Minimum Wage

The GOP surprised me. They did not pass their own wage hike before being ousted by last year's elections. I expected them to steal the Democrats' thunder, and also undermine the cause by passing a flawed bill. But they let their term expire and now the Dems will take the credit.

One thing didn't change, however. The GOP in the Senate have attached tax cuts for the rich and now a Joint Committee (House and Senate) will have to reconcile the two bills. I don't expect the Minimum Wage bill to hit the President's desk without some kind of payoff to the rich.