Fat-ass Paul LePage and the Environment
Fat-ass Paul LePage proves once again that he is every bit as venal, corrupt, incompetent, and uncaring as his intellectual hero, gee-dubya bush.
In his latest push to make Maine friendlier to business (and screw the little guy), he now wants to "relax" dozens of environmental rules:
- He wants to repeal rules requiring that manufacturers take back recyclable goods: "Every nickel deposit business doesn't hafta pay to some damn consumer is another nickel that can go to executive compensation, stockholder dividends, and my campaign."
- He wants to open 10 million acres of northern Maine to commercial development: "Every new business we can bring to Maine will generate executive compensation, stockholder dividends, and contributions to my campaign."
- He wants to reverse a ban on a chemical in children's products that has been linked to cancer: "Why worry about kids? They can't vote for me, nor can they increase executive compensation, stockholder dividends, or contributions to my campaign."
- He wants to make Maine's environmental laws conform to less-stringent Federal laws (eventually, he'd like them to conform to the environmental laws in Mississippi, Alabama, Nigeria, Sudan, and China): "Who needs clean air and clean water?"
Fat-ass Paul Lepage and Common Courtesy
One of the folks here in town asked me why I always refer to Fat-ass Paul LePage as "Fat-ass Paul LePage."
"Why don't you show him the respect he is due as Governor of the State of Maine?"
Two reasons:
"Go to Hell" and "Kiss my butt."
In the "kiss my butt" fiasco, he mentioned his "son" Devon Raymond. Of course, as a rethuglican teabaggin lyin sack-o-turd, Fat-ass LePage is still not telling the truth. Raymond was not adopted by the Fat-ass LePage family (hell, he probably isn't even in this country legally). Raymond's daddy caddied for Fat-ass when Fat-ass was on vacation a few years back.
So I'll show Fat-ass LePage some common courtesy when he does the same for others.
I'm not holding my breath, though.
More on Fat-ass Paul LePage and his assault on common courtesy here.