Well, at least one Republican admits to it...

...that their sudden support for the first minimum wage hike in nearly 10 years is "just for political reasons."

The full quote, from Rep. Mike Castle: "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'."

So, you're raising the minimum wage so that you don't look like so much of an ass when it's time to try to convince voters that you're on "their" side. Never mind that the bill you're trying to pass has a rider on it that could lead to many people working for small businesses to lose their health insurance. The Republicans' secret hope is that the screwing on the health insurance aspect of the bill will get Democrats to vote against it. Hopefully, Democrats will not be stupid and let the Republicans take the upper hand on an issue that is NOT THEIRS.

Republicans... stealing every good liberal/Democratic idea since 1996 - the last time they raised the minimum wage... in an election year.

Don't buy their crap. They're stealing credit for an idea that they vehemently refused JUST ONE MONTH AGO!

-R.