Has anyone noticed that George W puts in no overtime, except vacations? Do these no overtime rules violate the 13th Amendment's proscription against involuntary servitude? Some would say it's voluntary, as was the case early in the 20th Century. But the job market is so weak that many hang on to lousy, low-paying jobs just to put bread on the table and pay the rent and other necessities of life. Is that voluntary?

Do you think that maybe W went ahead and put these rules into affect because he knows he needs to live up to his part of his bargain with big corporations while he still can (i.e. his backers are concerned he might actually lose in November and want to get everything they can from him before he loses power)?

or do you think that Rove and Co. are betting they can spin it so that the swing state electorate actually believes they are better off (e.g. the 1 million more eligible for over time pay meme they are pushing)?

If the latter, seems pretty risky, especially in West Virginia, Ohio and Missouri.

mrs mullet has several potted plants that are more entertaining, and are of more use than this one.

The reason the WaPo and other media outlets aren't publishing this story is that they directly benefit from the new rules. The majority of their employees aren't salaried reporters, they're hourly workers.

You nailed it Bev. This ranks right up with media consolidation as a vested conflict to not report...

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