Depends what you mean by "fully," Frederick. There was a NYT editorial
the other
day ( http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/opinion/04tue1.html?pagewanted=all
)
that spelled out what damage Bush & co. could still do. Some of W's
powers to do
lasting damage dip a bit after next week, it seems.
Hal
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On Nov 5, 2008, at 10:35 PM, Frederick Pollack wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "andrew burke" <[log in to unmask]
> >
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 8:55 PM
> Subject: Re: Hooray!!!
>
>
>> Bush said what?! 'I'm a uniter!' Holy Moses, what a joke. The only
>> way he
>> united any group was to form a common enemy and attack. Am I glad
>> he has
>> gone. He doesn't have any truly executive powers between now and
>> Januray 20,
>> does he? That would be frightening.
>>
>> Andrew
>>
> Unfortunately he does have executive powers. Constitutionally he's
> fully in command until Obama takes the oath January 20. And he's
> making use of this fact to alter or revoke environmental guidelines,
> making it easier for oil and chemical companies to pollute rivers
> and acquifers, for loggers to clear-cut on public land, etc. New
> laws will have to be passed, and/or lawsuits brought, to reinstate
> tough environmental standards. Bush can do a lot of damage in this
> area, as well as with military and diplomatic initiatives.
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