Posted by
uhangtight on Friday, January 12, 2007 12:08:02 PM
Well San Fran Nan is going to stop the corruption and bring transparency to the hallowed halls of Congress. Fireworks and choir singing, exit stage left Pelosi. The new reign of the party of fairness, transparency and all that is good and right began.
Apparently, not fearing the media blitz on her slight of hand, the Queen of Corruption conveniently left out of the new House Bill raising the minimum wage the Island of American Somoa. Now, we know these poor lower income workers are much better off than let's say, those living in Puerto Rico or California for that matter.
Lucky for the Del Monte Company, headquartered in San Fransico, the company has a tuna plant that employs a significant number of the Island's inhabitants. I guess they were hoping to not increase their employees hourly wage on the Island of American Samoa and made a visit to San Fran Nan a.k.a. Queen of Corruption. There in her office a little deal was made, and transparency was born.
Oh, until some of those sneaky vile Republicans decided to make a stink on the floor of the house asking if it would be appropriate to take the Island of American Somoa out of the bill being discussed on the floor this morning. Now, San Fran Nan has back tracked and apparently your tuna will cost more. I mean after all how else will poor old Del Monte cover the costs they will incur from having to raise the minimum wage?
Yes a new era has begun, well let's hope it is only a two year nightmare that has begun.