A New Wave

Equal Pay Should Actually Mean Something

On April 28 the U.S. Senate failed to pass a significant piece of legislation: H.R. 2831, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007. 

This bill was a remedy to the 2007 Supreme Court decision that ruled against Lilly Ledbetter in her pay discrimination lawsuit against Goodyear Tire & Rubber The bill would have "reset the clock" for filing pay discrimination lawsuits with each and every discriminatory wage practice by employers (issuing a paycheck for example). SCOTUS ruled that workers who face wage discrimination have only 180 days to legally challenge the initial discrimination. 

Both Democratic senators and presidential candidates (Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton) voted in favor of the bill. John McCain, the Republican, missed the vote.

Typical, right?

I thought so but then I found this interesting tidbit:

Why Faith-Based "Partnerships" Are A Bad Idea

First it was Obama's outreach, at a Chicago meeting, to Christian religious leaders. Forget for a second that this outreach effort failed to include Catholics, Muslims, Jews, or other religious/spiritual denominations and beliefs.

Then it was reaching out to young evangelicals - the Joshua Generation - followed by roll out of the Matthew 25 Network (PAC) to get evangelicals to donate money to Obama (and support/endorse him).

Today he announced his newest initiative, the Office of Community and Faith-Based Partnerships:

Obama was unveiling his approach to getting religious charities more involved in government anti-poverty programs during a tour and remarks Tuesday at Eastside Community Ministry in Zanesville, Ohio. ...