The greatest trick the Democrats ever pulled was convincing the public they’re on the side of the little guy. Oh, hey, that sounds like Keyser Soze in The Usual Suspects, who says, “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.”

And that — forgive the segue, which is purely coincidental — brings me to Sen. Chuck Schumer, leader of the Democratic majority in the Senate. He and his party are trying to ram legislation through Congress to double the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. They claim this is for “struggling workers and their families” — that is, to help the little guy.

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