The Shame is Ours

“A Shameful Presidential Threat”

Since George W. Bush is the most shameful person to ever occupy the Oval Office, his threat to veto this critically important legislation is no surprise at all. Mr. Bush still clings to the image of the power he had after 9/11, and seems to see his place in history as a giant blur. He is quoted as saying, “I can’t tell how history will treat my presidency because we’ll all be dead by then.”

If there has been a defining mark of the Bush/Cheney years it is their lack of any sense of responsibility for the environment, or for anything else for that matter, unless it was to further line the pockets of their already super-rich friends. The compromise worked out by both parties on the Energy Bill is far from perfect, but it is essential to move away from the Bush policies of environmental destruction and set the stage for the next President to move forward with even better ideas for U.S. energy independence. If Bush vetoes this legislation it is up to the Congress to override his veto and send Mr. Bush this clear message: We’re for the environment, and to prove it we’re going to plant a Bush back in Texas!

Henry A. Lowenstein