So they said they were going to work 100 hrs straight through. Work 5 days a week every week. What do they do? They took the day off. What was it for? For the damn Football game. They resume work and its for a really 'tough' issue (sarcastic here) the Resolution Mourning of Gerald Ford's death. And as well they are taking Monday off (MLK Day). Wow good job Congress, you're already doing a fantastic job. If it wasn't bad enough they took all that time shaking hands and talking non-sense now they are taking days off to watch football. Good job Democrats.
2007-01-08 17:21:45 · 11 answers · asked by Austrian Theorist 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
because they are democrats. plain and simple.
2007-01-08 17:29:06 · answer #1 · answered by Buk (Fey) 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The 100 hours is the first 100 hours that Congress is in session not the first 100 hours after they take office. I agree that it is a little misleading, but this is the way Congress works. Don't expect the Democrats to do much more than raise the minimum wage and institute some internal oversight and ethics reform. They won't touch taxes or Iraq until after they get the Presidency in 2008. Everything for the next two years will be political games to set them up to win. Nothing real important will be accomplished.
2007-01-09 01:29:49 · answer #2 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you'd bother to read the 5 day schedule, it doesn't begin until late on Monday and ends early on a Friday. Monday, the 15th of Jan is a federal holiday. If they didn't observe it, you'd be bitchin about they're having no respect. It's obvious for all to see that no matter what this Demo controlled Congress does, you're going to be complaining. How does all that sour grape taste anyway?
2007-01-09 01:38:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO they said they were going to increase their work week. Their work week use to be 3 days!! NOW congresses work week is 4 days! Can you imagine!! So that job was better when the republican were running it!!! Still a might filled perk job!!
2007-01-09 01:31:04 · answer #4 · answered by wondermom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Politicians of any party will say anything to get elected. It worked, didn't it?
On the bright side, do you really *want* Congress working more hours? They do enough damage in the time they work now.
2007-01-09 01:28:15 · answer #5 · answered by dukefenton 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Promises are said to be broken and the Democrats just did that.
2007-01-09 01:27:23 · answer #6 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you seriously expect them to do anything? They won the elections on "The Iraq War is bad."
No Platform
No Plan
No Progress
2007-01-09 01:31:34 · answer #7 · answered by Jon M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was all just mush for the average person who doesn't keep up with what's really going on. And I think the worst is yet to come.
2007-01-09 01:30:46 · answer #8 · answered by JudiBug 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Count your blessings. The fewer days they work, the fewer things they can screw up. Not just this, but any legislature.
2007-01-09 03:57:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all hypocrites. Just some more hypocritical than others. This is just the beginning!! Congratulations America. You are getting what you voted for!
2007-01-09 01:27:22 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋