As U.S. Economic Problems Loom, House, Senate Sweat the Small Stuff

gLing · 08-19-2008, 05:43 PM

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WASHINGTON -- The 110th Congress, whose term officially ends in January, hasn't passed any spending bills or attacked high gasoline prices. But it has used its powers to celebrate watermelons and to decree the origins of the word "baseball."

Barring a burst of legislative activity after Labor Day, this group of 535 men and women will have accomplished a rare feat. In two decades of record keeping, no sitting Congress has passed fewer public laws at this point in the session -- 294 so far -- than this one. That's not to say they've been idle. On the flip side, no Congress in the same 20 years has been so prolific when it comes to proposing resolutions -- more than 1,900, according to a tally by the nonpartisan Taxpayers for Common Sense.

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Time to fire all of them.

Alien Allen · 08-19-2008, 06:22 PM

Yea for the do nothing congress

want to bet how many posts it takes for somebody to say it was due to the obstructionists on the right

Minor Axis · 08-19-2008, 08:14 PM

Simple get rid of 3/4 of the Demorcrats or 3/4 of the Republicans and lots will get done. But will it be what you want done?

Alien Allen · 08-19-2008, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Minor Axis

Simple get rid of all 3/4 of the Demorcrats or 3/4 of the Republicans and lots will get done. But will it be what you want done?

Yup

Do nothing at all

Put a 5 year freeze on spending

Deficit would be gone

and govt would live to work withing its means

Strauss · 08-19-2008, 09:10 PM

Anybody want to remind us what Nancy Pelsoi said she was going to accomplish this Congress? Anybody? Anybody?

Alien Allen · 08-19-2008, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Strauss

Anybody want to remind us what Nancy Pelsoi said she was going to accomplish this Congress? Anybody? Anybody?

reminds me of the cell phone commercial

"can you here me now?"

boatmom1957 · 08-20-2008, 10:10 PM

I heard a "fact" that I sincerely hope is not true... It is said that 94% of the DC decisions are never voted on. They agree to agree that IF they actually DID have a vote, the results are the same. So they just make these decisions at dinner or on a golf course or while having a cocktail and we the people have to live with their crap. Anyone heard any of this nonsense?

08-19-2008, 06:22 PM	#2
Alien Allen Insane Pesky Nitpcker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: I am homeless so use your imagination Posts: 3,173 Tokenz: 24,402	Re: As U.S. Economic Problems Loom, House, Senate Sweat the Small Stuff Yea for the do nothing congress want to bet how many posts it takes for somebody to say it was due to the obstructionists on the right

08-19-2008, 08:14 PM	#3
Minor Axis Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Between Canada and Mexico Posts: 1,659 Tokenz: 28,167	Re: As U.S. Economic Problems Loom, House, Senate Sweat the Small Stuff Simple get rid of 3/4 of the Demorcrats or 3/4 of the Republicans and lots will get done. But will it be what you want done? __________________ "I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of Men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the Age of Men comes crashing down, but it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!" Last edited by Minor Axis; 08-20-2008 at 09:31 AM.

08-19-2008, 09:10 PM	#5
Strauss Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 446 Tokenz: 6,134	Re: As U.S. Economic Problems Loom, House, Senate Sweat the Small Stuff Anybody want to remind us what Nancy Pelsoi said she was going to accomplish this Congress? Anybody? Anybody? __________________ Color is the deed and sufferings of light.......Goethe Where there is one religion, there is despotism; where there are two, civil war. Let there be thirty religions and they will live together in peace........Voltaire

08-20-2008, 10:10 PM	#7
boatmom1957 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 26 Tokenz: 64	Re: As U.S. Economic Problems Loom, House, Senate Sweat the Small Stuff I heard a "fact" that I sincerely hope is not true... It is said that 94% of the DC decisions are never voted on. They agree to agree that IF they actually DID have a vote, the results are the same. So they just make these decisions at dinner or on a golf course or while having a cocktail and we the people have to live with their crap. Anyone heard any of this nonsense?

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