Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Administration Looking Out for the Little Guy

The Los Angeles Times reports:
  • "The highway safety agency … is backing auto industry efforts to stop California and other states from regulating tailpipe emissions."
  • "The Justice Department helped industry groups overturn a pollution-control rule in Southern California that would have required cleaner-running buses, garbage trucks and other fleet vehicles."
  • "The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has repeatedly sided with national banks to fend off enforcement of consumer protection laws passed by California, New York and other states."
  • "The Food and Drug Administration (claims) FDA-approved labels should give pharmaceutical firms broad immunity from most types of lawsuits."
Yep, the Administration is really looking out for us.