In case you missed it, and it didn't get much statewide press, EPA chief Mike Leavitt was in Michigan last Thursday to "tout the Bush Administration's commitment to the environment and to protecting the Great Lakes."
Exhibit A in the Leavitt case? He knows of "no other President" who's signed an executive order pertaining to a particular region like the Great Lakes.
There apparently is no Exhibit B. And since the executive order creates a task force that won't start doing anything until after the election, you have to wonder how strong the case really is.
And here's the link to the Grand Rapids Press story on Leavitt's visit:
http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/base/news-16/1093617901142350.xml