EPA: not just keeping your tailpipe clean

BurbMan wrote:

tplife wrote:
When you allow a group of unelected beaurocrats the power to destroy choice and commerce under the guise of protecting the public, you are well on your way to living under tyranny. Get used to it until every schlub fees it in their hearts (& wallets). :)

Really? You want to go back to living in the 70's with Love Canal and rivers that caught fire? Sometimes the EPA can seem draconian but you have to admit the US is a much cleaner place to live and breathe than it was 40 years ago.

As for the chump in the article, that can/does happen anywhere. It's really the fault of the guy he worked for, who was too gullible and trusting. Signed his expense reports without checking, believed his CIA BS story without checking, etc. As a guy who has managed staffs of VP-level guys for years, I can tell you that nobody likes to work in an environment where your decisions are constantly second-guessed, and every dime you spend is questioned by a clerk. If you are managing at that level you have to be smart enough to know when somebody is working and when they are BSing you.

Thanks, as a 34-year science professional (circa '78, Industrial Organic Chemistry) I'm going to assume you're complimenting us on our diligence to maintain clean facilities while we sweat 24/7 to produce the pharmaceuticals and medical devices you and your family demand (I didn't work for Hooker or Dupont). Pat yourself on the back should the time ever come that they say "Made In China". Hey, if Beale could fool his wife, he could probably fool you too, LOL! :p