Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
The major tuna company in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco
district, StarKist (Del Monte) is being exempted from the minimum-wage
increase that Democrats approved this week.

A spokeswoman for Mrs. Pelosi said Wednesday that the speaker has not
been lobbied in any way by StarKist or Del Monte.

Nope - nothing to see here - a decent wage for all Americans - except
for the largest employer in my District.

How long will she last? Bet she doesn't even make it out of this next
term.


Same old same old is right.

Same old posting of political bull**** to a boating newsgroup just to
stir up a fight.


Same old M.O.
1. Make outrageous statement.
2. Post a link to a carefully selected article.
3. Leap to a conclusion that the article doesn't actually support
4. Use the conclusion, not the facts, as the basis for the outrage.
5. Appeal to the emotions, rather than the intellect.
6. Alwasys include a personal attack on someone from the "wrong" side
of the political spectrum.


That may be the standard editorial format on certain types of radio
shows, but in my opinion it makes no useful contribution to a boating
discussion group. Aren't there some "high five" forums on the Limbaugh
and Hannity web sites?