HoustonChronicle.com Helen Thomas -- Whose side are you on, Mr. President?

The Bush administration has it in for trial lawyers and is planning a big push for "tort reform."

The administration has co-opted the word "reform" to roll back progress and promote its goals of weakening government restraints in a variety of areas.

There are two ways of enforcing consumer protections. One is through government intervention. Those are the agencies whose funding is being reduced.

The second way to enforce consumer rights is the private lawsuit. That would be the other coming assault

In President Bush's "compassionate conservatism," just whom does he feel compassion for?

I fear I know the answer.

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