JUST KEEPS WINNING:

House committee approves fuel economy bill (KEN THOMAS, 5/10/06, ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The Bush administration got the go-ahead Wednesday from a House committee to set per-gallon mileage targets for passenger cars. Republicans beat back Democrats' attempt require higher standards by 2015. [...]

Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta has opposed simply imposing tougher mileage requirements on cars until the rule changes. He has cited safety concerns - more smaller, fuel-efficient cars on the road might put more people at risk in accidents - and a need to give the industry some flexibility.

The legislation approved by the committee "can improve fuel efficiency by requiring manufacturers to apply fuel-saving technologies rather than giving them an incentive to build smaller cars," Mineta wrote House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.

Pretty funny when Democrats oppose the Prresident of doing too little even as he achieves things Bill Clinton wanted to but couldn't. Meanwhile, Mr. Mineta adds to a list of accomplishments that make him one of the few great cabinet officers in history.

Posted by Orrin Judd at May 10, 2006 9:11 PM