Are You Ready For Some Football?

Well, it's Friday in Washington, which essentially means that no one on Capitol Hill works. What do they do, you may be asking? The answer: not much. Many "members" (it's kind of weird when you first hear that term used to refer to Senators and Congresspeople on the hill, strangely appropriate though, we think) return to their home districts for the weekend.

Oh, by "weekend," we mean "all of the days between Friday and Monday, inclusive." While their staff may go to their place of business, little is done in the way of work on Fridays or Mondays. Oh yeah, its one of the things that Pelosi said she wanted to change about life on the Hill. See the Post's much hyped article here. Get down to business, right? Those R's were so arrogant. Who did they think they were, taking off on Fridays and not getting back until Tuesday? It's a good thing Welchie's platform, "the only way to change Washington is with a new Congress" resonated so well with the voters. Here's the Colchester Sun article taking note of Welchie's D's taking things "in a new direction." These D's will treat things differently baby! Its a new day, let the sun shine!

Wait, actually, hold that thought. Also, hold that whole "100 hours" thing. Until after the football game. That's right: the first Monday of the new session was, as the Brit's might say, given a miss. For a football game. Boston.com covers this story here, and Indian Country Today (a great site) throws in their two cents here. The D controlled Congress gave everyone the day off this past Monday to watch a football game that didn't start until 8:30PM EST. Why? Well, there is really no common sense justification for this shockingly arrogant act. The answer is actually pretty simple: because, this just in, the D's are just as wasteful and self-interested as the R's were! Wait, did you actually believe all of that campaign nonsense? If so, follow these instructions: stop. Take a deep breath. Count down from 15 backwards, and think about it for a second. Simply put, did you have to go to work on Monday?

Well, wait a second. We were certain that Welchie's boy, MD Rep Steny Hoyer, would never approve something like this. What did Hoyer have to say? "There is a very important event happening Monday night, particularly for those living in Ohio and Florida" Hoyer remarked. The D's decided not to work "in the spirit of comity." Wait, Ohio and Florida? Interesting.

Also interesting is what the Vermont Press Corps had to say about the "reform-minded" D's, the ones that Welchie hyped as the only way to "change business" in Congress, the ones that decided to start their change by taking an entire day off of work to watch a football game as their very first act to start their new tenure. Nothing.

Did you read about it? We didnt. WW would be interested to hear what size TV Bill Kurtz left Welchie in his new digs. Did he have his staff over to make nachos, drink Long Trails and watch the game? On your dime, we might add. Bottoms up, right?

Is this the "reform" Welchie talked about all last year, drinking beer and watching football? Stay tuned...until the NFL season ends, at least. As ICT reports, a full work week "won't happen until the professional football season is over." Then you have pitchers and catchers report to spring training, then the NFL Draft, and of course, the croquet season begins in West Palm...whew!

While the games proceed, and Welchie's new crash pad becomes a veritable sports bar of Hill staffers while you are at work, at least let us at WW be the first to say it: play ball.