"We can make up all sorts of reasons why somebody didn't do something. It's all speculation and all worth the same amount, which is nothing." mousethief message 1

[Why didn't Bush send Kyoto deal to Congress] "Could have something to do with the money that lined his pocket during the campaign too, which came in part (large part) from big companies that pollute big" mousetheif message 2

There is a little bit of discrepency between these two remarks....but I must agree that Skeptic has a good point when he says Bush's actions must be considered on their own. From the earlier thread, you'll see that this is still a bad deal that would have cost the U.S. more money and would not have changed actual emmissions. I think the new EPA standards that are set to be implemented by 04 or 05 and especially the California standards for vehicle emmission standards will be much much more effective in actually addressing the problem.