8 Jun
2002
8 Jun
'02
6:21 a.m.
On Sat, 8 Jun 2002, Joe wrote:
I was referring to George Herbert Walker Bush's failure to get the UN
Basel Convention (referenced above) ratified.
But at any rate, why would you object to calling either Bush stupid? I
find them to be completely devoid of any sense whatsoever, as their
actions have proven.
But I digress...
"The US is
the only industrialised country to have failed to ratify the
1989 UN Basel convention which calls for a total ban on the export of
hazardous waste."
No surprise there. Of course we can't blame
good ole W. for this one, but
we can blame his stupid dad.
Why do you call him stupid? If they're willing to not only take it
but to actually BUY it then why shouldn't we sell it to them? In any event, it's unfair to blame the prez for
this practice. It's
the fault of the local garbage companies, recyclers, surplus companies,
computer manufacturers AND the American consumer.
The President makes policy, and We The People implement it. Current
policy is to move us closer to the Apocalypse so we can fulfill some
moron's religious mythology.
But, again, I digress...
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