A two-fer times two!

Panel says FDA losses jeopardize public
The Associated Press
30 Nov 2007
"WASHINGTON --A loss of scientific expertise at the Food and Drug Administration is threatening American lives, advisers to the embattled consumer protection agency conclude in a report released Friday."

Reversal of Endangered Species Rulings
By H. JOSEF HEBERT
Associated Press Writer
27 Nov 2007
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday reversed seven rulings that denied endangered species increased protection, after an investigation found the actions were tainted by political pressure from a former senior Interior Department official."

Both of these articles feature two prominent themes of W's Administration:
1) disdain for science
2) extreme pro-business bias

Note: I work for a large publicly held corporation. I am not anti-business. But it does strike me as odd when every decision of W's Administration favors business over all competing constituencies - consumers, the environment, public safety... it doesn't seem to matter: W be good for Biz!