This is kind of an insane conversation to have. Businesses are essentially arguing that it's okay to kill people if they can also hire people. That's really what this "job-killing regulation" debate is all about. Let's be clear: One side is arguing that job creation is such an absolute good, businesses should be allowed to kill people. The other side is saying, "Please don't let them kill us." Which side has the stronger moral position?

“My view is that the Republican claim that ‘job-killing regulation’ is a redundancy is as ridiculous as the left-wing view that ‘job-killing regulation’ is an oxymoron,” said Cass Sunstein, head of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. “Both are silly political claims that have no place in a serious discussion.”

Notice the sleight of hand there? Leftists are arguing for the very existence of our planet, not that regulations don't ever cost jobs. The "silly political claim" is that it's now perfectly okay to value money over human life. Remember, this is not simply a bottom line-oriented private business cheerleading this principle -- it's the U.S. government, who's supposed to be protecting the rights of its citizens. And it's not just silly, but plain immoral to imply that letting businesses pollute our air and water is the best way to create jobs.

If all we really care about is job creation, why not legalize drugs? Nope, we can't have that discussion because it's not really about jobs. It's about Republican bullies mowing down a compliant president.

I suppose the next move will be to abolish OSHA regulations. The Republicans are lining up citizen protections and knocking them down, one after the other. And a Democratic administration is helping them do it: