Even a broken clock is right twice a day

In an unprecedented move, GWB did some good today.

President Bush has announced that a huge swath of uninhabited Hawaiian islands and Pacific Ocean will become our nation's 75th National Monument. From the article:

Conrad C. Lautenbacher, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which will manage nearly all of it, said the new protected area would dwarf all others.
"It's the single-largest act of ocean conservation in history. It's a large milestone," Lautenbacher said. "It is a place to maintain biodiversity and to maintain basically the nurseries of the Pacific. It spawns a lot of the life that permeates the middle of the Pacific Ocean."

In addition, he signed new mine safety regulations that would require companies to provide more oxygen underground and move rescue teams closer to active mines.

The cynic in me questions Bush's motivations here but I applaud the President for something for the betterment of the nation and its workers. This is a rare day indeed.