Technically they're not on vacation until this weekend, but given how little they've accomplished, will anyone even notice?
Finally! A senior House Republican
says something everybody can agree with:
Several Republicans privately tell POLITICO that the first six months of legislating have been too light for their taste. Too small-bore and tailored and that many lawmakers say they need a big win before the New Year to take something home to their constituents.
“I wonder why we’re here most weeks,” one senior House Republican told POLITICO, speaking anonymously to avoid getting on the wrong side of top lawmakers.
Well, actually, I guess the half-dozen tea partiers who think taking yet another doomed vote to repeal Obamacare counts as getting something done, but really, for all that House Republicans have accomplished this year, they might as well all be taking a nap. And if even their senior members can't figure out what it is that they're actually doing, how in the world do they expect anyone else to figure it out?