The minimum wage increase appears part of the War funding bill.

[liberaldemocrat7]

When George W bush signs the war funding bill into law, it will include the 2 year increase of the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour and large giveaways to business owners that appeared required to get a meager minimum wage increase.

Go here http://wage.dmocrats.org

[Karenina]

1. This practice needs to be reconsidered.

One bill= ONE ISSUE. 100 pages or LESS.

[NaturalHigh]

2. No kidding.

Why couldn't we just pass a simple minimum wage increase by itself because the working poor can't make it on $5.25 per hour?

[TheMadMonk]

8. They're not dead yet so obviously they can survive.

Is the :sarcasm: tag really necessary here?

[liberalnurse]

11. No, no no.....this is about bargining....

It is an essential element of every culture since the cave man.

[MindPilot]

3. And a HUGH giveaway to the Republics

Now they can say "we finally shamed the Demo-rats into funding the troops and helping the workers".

The Democratic leadership just gave away the store.

[Disturbed]

4. Will Busholini add a "Signing Statement" to this Bill?

Can he ignore the Minimum Wage Hike?

[BobRossi]

6. Gosh he wouldn't do that would he?

Nah! ><

[BobRossi]

5. Now we know who the Dems are counting on.

Throw a bone to the minimum wage earners and piss on those that got them elected.

[NavyDavy]

10. why arn't you just a frigging ray of sunshine?

:crazy:

[54anickel]

7. Also an extension for Wisconsin Senior Care. Maybe they just wanted

some of the most "needy" to share in the blood on their hands. :shrug:

[Chemical Bill]

9. Maybe they figure * will veto it.

That would be delicious (and nutritious too).

Bill

[Rage for Order]

12. They should've made minimum wage higher

If they're going to tie it into the war funding bill, make the minimum wage $10 an hour and dare bush to veto the bill that he says he needs passed in order to fund the troops.