In further "asshole" in the Administration News

Not content with saving their tabacco buddies around $100 billion, the Bush Administration continues to delve into making science say what IT wants science to say:

A White House official who once led the oil industry's fight against limits on greenhouse gases has repeatedly edited government climate reports in ways that play down links between such emissions and global warming, according to internal documents.

In handwritten notes on drafts of several reports issued in 2002 and 2003, the official, Philip A. Cooney, removed or adjusted descriptions of climate research that government scientists and their supervisors, including some senior Bush administration officials, had already approved.

Somebody wants a MEDAL OF FREEDOM!!!

And, by the way, in trying to weasel out of an explanation, this may be the best Bush Administration weasel ever:

A White House spokeswoman, Michele St. Martin, said today that Mr. Cooney would not be made available to comment. "We don't put Phil Cooney on the record," she said. "He's not a cleared spokesman."