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Old 08-19-2008, 05:43 PM   #1
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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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Old 08-19-2008, 06:22 PM   #2
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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
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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?
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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
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Anybody want to remind us what Nancy Pelsoi said she was going to accomplish this Congress? Anybody? Anybody?
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Anybody want to remind us what Nancy Pelsoi said she was going to accomplish this Congress? Anybody? Anybody?
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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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