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LongTomH

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Fri Jul 5, 2013, 03:29 PM Jul 2013

Wonkette slams lazy, do-nothing Congress

God, I love Wonkette! Congress On Track to Be Laziest Sacks In History Of Congress Being Lazy Sacks

As if Americans did not already have ALL the reasons to hate Congress more than root canals and head lice, here is yet another:

The current U.S. Congress, facing a backlog of unfinished business and sliding approval ratings, is on pace to clear fewer bills than its predecessor — which had the least number of measures signed into the law since modern record keeping began in the 1940s.

Since the 113th Congress convened in January, the Senate has been in session 80 days and the House 84 days.

Hooray! The last Congress was super lazy, but even without Deadbeat Joe Walsh — who really hates to work, which is why he just spends his time asking you to send him monies for freedom instead of getting a real job — this one is even lazier. And let’s not forget how very well paid these slackers are for all that hard work hardly working:

While most members of Congress earn $174,000 annually, the median household income in the U.S. was $50,054 in 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Read more here: http://wonkette.com/521821/congress-on-track-to-be-laziest-sacks-in-history-of-congress-being-lazy-sacks#more-521821
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