Democrats miss work to watch football

[BT]

I expect that is the last request from Boner that will ever be granted.  So  let's see how this worked: He asked, it was granted, then he schlepped the story over to Drudge, who runs it as "Democrats would rather watch football than work."

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[Plane]

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Will Rogers

[sirs]

I expect that is the last request from Boner that will ever be granted.  So  let's see how this worked: He asked, it was granted, then he schlepped the story over to Drudge, who runs it as "Democrats would rather watch football than work."

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Haven't you caught on yet, Bt?  He has an "R" after his name.  That's really all the sourcing you need.  Right, Lanya?

[BT]

She threw it out there like it was common knowledge, but it wasn't common knowledge to me.

[Lanya]

I expect that is the last request from Boner that will ever be granted.  So  let's see how this worked: He asked, it was granted, then he schlepped the story over to Drudge, who runs it as "Democrats would rather watch football than work."

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Lisa Sylvester reports. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LISA SYLVESTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It's Monday, and do you know where your House lawmakers are? Most are not in Washington. They had the day off. That's despite a brand-new pledge by the Democratic leadership to work a five-day work week.

GARY RUSKIN, CONG. ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT: Where are they? You know, for $165,200 a year plus a list of perks a train length long, we expect them to work a five-day week. And where are they?

SYLVESTER: Here's a clue: some are kicking off the congressional season in Arizona, watching Monday night's college football championship game between Ohio State and the University of Florida. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer granted a request by Ohio Representative John Boehner to cancel House business on Monday so they could go to the game.

Here's Hoyer talking about it on the floor on Friday.

REP. STENY HOYER, (D) MARYLAND: In the spirit of comity, I know if Maryland were playing, I would want to be accommodated. And I wanted to accommodate my friend, Mr. Boehner. So we've don that.

SYLVESTER: House Democrats explain it this way: they've reset the start clock, saying they didn't really intend to start official business until after Monday.

REP. NANCY PELOSI, (D-CA) SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: One hundred hours will begin tomorrow so that we could have given three-day layover as we promised we would, so that everyone would have a chance to see the bills.

SYLVESTER: Last Congress was pegged the "Do-Nothing Congress" for its short work week and empty promises. Hopefully, this Congress is not working off the same play books.

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SYLVESTER (on camera): And prior Congresses were actually a lot worse. They were sworn in and then immediately took off the next two weeks.

By the way, Lou, the House did not make it into work today. But the Senate was there, working from 11:30 and breaking just before 5:30 -- Lou.

DOBBS: Well, good for them. A robust, just about six hours of work, impressive.

SYLVESTER: It must be nice.

DOBBS: Amazing.

Thank you very much.

Lisa Sylvester from Washington.
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I didn't mean to "throw it out there like it was common knowlege" but I had just listened to Lou Dobbs this evening, which is where I heard about it.   

[Plane]

I always blew off accusations against Republicans of this nature.


A congressmans work is not measured well by its volume , but rather by its usefullness and wisdom.


This is just as much a falacious argument against the Democrats , but they kinda deserve it don't they?

[Brassmask]

Contrary to an Internet report, Republicans in the House of Representatives appear to have asked for a day off less than one week into the 110th Congress, RAW STORY has learned. The Democratic leadership consented, and no action is scheduled on the House floor today.

Congress will not meet today to begin the official "100 hours" agenda of the Democratic Members due to a request put in to the Democratic Leadership by Rep. John Boehner, the Republican Minority Leader in the House of Representatives.

"Mr. Boehner made this request, and in the interest of comity, Democrats granted it," a senior Democratic aide told RAW STORY.

From RAW STORY.

I gotta say, I'm still pissed.  The Dems should have known better.  They should have said, "Hey buy a freaking VCR, bastard, you gotta work!"  They have to get their heads out of their asses.

[Lanya]

I'm pissed too.  Just get to work. 
I'm going to start a rumor that BONER was the reason the Buckeyes lost, and see how fast that spreads.   

[BT]

I'm going to start a rumor that BONER was the reason the Buckeyes lost, and see how fast that spreads.   

Doubt it will get far.

Everyone in your crowd knows it was Bush's fault.

[Brassmask]

I can't recall ever having sat through one college football game.

I wouldn't know a Buckeye from a Gator.

[Lanya]

I don't watch football, not anymore.  But people here are rabid fans. 

[BT]

Boise State should be the national champs anyway.

[sirs]

Boise State should be the national champs anyway.

Naaaa.  Despite the great game and most exiting last 3+minuites college football has seen in eons, their schedule wasn't near as difficult as OSU's, or Florida's, or LSU's, for that matter       

[BT]

They did however go undefeated.

[sirs]

They did however go undefeated.

Yes, they did, I do concede.  The only Div I College team that did