The Dusty Dog

Yet Another Conflict of Interest.

Our administration is so fraught with conflicts of interest that it's amazing that they get anything done. But hey, I guess that's the point. This is one little piece that caught my eye, given that it's the dems who are opposing the asbestos settlement, yet the repigs are pushing it through. Tables turned, you think? That's what I thought, which of course raised my suspicions.

Turns out, it's tantamount to a bail out for Cheney and his puppet. It has to do with this little company called Dresser Industries. Seems that when Halliburton bought out Dresser from the Bush family, he also bought the asbestos liability, which they, of course, do not want to pay. Gee wiz and no shit Sherlock. What a surprise. So, now the repig controlled house has taken on this dog of a piece of legislation that would basically remove most of the asbestos liabilities that industries are saddled with by making a trust fund (talk about an oxymoron). Turns out the trust fund will reduce settlement liabilities, render future lawsuits illegal, be totally underfunded, without even any specificity about how the fund will be managed. I heard this last part on the news last night. Are mainstream media finally, finally coming out of their neocon cocoons and oh miggodd, actually reporting dissention in the government ranks. I sure hope so, but I digress. View more at Pulse of the Twin Cities.

posted by Dusty Dog at 2/10/2006