So long, Congress—we won't miss you and neither will anyone else for that matter, as
MSNBC points out.
Congress' approval rating this year averaged just 15 percent, one point above last year's record-low average.
Remember when we thought immigration reform was the bipartisan order of the day and, post-Sandy Hook, reasonable politicians could unite to pass a modest gun control measure? Yeah, not so much. Frankly, it's been a depressing run. Except for conservatives, they were giddy ...
As for productivity, only 203 bills have been signed into public law so far during the past two years -- down from the 112th Congress' previous record low of 283. (Of course, some conservatives celebrate this number, because they believe Congress should prevent bad bills from becoming law.)
Perhaps the government shutdown was the silver lining that we just failed to recognize at the time. Not that we're looking for a repeat performance in the 114th. 'Cuz we're not.