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Congressional Math: Five Day Work Week Equals Four

by Big Dog on Jan 7, 2007 at 19:19 Political

I wrote an item a while ago giving credit to Steny Hoyer for making the five day workweek the standard again in Congress. I have been on a rant about the two and a half or three day workweek the slugs in the Congress work and have been a vocal critic of how often they are on recess. It appears though, that the five day workweek is in jeopardy before it even gets started.

This week was not a full one for the new Congress so they get a pass. Next week contains the Martin Luther King holiday so they are off on Monday. This week though, they are off on Monday and then are supposed to work through Friday. This would seem to violate the rules laid down by Mr. Hoyer. Why are they off tomorrow? They are off because of the National Championship football game between Ohio State and Florida State.

This is a pathetic reason not to be at work. Do they have to take leave to have the day off or are the taxpayers paying these slugs to take the day off and watch football. Will they be in late on Tuesday because of travel, or in the case of Kennedy, a hangover? I imagine they will need to be off the day after the Superbowl. Hell, when the World Series comes up they can take off a couple of weeks for the playoffs and the championship. This is a poor use of taxpayer money and is not fiscally sound. How many other American workers get the day off tomorrow because of a college football game?

All these worthless wastes of money need to start showing up on Monday and working until Friday. That is what most of America has to do and since they represent us they should be leading by example. I said it before but I will repeat it for those who missed it. I do not care if they live in far away places and if they miss their families. They have it a hell of a lot better than our soldiers who are separated from their families for very long periods of time. In fact, when our troops leave their families don’t know if it is the last time they will see their loved one alive. So all these whining slugs in Congress need to stop their belly-aching and get to work. No one forced any of them to run for office. If they do not like the fact they have to be in DC for long periods of time then I have a suggestion for them. DO NOT RUN FOR OFFICE.

Is it any wonder nothing ever gets done in Congress?

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