Okay some may disagree with this post but so be it.  We have had record snow fall in Washington, DC during the last week and people have seriously lost their minds.  But what really irritates me is that the House has cancelled all votes until next week.   HUh?????   Excuse me but if I can get myself to work each day in two feet of snow in Washington, DC so can Congress!  This is a work week and there is too much work to do for Congress to be taking a snow week.  We have spent a year discussing health care reform and almost as long discussing financial regulatory reform.  It is time to DO SOMETHING!  Just in case it slipped your mind Congress, Blue Cross raised its premium rates in California by a whopping 39 percent just this year!  Also, credit card companies are continually inventing ways to gouge consumers because no one is tending the till???  And most importantly, UNEMPLOYMENT IS AT 9.7 PERCENT!  The 2010 elections are fast approaching and the closer we get to such elections the less chance Congress has of passing any significant legislation. 

There is no reason why the House should have cancelled votes this week.  The Senate is in session therefore the House should also be in session.  It’s not like House member’s work requires that they be outside subjected to the elements, they’re inside an office building for goodness sake.  For those who complain that because they left for the weekend last weekend they could not get back to DC due to the snow we say if Senate members can make it back to DC  from their home states so can House members.  Besides how did members get out of DC last weekend during a snow storm?  Most of them should already be in the capital city.  The American people are hurting and it is up to Congress to work through the night every night  if they have to to accomplish what it needs to do to alleviate some of the hurt being felt.

With the Presidents Day recess the House will officially be out now for TWO WEEKS!  Un-FREAKIN-believable!