Aww Max, You Have Tunnel Vision
I hear that you are working on a "Libby fix" to take care of our asbestos victims here at home. That's almost nice.
Do you even understand why the Bush administration wants this legislation so bad? (hint: Halliburton) You can't believe that their recent settlements mean that they have paid their dues; this is the same bunch of people who wrote legal papers saying that the President can rule by decree, that torture is not illegal, that Donald Rumpsfeld can do anything anywhere on the planet without your knowlege, permission or oversight.
I love Libby with their community theater and really nice people, but do you understand the concept of "divide and conquer"?
Asbestos does not discriminate. The rescue workers at ground zero will suffer the same fate that the people of Libby have. Our very own Environmental Protection Agency lied to them about the safety of the air they were breathing while they labored on and on to search for survivors and recover the bodies of the dead in the aftermath of the single greatest tragedy this nation has ever known.
Do you really believe they are any less deserving of protection than our neighbors?
I believe that there will be more people who will discover their lives are being cut short because of this, and they will hurt just as much as the people of Libbey do. In fact, some of the 9-11 rescue workers are already feeling the effects as are some residents who could not get their insurance companies to pay for cleaning up the mess.
I know that you don't think that Dick Cheney maintains any relationship with Halliburton other than the Stocks he has and the hundreds of thousands of dollars he earns on them every year, but what about that insurance policy they bought for him last year?
I do understand that you are working with Senator Specter on this and that he is under constant attack from the religious right and big business. You have both had good long service in our government. I propose that you finish your terms as honorable men in service to the citizens of this country and move on.
We can no longer afford to be cannibalized in the interests of big business. Corporate rights should not trump workers rights, consumer rights or human rights.
If some businesses go under, it will be fine. We need more innovation and less protectionism anyway. Our economy is already stagnant, we are falling further behind every day and these sacred cows have gotten so used to gaming the system that they neglected to move forward. They need to piss or get off the pot with the same limitations that apply to ordinary citizens.
Do you even understand why the Bush administration wants this legislation so bad? (hint: Halliburton) You can't believe that their recent settlements mean that they have paid their dues; this is the same bunch of people who wrote legal papers saying that the President can rule by decree, that torture is not illegal, that Donald Rumpsfeld can do anything anywhere on the planet without your knowlege, permission or oversight.
I love Libby with their community theater and really nice people, but do you understand the concept of "divide and conquer"?
Asbestos does not discriminate. The rescue workers at ground zero will suffer the same fate that the people of Libby have. Our very own Environmental Protection Agency lied to them about the safety of the air they were breathing while they labored on and on to search for survivors and recover the bodies of the dead in the aftermath of the single greatest tragedy this nation has ever known.
Do you really believe they are any less deserving of protection than our neighbors?
I believe that there will be more people who will discover their lives are being cut short because of this, and they will hurt just as much as the people of Libbey do. In fact, some of the 9-11 rescue workers are already feeling the effects as are some residents who could not get their insurance companies to pay for cleaning up the mess.
I know that you don't think that Dick Cheney maintains any relationship with Halliburton other than the Stocks he has and the hundreds of thousands of dollars he earns on them every year, but what about that insurance policy they bought for him last year?
I do understand that you are working with Senator Specter on this and that he is under constant attack from the religious right and big business. You have both had good long service in our government. I propose that you finish your terms as honorable men in service to the citizens of this country and move on.
We can no longer afford to be cannibalized in the interests of big business. Corporate rights should not trump workers rights, consumer rights or human rights.
If some businesses go under, it will be fine. We need more innovation and less protectionism anyway. Our economy is already stagnant, we are falling further behind every day and these sacred cows have gotten so used to gaming the system that they neglected to move forward. They need to piss or get off the pot with the same limitations that apply to ordinary citizens.
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