Posted on 09/18/2006 8:36:03 AM PDT by grandpa jones
In a scene from Star Trek VI, Spock quotes a Vulcan proverb, "Only Nixon Could Go To China." At The Independent Online, Geoffrey Lean is wondering if George W. Bush is preparing to make such a Nixonian move in a dramatic turnaround in his environmental policy.
Sources say that the most likely moment is the President's State of the Union address in January.
Environmentalists expect the measures to fall far short of what is needed, but say this does not matter. "The very fact that Bush would reverse his position will liberate many Republicans to vote for meaningful pollution cuts," says Phil Clapp, president of the National Environmental Trust.
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That's funny! I love good satire!
Does Mr. Clapp mean that many politicians only vote as they are told to vote?
Clearly, it has Clapp and the envirnmentalists with a full-blown case of panties-in-a-wad. They are very worried about losing a political issue.
Guess What?
This is todays (5/31/07) heaqdline: Bush in U-turn on global warming
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