas Longhorn hero Bill Bradley

"It don’t make a shit." — when asked if he wanted heads or tails in the coin toss in the 1968 game against Texas A&M.

Mitch ain't picking any body for The Cabinet, he won't be allowed within shouting distance from The White House.

[fleur-de-lisa]

3. LOL . . . that's funny! n/t

[DollarBillHines]

4. He's really reaching for the fringe.

Desperation is running the Game.

[moobu2]

5. OMG is right.

If Romney wins we (all living creatures that walketh upon the earth) are all screwed.

[JRLeft]

8. Funny how the cons always appoint the enemy of an agency to head those departments.