Thursday, May 10, 2018

Obama's Legacy

From Mostly Cajun blog



12 comments:

ChillFin said...

Is there anything left of Obama’s legacy besides Obamacare?

George W. Potts said...

What's left of it ...

ChillFin said...

Seems that Trump is trying to erase the legacy of every POTUS since Reagan. Or even further, trashing legacies of Carter, Ford, Nixon, Johnson, Kennedy, snd Eisenhower.

George W. Potts said...

I can see his pushing back against the last 3 plus Carter ... but that's about it, Examples?

ChillFin said...

Nixon: EPA
Carter: department of energy; gift limits and financial disclosure; department of education
Eisenhower: avoiding expanding military industrial complex
Johnson: HUD; Medicare

George W. Potts said...

I conceeded Carter. I'm dubious about your other examples.

ChillFin said...

EPA?

George W. Potts said...

Trump won't kill the EPA. But he might constrain it to real environmental issues.

ChillFin said...

Yeah. Seems that clean power, and control of oil/methane leaks are not "real" environmental issues. And when you stop EPA fines/enforcements, delay bill enactments, and limit information, you make it agent for industry, not protection of the environment. Which is its name. Sad.

George W. Potts said...

Weaponizing emission standards beyond what is required were designed to punish ir even put companies out of business. The .EPA was so concerned with this mission that they dropped the ball on the god mine and Flint, MI. Also to label CO2 am air pollutant is insane. This is an agency that needs remediation.

ChillFin said...

Hmmm... Sounds like soundproof proof booth is crucial to that end, Prruitt would need 50 thousand dollars to be sure that his deals are for the benefit of environmental protection.

George W. Potts said...

And a cabinet secretary can't travel first class? BS!