Is it just me, or does the Obama administration have really bad timing?

Guess what? The minimum wage goes up this Friday to around $7, right in the middle of the worst economic downturn since the Depression. Now, of all times, they decide to make it more expensive to hire people. What's next? Energy taxes? Oh wait, they're trying to pass that already. When will it end?!?!?!?! Now all we need is a gigantic program with a fancy title along the lines of the New Deal. It seems like the government is bent on ruining the economy. Again.