Bush With a Better Vocabulary

Fool me once? Oh, many, many times.

The nomination of Islam Siddiqui, vice president for science and regulatory affairs at CropLife America, [a former pesticide lobbyist, to be the chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the United States Trade Representative] struck an off-key note among environmentalists — and not just because they think pesticides and chemicals are unsafe for humans and detrimental to the environment. Perhaps more important was the sense of betrayal. After all, it was Michelle Obama herself who had demanded a pesticide-free garden for the first family at the White House, suggesting — environmentalists thought — that the Obama administration was sympathetic to their cause.

  Politico

Surprise, surprise.

And that organic garden turned out to be a false photo op anyway. The ground had been saturated with chemicals for so many years that the residue will take years to leach out. But, nice try, eh?

While Siddiqui was at CropLife, the company took part [in] closed-door negotiations with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of Management and Budget to find ways to permit pesticide testing in children. The firm also was instrumental in securing an exemption for American farmers from the 2006 worldwide ban of the highly controversial chemical methyl bromide, a pesticide that depletes the ozone layer.

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[ Siddiqui, who ] was a registered lobbyist for CropLife from 2001 to 2003, contributed the maximum to Obama’s presidential campaign ($2,300), and held a major fundraiser for him in his McLean, Va., home.

And that's what counts.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.