EPA ruling

Why isn't a conservative president's administration allowing the laboratories of democracy to flourish? Allowing the states to act on issues like this has been a hallmark of the conservative movement. Then again, environmental protection has not exactly been such a hallmark for conservatives. But would a patchwork of different rules really be that bad so long as the state standards were more stringent than federal ones? I tend to disagree with the EPA here.

"'It is disappointing that the federal government is standing in our way and ignoring the will of tens of millions of people across the nation,' said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. 'California sued to compel the agency to act on our waiver, and now we will sue to overturn today's decision and allow Californians to protect our environment.'" Go get 'em, Ahnold!