[Paleo Conservative]

Tuesday's decision, by a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in New York, appears to put limits on the power of a new president to reverse policies of his predecessor. It establishes that once a rule is published in the Federal Register, it cannot be reversed without a lengthy administrative process, even if it has not yet taken effect; the air-conditioner rule does not become effective until 2006.

This is ridiculous. I sure hope it gets reversed on appeal.

[RicocheT]

This efficiency standard for air-conditioners was so important for the environment that Klintoon decreed it in the last minutes of his term in office.

Bah Humbug!