Maine Governor Paul “Have I forgotten to offend anyone” LePage is now proposing to dismantle some child labor laws. For example, he wants to create a lower minimum wage for anyone under 20 – and there’s more.
Who’s next on LePage’s To Offend list? Pine Cone Staters can probably expect:
- Laws requiring senior citizens bench press 325 pounds to qualify for state assistance.
- Regulations mandating lobsters pay a “bathing fee” for the privilege of jumping into a pot of boiling water.
- An executive order decreeing Maine native Stephen King write books that scare minorities and immigrants.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R)
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Unfortunately, the call is sometimes answered by political newcomers like Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R).
LePage ordered a mural at the Department of Labor (DOL) taken down because he thinks it’s biased against business owners. The mural included a who’s who list of commie pinkos including “Rosie the Riveter” – who no doubt will be replaced with “Fred the Forecloser.”
LaPage also ordered the renaming of eight conference rooms, currently named after (gasp) former labor leaders and one honoring the first female U.S. Cabinet secretary. One can only imagine the new names:
- Dingbang, the first prepubescent Nike factory employee to work over 60 hours a week
- Stumpy Harrelson, the absent-minded machinist
- Lola VanGarden, author of “There Are Worse Things than Sleeping with Your Fat Sweaty Boss”
Politics | Ben Alper | 
April 20, 2011 8:50 pm | 
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