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Culture Shock on Capitol Hill: House to Work 5 Days a Week

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Posted by .com 2006-12-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "No rest for the weary, Massa's got me workin'..."

/Eric Cartman

Posted by PBMcL 2006-12-07 01:45|| 2006-12-07 01:45|| Front Page Top

#2 More time in the DC environment - smoke-filled back rooms and sound bites in front of cameras - and less time listening to their constituents. Sounds like a plan, to me. I am worried about the Brownie Troop, however. Poor Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.); her daughter will be soooo disappointed.

And anyway - who says Monday evening to early Friday afternoon is a "five-day week"?

Posted by Bobby 2006-12-07 06:18|| 2006-12-07 06:18|| Front Page Top

#3 The heart bleeds.

Seriously, if the rooms are smoke-filled, maybe we can use them in a study of second-hand smoke and lung cancer?

Posted by Glaitch Spoter8815 2006-12-07 07:55|| 2006-12-07 07:55|| Front Page Top

#4 With the new calendar, the Democrats are trying to project a businesslike imageHoyer and other Democratic leaders say they are trying to repair the image of CongressBut most Democrats, some still giddy from their election victories, seemed game.

Translation: Its not about working harder, smarter, or more efficient. Its all about Style!

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-12-07 09:38|| 2006-12-07 09:38|| Front Page Top

#5 At first, I was thinkin' this was a good thing (drive down their "pay"/hour of "work"). But, then I realized, I'd prefer them to not "work" at all, and keep their grubby paws off my money and out of my life. Get ready for even more legislation for the chilluns(tm), Mother Earth(tm), the "Gay Rights" agenda-pushers, and, in general, ALL of the lobbyists inside the beltway selling our nation down the river.

Posted by BA 2006-12-07 10:15|| 2006-12-07 10:15|| Front Page Top

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