THIS BUSHWOMAN IS NO FRIEND OF LABOR.(BUSINESS)(WORKING)(Column) From: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) | Date: May 19, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Mary Conroy

President Bush says we're in an economic recovery.

Well, you could sure fool me. We've lost some 2.8 million jobs since he took office, and the jobs that have been created don't come close to paying the wages of the manufacturing jobs we've lost.

But Laura Flanders' new book "Bushwomen" provides any laid-off employee with plenty of ammunition.

Just turn to the chapter on Elaine Chao, Secretary of the Department of La...

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