Congress bummed that fiscal cliff is cutting into their holiday
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver is definitely not happy about the turn of events in Congress. When I told the Democrat from Missouri that I was writing about how Christmas was ruined, he responded, “You’re talking to the right person.”
“A high level of Scrooge-tivity instead of Nativity is the order of the day here in Washington,” he said. “It may in fact be Christmas everywhere around the world except Capitol Hill, and I think we can leave off the first part of it and say on Capitol Hill we’re not having Christmas, we’re just having a mess.”…
Rep. Richard Nugent, R-Fla., said he wasn’t “grinchy” about the prospect of returning. But months ago, he planned for his entire family to go on a cruise the week of Christmas, including his three sons in the Army, one of whom is stationed in Germany.
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To Hades with the charlatans.
Schadenfreude on December 27, 2012 at 12:11 AM
Schadenfreude on December 27, 2012 at 12:12 AM
What a shamed. I’m kinda bummed that Uncle Sugar is planning to help himself to the money I use each month to pay my electricity bill.
Jeddite on December 27, 2012 at 12:26 AM
VDH is right.
INC on December 27, 2012 at 12:57 AM
I’m kinda bummed we have a bunch of ethical derelicts in Congress who have rapacious habits of theft and deceit.
INC on December 27, 2012 at 1:01 AM
Public Servants.
trigon on December 27, 2012 at 3:13 AM
If they were doing their job they could have their full holiday. Instead they cut corners and screwed up. They need to sort the crap out now. I don’t pity them one bit.
lexhamfox on December 27, 2012 at 3:16 AM
Perhaps they can get to work on a budget after they “solve” this “fiscal cliff thingy”…/s
We’re pretty much screwed with these clowns.
Clink on December 27, 2012 at 6:57 AM
I wish they would all resign in protest. We’d be better off.
Naturally Curly on December 27, 2012 at 7:08 AM
They need a break too, ya know. Congressin is hard work.
tommy71 on December 27, 2012 at 8:21 AM
I’m bummed that they’ve already agreed to pick my pocket. Now they just have to decide by how much.
SagebrushPuppet on December 27, 2012 at 8:23 AM
Well, they treat every other day like Christmas with my tax dollars, so I’m not sure what this jerk is complaining about.
Lost in Jersey on December 27, 2012 at 9:18 AM
Cutting into our holiday? It’s not cutting into our holiday. A lot of staff are here but Members are not, save perhaps for a few local area Members.
dczombie on December 27, 2012 at 10:27 AM