Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, a likely Democratic presidential candidate in 2008, delivered a 15-minute, blistering attack to warm applause from Democrats and union organizers here on Wednesday. But Mr. Biden's main target was not Republicans in Washington, or even his prospective presidential rivals. It was Wal-Mart, the nation's largest private employer. . . . 'My problem with Wal-Mart is that I don’t see any indication that they care about the fate of middle-class people,' Mr. Biden said, standing on the sweltering rooftop of the State Historical Society building here. 'They talk about paying them $10 an hour. That’s true. How can you live a middle-class life on that?' (New York Times ^[1], Thursday)

Of all the things to criticize a corporation for.

FEE Timely Classic
Big Labor and Big Government ^[2] by Karen Kerrigan