Anything to make a buck

There are bad ideas and then there are malevolent, evil ideas. Just read the opening bit of this AP story and tell me why any sane or socially conscious person would think this a good or safe thing to do.

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is considering doing away with health standards that cut lead from gasoline, widely regarded as one of the nation's biggest clean-air accomplishments.

Battery makers, lead smelters, refiners all have lobbied the administration to do away with the Clean Air Act limits.

Protecting the bottom line of polluters is more important than insuring that the air and water near your home will not devastate the development of your kids. I am speechless…