Bring it on!

Today's NY Times has an article indicating that the Senate Republicans are planning to attach a tax cut plan to the Dems' minimum wage bill and fillibuster the bill if the Dems won't agree to the tax cuts:

As part of their 100-hour legislative blitz, House Democrats are expected to vote today to increase the minimum wage for the first time in a decade, to $7.25 an hour, in a move that economists say will raise pay for 13 million workers.

The bill’s chances are less certain in the Senate, largely because of friction over a Republican push to include tax breaks for small business in the bill. Senate Republicans have hinted that, without such tax cuts, they will filibuster the measure, a move that the bill’s supporters would need 60 votes to overcome.

I say, "bring it on!" Let them fillibuster it. This is one of the most popular bills going. Let the Republicans kill themselves by going on record with a fillibuster against the minimum wage increase. Then, watch the Dems sweep in 2008.

If the Dems cave on this, we have no hope on the tough things.