I Suppose We Can Call it Good News

Elaine Chao has announced the following:

Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao On Lifting of the Davis-Bacon Act Suspension WASHINGTON-U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the following statement on the lifting of the Davis-Bacon Act suspension.

In response to the unprecedented devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, the President temporarily suspended the Davis-Bacon Act as part of an administration-wide effort to remove as many barriers as possible to aid the recovery efforts in the impacted areas. Upon review of current conditions in the declared areas the administration will re-instate Davis-Bacon Act provisions, effective November 8.

Well, yahoo. The idea that D-B needed to be suspended in the first place is so f--king preposterous that it should not be hailed as a victory, although I guess it will be, because I cannot think of another occasion when this administration has (1) done something right or (2) admitted it was wrong. And that little Katrina apology that Dubya made does not count. Apologizing only to the extent you may be responsible is like saying, "I'm sorry that you got mad at me."