So much for states' rights. The Environmental Protection Agency, so- called, is loosening industrial air pollution standards and forcing California to lower its standards.

Our officials are objecting, and so are officials in eastern states. If you're one of those "blue" states on the map that didn't vote for George W. Bush, then you'll be turned brown with filth emitted by his energy industry backers....

Under Bush, the federal government is powerfully imposing its will -- and the will of power companies -- on individuals and states. The president is saying of Californians, "Let them eat smog." And his attorney general will be listening in, hearing every cough.