Bush (Major league loser bigtime) Reinstating Wages for Katrina Work

[BurtWorm]

Josh Marshall interprets this as a sign of a weakened WH. :toast:


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051026/ap_on_go_pr_wh/katrina_contracts&printer=1

By DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writer2 hours, 41 minutes ago

The Bush administration will reinstate rules requiring that companies awarded federal contracts for Hurricane Katrina pay prevailing wages, usually an amount close to the pay scales in local union contracts.

Rep. Peter King (news, bio, voting record), R-N.Y., was among congressmen critical of the administration's decision to waive the requirement and who met Wednesday with White House chief of staff Andrew Card. He said Card told them the wage requirement would be reinstated Nov. 8.

"We thought it was bad policy and bad politics, and I guess they accepted our argument," King told The Associated Press. "There's no need to antagonize organized labor."

King was part of a congressional delegation headed by Reps. Frank LoBiondo, R-N.J., and Steven LaTourette, R-Ohio, that met with Card....

[texpatriot2004]

1. King is the drunk on film last year saying "It's all over but the

counting and we'll take care of the counting" about the "election"

[BurtWorm]

3. King has his good and bad points.

He was one of the very few Repubs who didn't go along with the herd on impeachment. But he also he has some revolting views on the Iraq and the "global struggle against violent extremism." (Plus he pisses off Bleacher7. ;) )

[electropop]

2. White House is now on its heels.

One little push of the pinky, and they're on their backs. Have you seen how pale and sickly Libby, Rove, and Cheney look? They are so sick with worry. They won't be able to win many battles from now on.

[me b zola]

4. Good news for workers

And the fact that this WH is on life support is good, on whole, for the American people.

[tk2kewl]

5. Sounds like he got pressure from within his own party

The Dems were planning to force a vote on this. I think the pukes did this to try to steal their thunder.

[BurtWorm]

6. George Miller of CA deserves praise

http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/10/26/15496/255

Saving Davis-Bacon

By Rep. George Miller (D-CA)

From: TPMCafe Special Guests
It was announced today that the President will overturn his Gulf Coast wage cut on November 8. This was a direct result of intense pressure from Democrats and labor and religious leaders.

Every single House Democrat has been on record since September in opposition to the President's wage cut. I recently wrote on this site about an unprecedented Joint Resolution I introduced last week that would have forced a vote in Congress to overturn the President's wage cut. That vote would have had to happen - you guessed it - not later than the week of November 7. With the support of every House Democrat and 37 House Republicans, we would have won that vote. Boxed in by that embarrassing scenario, the White House chose to reverse itself.

This wage cut was a mistake from the beginning and never should have been ordered. But today's news is a victory for workers in the Gulf Coast and all over America. The President chose to undermine workers' wages at a time when they needed the most help. Democrats had a better idea: pay people a decent wage for the hard they work do. Democrats will fight the Bush Administration and the Republican Congress every time they try to undermine American workers....