Bush set to relax endangered species rules

[Greylyn58]

WASHINGTON – Animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams, highways and other projects don't pose a threat, under regulations the Bush administration is set to put in place before President-elect Obama can reverse them.

The rules must be published Friday to take effect before Obama is sworn in Jan. 20. Otherwise, he can undo them with the stroke of a pen.

The Interior Department rushed to complete the rules in three months over the objections of lawmakers and environmentalists who argued that they would weaken how a landmark conservation law is applied.

A Nov. 12 version of the final rules obtained by the Associated Press has changed little from the original proposal, despite the more than 250,000 comments received since it was first proposed in August.


more at link...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/bush_endangered_species



Bush is just evil personified!!!!:grr: :grr: :grr:

[Greylyn58]

1. Kick for the morning posters n/t

[balantz]

2. That's horrible!

Can this be reversed after Obama is in office?

[Greylyn58]

3. Not Sure

According to the article, if Bush signs this it will make it harder for Obama to do anything. :shrug:

:grr:

[balantz]

4. Would this be one of those "signing statements"?

I wonder how hard those are to change?

[Greylyn58]

5. Unknown...

but this has been in the works for some time.

Bush is just evil and will not be happy until he has utterly destroyed everything around him.

:nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

[waiting for hope]

6. K&R!

Thanks for bringing this Greylyn - and :mad: too.

[waiting for hope]

7. Kicking again ....

[balantz]

8. Kick!

[Johonny]

9. Can't Obama just signing statement them away

What is congress going to stand up and stop him...

[GardeningGal]

10. I really despise that man. n/t

[Soylent Brice]

11. DAMMIT!!!

why can't he just fade away!!!!!!!!

the "cowboy" really does want to go out guns blazing, doesn't he...

[The Stranger]

12. Thank god the Pelosi Traitor never impeached him.

Fucking Satanic piece of shit.

[hamsterjill]

13. Bush is a whacko.

He won't stop until the clock runs out on January 20th. They will be dragging his saggy ass to the airplane back to Dallas and he will still be trying to kill something.

THANK goodness we are getting rid of this dipstick.

[waiting for hope]

14. Another Kick!

[cornermouse]

15. K. &. R!

[windoe]

16. Gotta get as much killing, raping and pillaging in

as possible, time for him (them) is getting short. It seems as if this has truly been their agenda, to kill, steal and destroy as much as possible--since really nothing else has happened since 2000 , in that case boys, mission accomplished! Now BE GONE!!!!

I know plenty of these sharks will still hold onto their power during the Obama administration, and he will need all of us to help root them out and get them out of office. Our jobs have just begun.

[Greylyn58]

17. Kick again! n/t