A Speaker with good taste? Hundred hours hoopla continues.

Aside from ethics “reform” and a vote for the destruction of human embryos, two other major initiatives of San Fran Nan Pelosi’s “First Hundred Hours” agenda cleared the House floor this week.

The minimum-wage bill passed 315-116, calling for a $2.10 raise over the next two years. The Senate will consider its version later this month, which will include a series of tax breaks for small businesses to offset the cost of implementing the increase—in other words, a bone to get Senate moderates to play along. For their part, House Demos don’t feel the need to help small business, but the final bill is unlikely to survive without some form of relief.

The minimum-wage hike specifically exempts a major tuna company, StarKist Tuna, in San Fran Nan’s home district from implementing the pay increases—certainly nothing fishy about that in this, the most ethical of Congresses...
In its old "Charley the Tuna" ads, Starkist used to say that it doesn't want tuna with good taste, but rather tuna that taste good. To the extent that Starkist doesn't want House Speakers with good taste, it seems to have what it wants in Nancy Pelosi. Power Line Blog