This credit debacle far outweighs their cutesy fuzzy
pipedreams of whatever sustainable living
These unemployment figures must push the real poor further
into the gray background
Decreases in tax revenues force us to slash funds for even
studying climate change
In this economic downturn the ecosystem simply must take a
back seat to family welfare
The financial crisis leaves us without monies for these
so-called superfund sites
We must pare social spending to the bone to preserve our
military preparedness
Alas, educational funding must suffer given the collapse of
the holy housing market
Real healthcare reform will remain on the back burner until
consumer confidence returns
Cleaning up our waters takes a back seat to restoring
mindless consumer spending
Energy independence can be shelved again thanks to fracking
& a temporarily reduced demand
Burdensome impact reviews must be put on hold to help
jumpstart the precious economy
Expensive emission control procedures can be waived until
the recovery finally takes hold
This discretionary habitat restoration must cease until our
families begin buying on credit again
Personal responsibility can wait while we bail out both
irresponsible debtors and lenders
Clearly this is not the time for some expensive,
lifestyle-based disease prevention program
We certainly cannot impose costly deposits on recyclable
materials during this crisis
Requiring power companies to stop acid rain could push
customers over the edge
Mandating energy efficiency for electronics could hurt
slumping sales even more
Saving old growth forests must take a back seat to temporary
jobs cutting timber for export
We cant stop illegal worker abuses without threatening
businesses and raising costs
Protecting our soil must now take a back seat to curbing
factory food price increases
Underwriting investment banking gambles trumps making higher
education affordable
We wont be rushed into phony climate change fixes but this
huge bailout must be fast-tracked
To fight this crisis, patriotic coal-fired power plants will
be permitted near national parks
Limiting worker chemical exposure imposes undue costs on
already-stressed industries
Ethical treatment of animals must take a backseat to
affordable factory protein for our families
Calls for smart growth sound pretty silly given these
current dire economic conditions
We must pump trillions to the bankers while cutting back on
unproven childcare programs
Overseas atrocities and starvation are secondary to
rebooting our own hyper-consumption
Right now, rugged conservative straight talk must override
shrill liberal whining
We cannot embark upon squishy socialist programs lest we
jeopardize a fragile recovery
Unlike the planetary ecosphere, our investment banks are too
big to be allowed to fail
It would be insane to radically increase gas tax now to
rebuild the failing transportation grid
Regulations can wait until the bailout money has
re-lubricated the noble financial system
Habitat preservation is for the birds when good families are
suffering economic hardship
Fairytale
wacko concerns must take a backseat given our ongoing economic uncertainties
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