"Frivolous Asbestos Claims"

"Frivolous asbestos claims..."
- President George W. Bush, 2/3/05

VERSUS

Almost 10,000 Americans die each year due to asbestos exposure. Instead of focusing on helping those victims, Bush's allies on Capitol Hill are pushing a bill to shield companies that exposed workers to asbestos from litigation, saving the industry more than $20 billion in damages it would have to pay.

Food for thought: if George W. Bush or one of his family members worked in a mine and was forced to inhale asbestos, do you think he'd be calling legal actions against the offending employer "frivolous?"