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Bush Sabotages Obama

Avant de quitter son poste G Bush fait passer "en douce" des mesures qui ne sont pas du goût de son successeur. (A écouter en "V.O." (cliquez sur le fichier MP3) à la fin de l'article. A noter également qu’en passant votre souris sur les mots en italique, ces derniers apparaissent traduits en surimpression.

George W Bush is leaving behind some Christmas presents for incoming President Barack Obama only he won’t like them…

The phenomenon is called, “midnight regulations” – as in “last minute” – you leave behind a whole package of hostile legislation that it will take years to clear away.

New rules are being set in place that will erode health and safety legislation, pollute the environment, encourage gun ownership and protect the coal and energy giants, who have historically supported Mr Bush.

Healthcare, civil liberties and waste disposal are some of the areas Bush’s lightning measures will directly oppose those of the incoming Democrat.

The Code of Federal Regulations allows policy to pass that will have the same weight as Law, but without having to go through Congress.

Previous Presidents have used this tactic, but none as excessively as the wounded Bush.

Coal companies will be allowed to dump waste in rivers and streams, they will be allowed to build near national parks and increase emissions without installing anti-pollution technology.

Millions of acres of land will be opened up to oil shale extraction; which Greenpeace claims is a disaster for the environment.

Government will no longer have any control over the rail transport of dangerous materials in tightly populated areas.

Healthcare workers can now refuse to participate in abortions on moral grounds. Truck drivers will have to face driving longer hours without rest – as their protection is being relaxed.

Targets on ocean-sea fishing will now be monitored, not by the government, but by the fishing industry. Factory farms will be free to decide where they dump chemical waste. The Obama administration will already have a vast agenda to deal with the economic crisis, these measures, which the team are pledged to undo, will only take up more government time.

There is a saying in English, “put a spanner in the works.” Bush has “put a spanner” in the works of his successor. Not exactly fair play.

By John English

Article publié en partenariat avec MyCow.eu