Bush vs. Schwarzenegger on Climate Change

Not satisfied with the federal government's lackluster environmental regulations, California asked the EPA for a waiver to implement a law to go further in their state's policies. They were-- for the first time-- turned down. Gov. Schwarzenegger is threatening to fight the matter in court. The Decider versus The Terminator? Yea, good luck with that, Bushie (seriously, how glad is Arnold to have Bush in DC making him look good in comparison?).

If a state government asked for a waiver to ignore/downgrade federal requirements, yes that should be turned down. But a state agrees to not only meet the ridiculously minimal requirements, but also asks to be more aggressive and go farther? You only turn that down if your ultimate goal is to protect the polluters, ignore the issue, and only have fig-leaf policies. Which, of course, is the Bush-Cheney environmental policy in a nutshell.

Of course, there's Supreme Court precedent that seems to favor California here. Stay tuned.