Go Dems!

Democrats push hard for increase in minimum wage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats ratcheted up their election-year push for an increase in the federal minimum wage on Tuesday by promising to block a congressional pay hike unless some of the lowest-paid hourly workers get their first raise in nearly a decade.

"Congress is going to have earn its raise by putting American workers first: A raise for workers before a raise for Congress," said Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

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Will the combination of an election year and terrible poll numbers for bush give the Dems some spine and allow them to accomplish something?
We can only hope!
This is a smart move, though! I'd like to see Congressmen defending their pay increases while denying a minimum wage increase.