Brian Beutler on politics of Obama's EPA decision
CurrentTV Video September 02, 2011
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[The Video has 2 parts.]
Keith and Talking Points Memo reporter Brian Beutler discuss President Obama's decision to withdraw planned tough, new EPA standards to regulate ground-level ozone, despite this being within his power to do without Congress' approval. Beutler says that Obama's decision to stall smog regulation reform until 2013 and not at least implement the Bush administration's standards is a clear slap in the face to his constituents and to the interest groups that make up the Democratic party.
Incredible.
The most startling part of this, for me was, how this was ENTIRELY an Executive-Cabinet level decision. That the Republicans could NOT have stopped the new EPA Regulations, even if they wanted to ... even if they were spitting nails, trying to.
That decision, is all on the Chief Executive.
Incredible.
It's not like this Anti-Regulatory Decision, doesn't have Consequences. It does.
Who needs to Save 4,300 lives per year, along with Billions in other Benefits?
by jamess -- Sep 02, 2011
Postponing these Clean Air Regs to 2013 -- Fixes Nothing. Perhaps permanently.
Un-coughing-believable!