>George Dubya, the titular head of the US state, recently got
>headlines by okaying the veto by Congress of Clinton-era ergonomic
>rules in the workplace. I wonder: isn't part of this reversal
>Clinton's fault? After all, Big Bill left this proposal to the end
>of his years, so that its actual enactment would be up in the air.
>As a neoliberal, he probably liked the idea of proposing stuff that
>sounds pro-worker without its actual passage.
Don't go grasping for straws, and never underestimate the effects of
total disorganization. Had Big Al been elected, the Clinton-era
ergonomic rules would still have been set out, and would stand.
Yet another blessing we have received from Ralph Nader...
Brad DeLong
