[from occupied ga]

But just a few days ago, something happened that should help level the playing field. President Bush stepped into the game, called time-out, and told the umpires to play fair. Officially issuing Executive Order 13272, the president demanded that federal agencies, when writing new rules and regulations, implement policies that protect America's small businesses.

Good news if it's followed. Do you have a link to the text of the EO?

[Cold Heat]

Negative on the EO. I would call or E-mail your congress critter to see if he/she will send you the info.

This was in the news a few weeks ago. The dems attacked him for supporting more business welfare.

[RWG]

America's small businesses...what is the definition of a small business? An attorney just informed me that the definitions have been shifting from what the average citizen thniks a small business might be. He said 5,000 and above employees was a small business. For those with smaller workforces the definitions go to micro and such.

[Cold Heat]

BTW! The way I view it is that Bush, like all of us who have been burned in the market due to lies on the balance sheet is really and truly pissed. Even his relatives got ripped off.

These lies are predominately due to Clinton era largess in the accounting field which is largely leftist and a democrat stonghold.(along with trial lawyers)

This is Clintons and the democrats doings. Bush is trying to reverse it and regain confidence in the markets. Accounting reform has been trditionally blocked in the Senate, where we have never had a majority to break a fillibuster.

[lewislynn]

, the president demanded that federal agencies, when writing new rules and regulations

"Good news if it's followed."

Sorry but you overlooked the obvious problem. "Federal agencies" should NOT be writing rules and regulations un-checked...The EO should have stated such.