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Have you noticed that Congress gets a lot of time off?

by: btchakir

Fri Apr 02, 2010 at 13:11:33 PM EDT


by btchakir

And have you noticed that even when they are "in Session" they throw away most of Monday and Friday with traveling? And have you noticed that from Tuesday to Thursday Senators are really on the floor, so they are spending more time having Quorum Calls than they are debating?

Have you noticed that when they are debating neither side ever seems to be actually "debating" with the other side... like they don't respond to each others' comments and queries? And have you noticed that even when they do comment on a question from the other side they never really provide an accurate answer?
btchakir :: Have you noticed that Congress gets a lot of time off?
Have you noticed that religious holidays (like Good Friday) are observed as National Events, despite the separation of Church and State? And have you noticed that NO political party actually represents the declining Middle Class? And have you noticed that Health Care legislation should be renamed Health Insurance Company Preservation legislation?

Have you noticed that our government, our media, our students and, well, everyone else, have become more and more illiterate (misspellings on CNBC bottom-screen trailers pointed this out to me as well... or as my wife said "...but it's CNBC!" as if that implied that a major financial network should not mistake "hole" with "whole"... as in "Secretary Geithner is getting us out of a whole")? And have you noticed that no attention is paid to this increased illiteracy at all? By anyone?

There's more... oh yes, there's much more to notice, but most people are more concerned with carrying guns to public events, or paying no taxes for demanded services, or not missing Desperate Housewives. You can argue with me and say all this is not true, but  could you prove it?

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re: non-upper class representation (0.00 / 0)
The real battle is between the People Party and the Money Party

There's more members of the People Party in the Democratic Party, it's really hard to find them in the Republican Party.

I slightly disagree about the health care insurance reform bill (but only slightly). ACA creates a framework that, if a public option is added to it, is the beginning of a major transformation for health insurance companies. It will also make a lot of people eligible for existing public health insurance plans (SCHIP and Medicare). This is the biggest step we've had in a long, long time that makes any movement towards restricting health insurance company power.

Still, I agree for the next decade at least, it certainly is a weak tea compared to phasing in Medicare for all or some other move to single payer.

Yes, it could be better, but... (4.00 / 1)
The health bills were a big step forward.  Everyone can actually practice their religion without interference - and without supporting someone else's church.  Remember that in most Western countries there is still a stat religion, supported in part by taxes, and in many others a minority religion can get you killed or thrown out - as was true when we were colonies (Congregationalists hanged Quakers, Baptists were driven from pillar to post, and Catholics were mostly not allowed at all.)

Progress is being made on mountaintop removal and some other environmental issues.  The Bush illegal surveillance is being called out by the courts. The Republicans are no longer in power.  Even the poorest in America have more than the richest in many places. It's a beautiful spring day - let's not stop working for more change, but let's count our blessings and celebrate the renewal of life (no matter what our religion or lack of it.)

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not really (4.00 / 2)
I don't think they really get that much time off. When they are out of session they are, at least in theory, back home meeting with constituents, going to events, etc. Some reps. do a lot of this, like Nick Joe Rahall, he's everywhere all of the time. Capito on the other hand...
Are you saying Shelley and Chuck don't play golf on public courses? (0.00 / 0)
She thinks that using her franking privileges is hard work.

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