The Bipartisan Bug in Congress

The 110th Congress has only been in session for a few days, and already some Republicans are breaking rank and voting alongside Democrats. I truly did not expect this, but 82 Republicans in the House voted to pass the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. Two of them are from Texas.

Congressman Ted Poe (TX-2) and Congressman Kenny Marchant (TX-24) actually went against their party's position, and vote Yea on the matter. This comes as a shock to me, considering Marchant voted with the party line 99% of the time in his previous term.

I can't really say for sure that bipartisanship has taken over Capital Hill just yet, but this vote does seem to be a step in the right direction. If more Republicans join the Democratic majority in their votes, then it only reaffirms what Americans voted for in November: real change and reform.