A strange hand - Is this a bad flop raise, in general?

[Dov]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) converter

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

Hero ($47.75)
BB ($35.13)
UTG ($78)
MP ($11.5)
CO ($89.2)
Button ($128.67)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, MP calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, Hero (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($3) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $0.5</font>, UTG folds, MP calls $0.50, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $1</font>, Button folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $4</font>, BB folds, MP folds, CO folds.

Final Pot: $9

[SpaceAce]

I'd raise there with any two random cards. Those pathetic "minimum bet, minimum raise" sequences just scream "Steal this pot!". If one of them comes back over the top, you lay it down. Easy as pie.

SpaceAce