Exhibit A: Sen. James Inhofe

One environmental disaster responds to another. Sen. James "global warming is a hoax" Inhofe has a plan:

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 - The Environmental Protection Agency could suspend any law governing air, water or land in responding to Hurricane Katrina under a measure introduced Thursday by the chairman of the Senate environment committee.
The legislation, which drew immediate criticism from environmental groups, would create a 120-day period in which the agency's administrator, Stephen L. Johnson, could waive or modify laws if it became "necessary to respond in a timely and effective manner" to a situation created by the storm.
The proposal would allow changes in law at the discretion of the Bush administrator in consultation with the governor of "any affected state."
Mr. Inhofe's legislation could make it easier for (rebuilding) efforts to proceed by setting aside laws and regulations that ensure that environmental standards for air and water quality are met. Already this week, the E.P.A. temporarily relaxed standards for diesel fuel to help Gulf Coast refineries return to normal levels of production and distribution.

Sleazier than Tom Coburn, even. Only Oklahomans can remove this lunatic from office, of course. But with a Democratic majority, at least he wouldn't be chairman of the Senate environment committee. That's right, the GOP put the worst threat to the environment atop that panel. This maniac's an existential danger.