bush f'ks common folks to protect his friends

From YahooNews :

Bush Advocates Limiting Asbestos Lawsuits

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - President Bush called Friday for federal curbs on asbestos lawsuits, which he said are driving businesses into bankruptcy and denying some victims swift compensation.

"It's not fair to those who are getting sued, and it's not fair for those who justly deserve compensation," said Bush, appearing at a performing arts center just north of Detroit. "These asbestos suits have bankrupted a lot of companies, and that affects the workers here in Michigan and around the country."

Inhalation of the tiny asbestos fibers can cause lung diseases such as asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer. Lester Brickman, a Yeshiva University law professor selected by Bush to discuss the asbestos cases at this appearance, told the audience more than 100,000 workers have died as a result of exposure to asbestos.

The American Trial Lawyers Association puts the figure at 300,000, and projects a similar number will die over the next four decades. The group's president said Bush was "attacking the legal rights of millions of Americans."

Democrats in Congress argue that GOP legislation has not included enough money for victims and that Republicans are only trying to help their friends in the business and insurance communities by immunizing them from lawsuits.

Still another example of bush contempt for anyone who doesn't own a big business!!!