“After Katrina, Republicans Back a Sea of Conservative Ideas,” the Wall Street Journal reports today.
Congressional Republicans, backed by the White House, say they are using relief measures for the hurricane-ravaged Gulf coast to achieve a broad range of conservative economic and social policies, both in the
storm zone and beyond.
Among these reforms:
Just yesterday, [they] waived some affirmative-action rules for employers with federal contracts in the Gulf region.
Sometimes even dark clouds have silver linings.
