Dick Cheney battles Laura Bush over protecting Pacific Ocean

[Robbien]

Source: LA Times




With less than three months left in the Bush administration, the battle over protecting two vast areas of the Pacific Ocean from fishing and mineral exploitation is raging as if the president's legacy depended on it.

Which, actually, it does.

On one side is first lady Laura Bush, who according to the Washington Post has asked for two briefings on the issue from the White House staff, and has asked her aides to confer with scientists on how to preserve diverse ecosystems.

On the other side is Vice President Dick Cheney, who argues that banning fishing and mineral exploration will hurt the region's economy.

Read more: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/presidentbush/2008/11/cheney-loses.html

[DS1]

1. I love the smell of infighting in the morning

[Kali]

12. ssssniiiffffffffffff... aaaaaahhhhhh

yeah!

[PfcHammer]

19. smells like...

rethugs :puke:

[coffeenap]

2. Will she FINALLY assert herself???? took long enough....nt

[WorseBeforeBetter]

30. No kidding. WTF has she done in nearly 8 years?

I have no idea what her 'issues' are, besides being married to George. Ark, ark. Oh wait... literacy. Yes, I'll give her that.

[ensho]

3. stand your ground Laura. don't let the snake scare you

nt

[glinda]

6. Go Laura!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She must have remembered what it was like to be a Dem.

[daggahead]

4. I wonder who she voted for? n/t

[XemaSab]

5. DC went 92.9% for Obama

;)

[Frisbee]

11. John Kerry.

Oh, I guess you meant THIS time.

[Omnibus]

28. Al Gore.

Oh, wait, you beat me to the joke.

[Omnibus]

29. Ann Richards.

Oh, wait, I beat me to the joke.

[ixion]

7. Bush's legacy is crap. Nothing is going to fix that

he will go down as one of the worst in our history, without question.

[Javaman]

8. So now it's a big issue for her?

was it an issue when she was out trying to convert gang bangers? what happened with that? or was it an issue when she was over in saudi land trying to "push" for womans rights? what happened to that? so now she's trying to save the oceans? three months from now, we will be asking what happened with that.

she, of the same fabric as moron*, is trying desperately to leave a legacy. sorry folks, but last minute baskets when you are getting blown out doesn't win you the hoops championship.

[AlinPA]

27. "...has asked her aides to confer with scientists .." !! What a joke.

Now she believes in science.

[The Stranger]

9. Well, as much as I hate her, I can't oppose her on this one.

Good luck to her.

[happygoluckytoyou]

10. LAURA doesn't want exploration in that area because she knows where the bodies are buried !! --> -->

[louis-t]

13. Get the boxing gloves out.

I think she can take him.

[HopeHoops]

14. Why does that sound like the TV Guide entry for a South Park episode?

[cobalt1999]

15. Laura be careful

You are going up against a man who gets his way or else and your estranged husband won't be protecting you.

[Ian David]

16. Do you think Cheney will shoot Pickles in the face, or will Pickles hit Cheney with her car first?nt

[HereSince1628]

22. I thought she used a pick-up for her last vehicular homicide

Am I just all mixed up? It could be.

[DeepModem Mom]

17. K&R

[Uncle Joe]

18. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Robbien.

[Raine]

20. Good luck Laura ...

you"ll need it.

[NashVegas]

21. Pickles Has Been a Good Little Missy For 8 Years

I hope she kicks Dickie's ass on this.

[Poseidan]

23. if only some of that rubbed off on George

Laura's husband takes pride in destroying something we absolutely cannot live without.

Is there a reason they do not leave this matter to Pacific states?

[petronius]

24. The areas in question are U.S. Commonwealths, so in a way we are the Pacific state

that has jurisdiction. And to be fair, Laura's husband has been pushing this for a while - it's pretty much the one thing he's done right over the years...

[Canuckistanian]

25. This administration is getting more bizarre every day

The day that Cheney gets bested policy-wise by the First Lady, you KNOW there's something terribly, terribly wrong.

[AlinPA]

26. Laura Bush interested in protecting the environment? Bullshit.

[Dems4me]

31. Good for her- This planet needs responsible protection- though I never knew she had an interest

in such things. Atleast she never seemed to show
much concern in an outward way.

[eppur_se_muova]

32. "Money trumps biodiversity".

According to Repugs, the remotest possibility that someone *might* make profits off of something is sufficient reason to pre-empt any and all limitations on its exploitation. They just see no alternative approach to "use it all up".