With what will probably go down in history as the most useless, do-nothing Congress in history now over and a new Congress, under Democratic control, coming in next month some changes were to be expected.
What is surprising, though, and also very telling about why the 109th Congress was so bad, is the amount of backlash one of the first announced changes caused: A 5-day work week.
5 days a week!? Of work!? SURELY YOU JUST!
After Democratic leaders made the announcement that Congress will work five days a week instead of the only 3 days they currently work members of Congress, from both sides of the fence, flipped out.
Democrat Debbie Wasserman, for example, complained it would force her to reschedule her daughter’s Brownie troop meetings. Republican Jack Kingston said it would mean less time with his family and… get this… that it showed Democrats don’t care about families.
NEWSFLASH: MOST AMERICANS WORK 5-DAY WORK WEEKS! THAT IS COMMON! MOST AMERICAN FAMILIES ALSO HAVE TO JUGGLE FAMILY AND WORK SCHEDULES! THAT IS COMMON! HAVING TO RESCHEDULE A BROWNIE TROOP MEETING!? OH NO!
Congresswoman Wasserman, that’s nothing compared to the kind of schedule juggling most American families do, and Congressman Kingston, are you so dense and partisan that you cannot wrap your head around the idea that working 5-days a week will mean that Congress can do MORE for the American family… the same American family in which working 5-days a week is the norm.
This shows how out-of-touch most of Congress is and I suggest that if they’re unwilling to put in the kind of work week that the majority of Americans do maybe they should move on to another line of work will better suit their lifestyles — something most Americans don’t have the luxury of doing because they have a responsibility to their family.
