One year ago, I (and most of the other posters) would have thought this was crap coming from the NYT, without even reading the entire article.
Now, I and many posters here thought it was true, without even reading the entire article.
The only thing that has changed in that year, is how I view Bush on the political spectrum because of actions he has taken (or failed to take) on other issues. Because of his actions, he has lost the trust of many conservatives.
If Bush had taken the view that the 1994 GOP Congress did and called for the abolition of the EPA, then not a single person here would have believed the initial Drudge/NYT report.