How convenient…

On Wednesday, the House voted to raise the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 per hour.

The bill also extends for the first time the federal minimum wage to the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands. However, it exempts American Samoa, another Pacific island territory that would become the only U.S. territory not subject to federal minimum-wage laws.

One of the biggest opponents of the federal minimum wage in Samoa is StarKist Tuna, which owns one of the two packing plants that together employ more than 5,000 Samoans, or nearly 75 percent of the island’s work force. StarKist’s parent company, Del Monte Corp., has headquarters in San Francisco, which is represented by Mrs. Pelosi.

Welcome to the first 100 hours of hypocrisy.

1. When it rains

   … it pours! So how’s that “Most Ethical Congress in History” going for ya, Queen Pelosi?

   Doing her daily best for us working untermenschen!

   Trackback by snapped shot — 9:57 am
   

2. Does this truly surprise anyone?

   Oh, and why do you suppose the MSM isn’t all over this story?

   Comment by Old Soldier — 8:46 pm
   

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