Here's an interesting irony. One of the democratic Party's main wedge issues they bring out every election against Republicans is the minimum wage. Not understanding that the free market is the best determiner of wages not pampered and overpaid politicians in Washington, they do understand that class warfare politics appeals to their base. According to this AP article, Native Americans overwhelmingly support financially Democrats in Oklahoma. You would think that would mean they would be supporters of raising the minimum wage. Apparently not. Cherokee tribal councilors failed Monday night to override Principal Chief Chad Smith's veto of a proposed minimum wage increase. Maybe the tribe understands that, regardless of the "feel goodism" of raising the minimum wage, raising the minimum wage actually hurts employment more than it would help? Posted at 10/17/2006 12:50:00 PM