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Bush's Environmental Miscalculation

Posted by: California 2000 Project
Thanks to: California 2000 Project
5 July 2001 - 5:00am

This New York Times editorial examines President Bush'senvironmental policy decisions in the context of recent politicalhistory.

The backlash against Newt Gingrich and other Republicans in the1995 session, the article suggests, should illustrate to the Presidentthe political price of threatening environmental values. The disregardof environmental stewardship in Bush's policies runs counter to aRepublican tradition dating back to Theodore Roosevelt. The Timespuzzles over the President's deference to industrial lobbyists. For thePresident to bolster his approval rating and stop the defection ofmoderate Republicans in Congress, he must listen to his constituency,and make his public relations efforts consistent with his substantivepolicies, the New York Times concludes.

Full Story: Mr. Bush's Miscalculation
Source: The New York Times, July 1, 2001
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