White House 'eviscerated' climate testimony

[Contrary1]

I suppose the health of millions of Americans is not relevent to this regime. So much better to spend billions killing people rather than investing in its own citizens' future well being.


Accusation tied to health presentation, which was cut from 14 pages to 4

"WASHINGTON - The White House significantly edited testimony prepared for a Senate hearing on the impact of climate change on health, deleting key portions citing diseases that could flourish in a warmer climate.

The White House on Wednesday denied that it had “watered down” the congressional testimony that Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, had given the day before to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

But a draft of the testimony submitted for White House review shows that six pages of details about specific disease and other health problems that might flourish if the Earth warms were not delivered at the hearing.

Her testimony had much less information on health risks than a much longer draft version Gerberding submitted to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review in advance of her appearance..."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21449759/

[spanone]

1. that's our government at work - no sarcasm

[kestrel91316]

2. Bush doesn't care about the future because he doesn't believe

there will BE a future. And his raison d'etre is ensuring for his loyal fundie minions that there WON'T be a future. The Rapture is his ultimate game plan, and nuclear conflict with Iran/Russia/China is how he plans to achieve it.

[Hekate]

3. Like father, like son. Bushes think they are exempt from natural laws, protected by money.nt