Bush's final assault?

Look at ol' George. He's waddling out the door of the Oval Office with poo-poo bulging out his trousers like he's carting around 30 pounds of Stadium Checkers marbles.

Bye, George.

But old habits die hard, and the totalitarian fartpipe still has work to do for his corporate allies! On Friday, Bush signed an order exempting factory farms from having to get water pollution permits.

Whether you live in an urban or a rural area, factory farms are a threat to you and your family by contaminating streams with animal shit and other waste. Factory farms also bode ill for animal welfare by raising too many animals in too small of a space.

An attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council criticized the Bush regime's action. "Literally and figuratively, this rule puts the Bush administration's stamp of approval on a load of manure," he said.

This despite the fact that the Clean Water Act of 1972 specifically authorizes regulation of factory farm waste.

Another new Bush rule lets factory farms certify that they will not discharge waste - while letting them avoid penalties if they do discharge waste. You read that right: He'll let them avoid paying fines if they had previously promised not to do what they're being fined for.

The final 3 months of Bush's misrule looks like it's going to be a massive estate sale in which he sells off to our corporate masters what remains of the country he helped kill.

(Source: http://www.nrdc.org/media/2008/081031.asp)