Just caught this interesting quote from an AP/Yahoo article about House Republicans who are joining the Democrats in trying to raise the minimum wage:
"Whether people like it or not, we need to go ahead with it," said Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., who supports the idea. "There's a general agreement among Republicans (opposing the raise) that 'maybe we don't like it much, but we need to move forward with it just for political reasons.'"
"Maybe we don't like it much, but we need to move forward with it just for political reasons."
Could Mr. Castle have been any more blunt in his explanation? Just in case you didn't understand what he said, allow me to translate his words for you: "As Republicans, we really couldn't give two shits about raising the minimum wage to a level anywhere near the true standard of living for you lowly shitheads, but we also don't want to lose our jobs because of something as silly as the minimum wage, so we'll go ahead and raise it for you."
Wow, you just gotta' love that "compassionate conservatism," don't you?
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