Despite Marc Rich, Clinton was pretty good in his last few minutes of office. So was Gray Davis. I cringe to think what Bush might dare in his last few minutes.
On Sat, Nov 01, 2003 at 02:02:31PM +0000, Carl Remick wrote: > [A current piece by Krugman in the NY Review of Books offers the nugget > below. Ah, all the wonderful things Clinton had planned for the nation if > he hadn't been so cruelly denied a third term in office! I can only assume > the executive order for implementing the food-safety regulations mentioned > here was in the Clinton's in-box ... right after Marc Rich's pardon ... when > the clock ran out on his Administration.] > > Review > > Strictly Business > > By Paul Krugman > > ... Bill Clinton, with his close ties to the Arkansas chicken industry, > wasn't particularly good on food safety issues in the early years of his > presidency. But by the end his officials had devised and were on the verge > of implementing regulations that would have greatly reduced the risk of > Listeria infections from such foods as ready-to-eat turkey. The Bush > administration killed those regulations ... > > <http://www.nybooks.com/articles/16790> > > [BTW, here's some background info from a foodservice industry trade > publication, Restaurants and Institutions (3/15/01):] > > Bush Receives Clinton's Last Word on Food Safety > Final report of Council on Food Safety offers specific goals and how to > reach them. > > By Deborah Silver R&I SENIOR EDITOR > > Former President Clinton left the Bush administration a final parting gift: > a report, seven years in the making, which spells out a plan for food safety > and ways to achieve it. > > Taking the form of a five-year plan, the President's Council on Food > Safety's report focuses on a number of objectives, including risk assessment > and management, research needs, legislative actions, and the role of private > enterprise, with the overriding goal being a 25% reduction of foodborne > illnesses by yearend 2005.... > > <http://www.rimag.com/601/Ops.htm> > > Carl > > _________________________________________________________________ > Never get a busy signal because you are always connected with high-speed > Internet access. Click here to comparison-shop providers. > https://broadband.msn.com -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
