No, but he overrode policies set by previous administrations, he choose cabinet posts that oversee such things, he bent over backwards to give the energy industry anything it wanted (including letting them write their own rules) and generally set a tone that made it clear he would back the interests of big power over the interests of the general public regarless of cost or consequence.
You absolutely cannot say that this governments environmental policy has not been directly shaped by the president. And you cannot say that the current policies aren't directly affecting the mercury levels. Can you? He made an issue of the Terri Schiavo case. If he has the time and compassion for that, how can he not get involved in something like this? On 8/2/05, Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gruss, I thought you were for small government. > > Really, how can you expect the President (any of them) to make an issue of > Tuna mercury levels? That's like expecting the CEO of a company to walk > though the building looking for dirty corners so he can tell the janitors to > get a mop to clean it. Of course he's responsible for everything that > happens, but he's certainly not involved in the detailed minutiae of the > running of the US. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Save $10 Download ZoneAlarm Security Suite http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=66 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167621 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
