Cheney greenhouse gases

A Letter from a Fellow Republican

Miller, I thought you might enjoy this…

In a business meeting this week, I sat and listened to six business associates agree that it was okay for the Bush Administration to authorize wire taps and censorship of U.S. mail without court approval because that would keep us safe from terrorist attacks. Everyone at the meeting was a registered Republican.

I Wasn't Even Close

WASHINGTON – AP - Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed for major deletions in congressional testimony on the public health consequences of climate change, fearing the presentation by a leading health official might make it harder to avoid regulating greenhouse gases, a former EPA officials maintains.

When six pages were cut from testimony on climate change and public health by the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last October, the White House insisted the changes were made because of reservations raised by White House advisers about the accuracy of the science.