"The administration’s clean air agenda has been its greatest success story at EPA."

[ProSense]

Those are the words of John Walke, senior attorney and the Director of NRDC's Clean Air Program, who is very angry about the EPA smog rule postponement: The President Sabotages Clean Air Protections, Part 1

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My prior blog posts make clear I have applauded the Obama administration’s many clean air accomplishments (e.g., here, here, here and here). I will testify in Congress this week in defense of some of these accomplishments. The administration’s clean air agenda has been its greatest success story at EPA. It will remain so.

The president and Administrator Jackson were right to herald the powerful legacy of life-saving clean air standards that EPA has finalized and proposed for adoption. Every year these health protections will save tens of thousands of lives, avoid hundreds of thousands of asthma attacks, and prevent millions of days that people otherwise would miss work or school due to respiratory illness.

That very strong legacy is just one of the things that what makes the disgraceful smog decision all the more stupefying and bitter.

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[ProSense]

1. No comment? n/t

[TheWraith]

2. They all want to let it sink. nt

[Hissyspit]

3. Who is "they?"

Which part is it that "they" want to let sink?

This part: "The administration’s clean air agenda has been its greatest success story at EPA. It will remain so."

Or this part? "That very strong legacy is just one of the things that what makes the disgraceful smog decision all the more stupefying and bitter."

:shrug:

[ProSense]

5. Both strong statements. n/t

[Supersedeas]

6. Good question--there is a little something for everyone here

[Supersedeas]

4. stupefying and bitter

and driven by a need to address the private sector's concern with costs.

[CreekDog]

7. Not including this decision, right?

:eyes:

[ProSense]

8. Here,

the full quote:

"The administration’s clean air agenda has been its greatest success story at EPA. It will remain so."

[CreekDog]

9. so your saying this decision is a great success story

what is YOUR opinion.

i already know you can cut and paste. do you have any of your own opinions or are your opinions just what someone else says?

[ProSense]

10. Well,

"i already know you can cut and paste."

...you know me so well.

"do you have any of your own opinions or are your opinions just what someone else says?"

Yes, that's a stupid comment!

[CreekDog]

11. You have NO personal opinion on the air quality decision

i mean, you post on a topic and then won't even give your opinion on it?

so you're just here distributing talking points?

(oh you will call my opinion stupid --but you won't weigh in on an Obama administration decision, not to call it good or bad as your own opinion).


:shrug:

[ProSense]

13. .

"You have NO personal opinion on the air quality decision i mean, you post on a topic and then won't even give your opinion on it?

so you're just here distributing talking points?

(oh you will call my opinion stupid --but you won't weigh in on an Obama administration decision, not to call it good or bad as your own opinion)."

May I suggest that if you want to have a discussion with others, avoid accusations and insults.

My previous comment pretty much indicates where this discussion is going. How perceptive are you?

[CreekDog]

14. Another post from you in this thread (your thread), another post w/o you judging the decision

on air quality standards.

all this writing and you won't say your opinion.

or you don't have one of your own --in which case, why are you blathering on to us?

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