NEW YORK (PIX11)—
Is it possible that the 112th Congress, the Congress we have right now, is the worst in history. That would be saying a lot because we have had some pretty bad Congresses.They have not got too much done. They did bring the country to the brink of economic collapse in a moral stand over the deficit, only to allow a "Super Committee" to deal with the problem. After that the stock market collapsed, the credit rating dropped and then the Congress went on vacation for 6 weeks.
This Congress has taken more vacation than any other Congress - almost 26 weeks - half the year! Now they will claim it is for "constituent services," which is a code word for fundraising.
And now they are holding up money for FEMA needed to help the people wiped out by Hurricane Irene, tornadoes and fore fighters. If they blow this one, a basic responsibility of Congress, then they will go down as one of the worst.
As David Rogers write in Politico:
"Most damning: This is the easy stuff. The bill at issue is a relatively simple stopgap continuing resolution, or CR, to keep the government operating until mid-November while tougher issues are addressed. If this is a crisis, what are world financial markets to think of Washington's ability to meet its promises in August -- coming up still with at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction in less than two months?
The grim economic news since August contributes to a sense of helplessness and fractured power. This is very much a Congress divided three ways -- Republican, Democratic and tea party. Now it is also one living through a period of joblessness and strained resources that is beyond anything members have known in their lifetime.
The nation is in serious peril, and this breeds an anxious, even scared rank and file which is what really drove this latest crisis -- from the bottom not the top."
In other words, if they can't even come together to fund FEMA and help Americans in dire straights, how can they possibly deal with Immigration Reform, an Energy and a Jobs Bill. I'll tell you what, if they don't at least start work on a jobs bill with so many Americans unemployed, its time for us to let them know how it feels to be out of work
