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US Government Restricting Research Libraries
An anonymous reader writes: "In a move that has been termed 'positively Orwellian' by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Executive Director Jeff Ruch, George W. Bush is ending public access to research materials at EPA regional libraries without Congressional consent. This all-out effort to impede research and public access is a [loosely] covert operation to close down 26 technical libraries under the guise of budgetary constraint. Scientists are protesting, but at least 15 of the libraries will be closed by Sept. 30, 2006."
There's something positive about being Orwellian?
Developers: We can use your help.
I agree - it looks to me like it was an internal EPA budgetary decision. OK, so they're going to close some libraries. I can see why people might get upset, but nothing presented in the article actually presents *any* evidence that George W. Bush wants to make sure that this information is hidden away, like the Ark in that warehouse.
To be fair, that upper 10% did tinkle down... errr trickle down... on the rest of us.
"THERE IS NO JUSTICE, THERE IS ONLY ME." -Death
my source on the document reclassification is here.
;-)
Not for long
You can't take the sky from me...
It's called the "golden shower" theory of economics.
In France, one of our best (but dead) comics, Coluche, said that politicians spend more public money for building jails than schools because they know they won't go to school again.
I remember when Reagan created deficit spending with his New Deal, then killed many US citizens in the name of creating jobs, while enriching big business on projects like the Hoover Dam.
Don't forget he also created and spread AIDS -- or something (my mythology on that era is a little fuzzy).
Yeah, but who started the hurricane, hmmmm?...
Modern copyright is theft of culture from everyone and it retards the progress of the useful arts and sciences.
Wow.. those good old days when we used to complain about invasive searches that actually needed a court order..
-- 'The' Lord and Master Bitman On High, Master Of All
Like when Clinton bombed Baghdad, for example? All the Republicans were screaming bloody murder, as I recall. How convenient that you've forgotten. But don't let that distract you from your partisan rant.
First Bush stole the elections... twice. Next he steered Katrina right into New Orleans and blew up the levies to flood the black parts of town. Now to complete his evil hat trick, Chimpy McSatan is closing down all the libraries!! I am IN SHOCK of this man's evil doing. There is no other explanation for his actions other than BUSH IS THE DEVIL.
God, obviously. And since Bush claims to be in communication with God, he should have had plenty of warning and/or should have been able to convince God to send the hurricane to Mexico or somewhere.
Therefore, it's still Bush's fault!
"[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz
Nothing beats signing statement. Good ol' signing statement.
Be quiet.
I can't enjoy my Bush-hate when you post facts like this.
I was wondering when we would get our daily two-minute Bush-hate
What?
As anyone that watches B-grade action / adventure / martial-arts / etc. style movies can tell you, evil can't shoot for a damn.
As we know, Cheney seems to be quite the ferocious killer with his 'shotty' at his side. So, Cheney can't be pure evil. I do believe, however, that Cheney still consumes one live baby every morning to replenish his fuel reserves.
[http://it-tastes-so-good.blogspot.com] Are you hungry?