Controversial Pesticide Study Cancelled

Stephen L. Johnson removed a controversial program to pay parents to document the effects of pesticide exposure on their children. Of course this would have taken place in mostly innercity areas on low income families. Heaven forbid Mr. Johnson would have it take place in his million dollar neighborhood. The LA Times reports Canceling the study on children clears the way for a Senate vote on his nod to head the agency. A controversial program to pay parents to document the effects of pesticide exposure on their children was canceled Friday by the acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, whose confirmation to the post had been jeopardized by the study. The decision by Stephen L. Johnson removed a parliamentary hurdle to a Senate vote on his appointment by President Bush to become EPA's full-time administrator. Two Senate Democrats — including Barbara Boxer of California — had placed a hold on a confirmation vote on Johnson after he refused this week to cancel the pesticide study. The program, which had been suspended by EPA officials late last year, would have paid low-income families in Florida $970 if they agreed to record evidence — including videotaping — on how pesticides used in their homes affected their children. Of course as with the Schiavo memo, when we blogged on this, we were told there was no such program in the works and we made it all up. Strange how Johnson is canceling a program that was just a lie by us "reality based" bloggers. Wow twice in one week the right has egg on their faces when we are proven to be correct.