Flippity-floppity

Here is a story about hypocricy in Congress. Big Deal. It is nothing new and we should expect nothing less:

House Republicans yesterday declared "something fishy" about the major tuna company in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco district being exempted from the minimum-wage increase that Democrats approved this week.

But what I find more problematic than the hypocrisy in Congress is the incompetence in Congress:

Some Republicans who voted in favor of the minimum-wage bill were particularly irritated to learn yesterday -- after their vote -- that the legislation did not include American Samoa.

"I was troubled to learn of this exemption," said Rep. Mark Steven Kirk, Illinois Republican. "My intention was to raise the minimum wage for everyone. We shouldn't permit any special favors or exemptions that are not widely discussed in Congress. This is the problem with rushing legislation through without full debate."

So I guess the Republicans are the stupid party. Rep. Kirk either (1) did not read the bill that he voted for; or (2) did not understand the bill he voted for. Either way, I think he loses his opportunity to complain after he votes for the bill -- isn't that the standard to which they held John Kerry? Never mind incompetence, we are back to hypocricy again.


* p.s. sorry I didn't include any Escriva, that seems to be the new theme. Perhaps you can add something fitting Qahal?